Originally posted by Kiara Serengeti
Yes. The SE DVD has a whole featurette about it.

Scar=Hamlet's uncle
Mufasa=Hamlet's father
Simba=Hamlet
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But, Kali, I don't think Romeo and Juliet parallel WAS intentional in SP. Any movie about two people eloping will naturally make a lot of people think of R&J.
yeah, like Pocahontas.. though Poca and John Smith weren't lovers in real life

I thought Polonius would be like Zazu.. since he was Mufasa's advisor.. not sure about Scar though.. be funny if Zazu was Nala's Father