Hamlet and Simba Disneys The Lion King placed a childrens faade on a very serious story of responsibility and revenge However its based on one of the oldest plays in history The Tragedy of Hamlet written by William Shakespeare The basic character prototypes are obscured the storyline is shortened for kids But with a closer scrutiny of the characters themselves and the storylines the readers can see just how ostensive these similarities are because of experiencing similar situations Hamlet and S
Conflicts in Literature There are many different elements in literature While it takes several forms to make a piece of writing interesting conflicts in literature definitely play the most dramatic role in doing just that The reader can often relate to the characters in a piece because it entices the imagination creates possibilities for the future and ultimately gives a reason to live These conflicts can be a variation of many from those that are within one self and can go as far as to incorpo
Tragedy a literary genre has undergone sufficient change over textual history This can be seen most extensively in the change of narrative conventions and how far the themes of the text can be seen as a reflection of contemporary society There are several ever present traditions in tragedies One of these is that the protagonist of the tragedy brings about their own downfall most often death through their own actions These actions are normally arising from their tragic flaw which is an undesirab