I have been noticing so many Hamlet refrences in everyday life it almost makes me crazy. I was watching Grey's Anatomy this weekend and I noticed many sayings from Hamlet in Grey's Anatomy! In the episode Izze and george had sex and that was something they regretted because George and Calliope are newly married and they care deeply for eachother. They continue to fight for days. During one of the confrontational fights. Izzie tries to convince George that their little adventure was not a shameful, bad thing. George dissagre's and says "I'm going to hold my tongue" because he cares so much for Callie. I thought this was very strange.
There is also a Hamlet refrence in "The Lion King." Simba is like Hamlet. Simba is born to be the sucessor King and he can not deny his duties. Hamlet and Simba are both carefree in the beginning but as they realize their duties they become more serious. Simba acts as a child would and then, later on, he realizes that he must assume duties after the loss of his father, as does Hamlet. Hamlet is completley enthrawled in discovering the truth. Mufasa is King Hamlet. Scar is like Claudius because they are both undesired and they are the antagonists of the plot. Scar does everything that he can to prevent Simba from succeeding. Actually, he does this to basically everyone. Claudius does this too. For example, Claudius sends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy and get information from Hamlet. Both characters are the enemy of the main character. Claudius murders King Hamlet by poisoning him in the ear and Scar murders Musafa by pushing him down from the hill and let the wildebeest stamp on Musafa and kill him. Claudius is killed with poison! Woah! In the end of both stories, the villains both are killed in the same exact way they tried to harm other people that they are supposed to look up to. Claudius is forced to drink the poison he prepares for Hamlet, while Scar falls off the cliff and gets killed by the folk of hyenas. The deaths are so similair!
Nala is Ophelia, sweet and daring. Nala and Simba have a cute relation similar to that of Ophelia and Hamlet. The only difference is that they do not really get angry with eachother.
I also noticed that when Mufasa is still ruling pride rock is and sunny and bright and when scar rules(or tries to) it becomes dark and gloomy. This also happens in Hamlet. When Claudius takes over it becomes dark and gloomy. just as it does in Lion king.
Also, Is "whos the fairest of them all?" evolved from Hamlet or was that just a common phrase of the time period?
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