Shakespearian Stories

I think the lion king is based off of hamlet, because I cannot remember the movie very well I may not have all of the facts right. First of all Simba's dad is killed by his uncle. Then Simba tries to take back the kingdom. this is very similar to the plot of Hamlet.

When whoever wrote The Lion King read hamlet they probably decided that it would be a good way to make money by making a version of hamlet for younger kids. So he followed the plot exactly. That is why The Lion King and Hamlet are so similar.