So everyone knows that the Lion King and it's characters are based off of the play Hamlet, and we have talked about it before and what characters are parallels of each other. Now we are reading about Rosencranz and Guildenstern and I was curious about which characters they are in the Lion King. So, OF COURSE, I looked it up ... Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in the Lion King are Timon and Pumbaa. Timon is the meerkat and Pumbaa is the warthog. These are the two characters that sing the famous song "Hakuna Matata," which means "no worries." If you think about it this makes a lot of sense. That song is all about having nothing to worry about and just living life. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern literally just flip a coin for hours and it is so meaningless and has no point to it at all. What do y'all think? Do y'all think it makes sense that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Timon and Pumbaa?
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The interesting thing is that Lion King 1 1/2 is basically Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. It is basically Lion King from Timon and Pumba’s perspectives. Just like in R and G are Dead, they question reality and their existence. They also cause multiple important plot points in the original story. Pumba’s fart causes everyone to bow to baby Simba. A bump from Timon and Pumba cause the singing animal tower to fall. It was a great move on Disney’s part to make this movie to be Likn King’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
Prior to being king of this puny English blog, I read an article where the screenwriter of Lion King 1 1/2, Tom Rogers, confirmed that just as The Lion King was based upon Hamlet, Lion King 1 1/2 is based on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. So, stop debating. T & P are R & G.
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