Timeline for answer to Is this line in the song Hakuna Matata from the Lion King an intended allusion to Shakespeare? by Darth Locke
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| Jun 8, 2018 at 15:20 | comment | added | Darth Locke | Cool. I hadn't watched the whole thing LOL and also know that just because a youtube video claims something, is not the same as geting a straight answer from an EP or creator and whatnot, but at the same time, I think they're probably right! | |
| Jun 8, 2018 at 15:07 | comment | added | user64572 | That video did indeed also find the “What’s in a name. And I thought I had just spotted that”. This basically rounds up your answer though. | |
| Jun 7, 2018 at 14:09 | vote | accept | user64572 | ||
| Jun 7, 2018 at 12:46 | comment | added | Darth Locke | Also a lot of works barrow from other works, but an allusion or reference or influence is not stealing. In the Lion King's case, we also know it was influenced by Biblical Allegory, which Shakespeare also does, but sometimes the point of barrowing something is to tell that story in a new way and/or challange it's original meaning. (ie: The Fault in our Stars specifically examines Shakespeare's original meaning of the phrase and challanges it by putting it into a different context). The Lion King is not "exactly" Hamlet even though it has many allusions to it. | |
| Jun 7, 2018 at 12:30 | comment | added | Darth Locke | @user64572 I agree. I will keep looking, but it stands to reason that if there is one Shakespearian play reference or allusion, then there can be more. And I'm slightly more convinced since Simba's Pride seems to have more of a Romeo & Juliet-like plot, that The Lion King could of also referenced it. | |
| Jun 7, 2018 at 8:09 | comment | added | SZCZERZO KŁY | that link Tl;dr version "Lion King is ripoff of Tekuza animal version of Hamlet. | |
| Jun 7, 2018 at 5:09 | comment | added | user64572 | It would be great to find a source for Romeo and Juliet. I know that they have admitted „stealing“ the plot and other elements from Hamlet, but I am unsure about other Shakespearan plays. | |
| Jun 6, 2018 at 22:55 | history | answered | Darth Locke | CC BY-SA 4.0 |