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William Shakespear Vs. Walt Disney

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare is considered one of the greatest authors of all time. Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright. He wrote 154 sonnets and 37 plays, and he is the 2nd most quoted after the bible. He also introduced almost 3,000 words to the English language.

Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon. William’s actual birthdate is uncertain, but scholars say he was born on/near April 23, 1564. William never attended university, but started acting and writing and quite a young age. In 1585, William married Anne Hathaway. They had 1 daughter and a set of twins together. Sadly, William and Anne’s son, Hamnet, died.

By 1597, William had already written 15 out of the 37 plays he would write. In 1599, Shakespeare built the largest open-air amphitheater in London. Shakespeare’s company, The Lord Chamberlain's, changed its name to The King’s Men when in 1603 King James became its patron.

Walt Disney

Walt Disney is a child’s best friend. He created so many classics including Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Bambi, and so many more.

Walter Elias “Walt” Disney was born December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois. He loved drawing from an early age. By age 18, he had become a draftsman at Kansas City art studio.

While working at his first job in the art-world, he met Ub Iwerks. The 2 became friends, and decided to form a company together, with Disney’s brother Roy. In 1923, Disney opened a Hollywood studio. Five years later in 1928, he created Steamboat Willie. Later in 1934, he began work on what later would be named AFI’s greatest American animated film of all time - Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs.

During the 1940s, Disney opened a new studio and releases a succession of animated classics. On July 17, 1955, Disneyland opened. Unfortunately, Walt Disney died from lung cancer on December 16, 1966

Similarities

Both Shakespeare and Walt Disney were smart people who produced stories around a primal urge of ruling, and demonstrated the same in different ways. Shakespeare demonstrated them in plays, and Disney demonstrated them in movies.

Shakespeare and Disney both have pieces that are very similar, too. These pieces are The Lion King and Hamlet. There are many similarities between these two pieces such as there are both wicked uncles (Scar and Claudius), one of the main characters has a royal connection, and many more. There are many other pieces that relate to each other in someway.

Another similarity is that these related pieces later became classics with many more. For example, Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet, and Disney made Snow White and the 7 dwarfs. Both men created several classics.

One final similarity is that their pieces are translated into many different languages. For example, one of Shakespeare’s plays, Hamlet, is translated into 75 languages. The Lion King is also translated into several languages.

Differences

Shakespeare entertained people by his plays, while Disney entertained people by his movies and cartoons. This did, however, have something to do with the time-period. Also, Shakespeare also introduced several new words to the English language which Disney did not.

One final difference is that Walt Disney’s movies were addressed to children. He made sure that the humour could be understood by all ages. However, Shakespeare wrote his plays to the uneducated people at the time, with humour mostly only adults can understand.

Fact Sources:

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/similarities-and-differences-between-the-lion-king-and-hamlet.html

https://www.britishcouncil.org/voices-magazine/fun-international-facts-about-shakespeare

http://www.lionking.org/international/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hXsLTcgmLQ

http://www.biography.com/people/walt-disney-9275533#synopsis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geev441vbMI

http://student.teachtci.com/shared/home

Image Sources:

http://www.disneystore.com/the-lion-king/mn/1000030/

http://studybay.com/?rid=01dd03ec212adb96

https://www.linkedin.com/topic/william-shakespeare

http://moviepilot.com/posts/2460860