Lion King, similar to Hamlet?

Rating: Null/10 (17 December 1998)

I would like to know if anyone else agrees with me. Is THE LION KING similar to Shakespeare's HAMLET? I think there are many striking resemblances. The major one is that in HAMLET Claudius killed his brother, Hamlet's father, to become king. In THE LION KING Scar kills Mufasa, Simba's father, to become king. Of course that is not the only similarity. If you agree with me, let me know.