Shakespeare and the lion king

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Okay so my firends and I have the ost random conversations and here is one topic that came up. I want to see waht everyone's response is to this question. How is the lion king like a shakespeare play. Which play or plays can you compare to the lion king. this includes the entire lioon king story, with sequals and all. There is one obvious choice that I won't name becasue I want to see what other people come up with