Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-24029015-20151023232750/@comment-1894786-20151115200301

Hmcooper4 wrote: Don't forget Emma's comment at the beginning of the S3 Finale. She made a definite and obvious allusion and callout to the Lion King.

Still, I don't see the Lion King being done. Hamlet, on the other hand, could be fair game. particularly with some of the other shakespearian allusions that have been occuring (and I'm still seeing a Romeo & Juliet vibe with Henry and Violet). Lion King IS essentially Hamlet. I could see them doing Hamlet characters named as their Lion King counterparts (Hamlet being Simba, Claudius being Scar, etc.) and then instead of Pride Rock (Lion King) or Denmark (Hamlet), the kingdom itself could be called Hamlet.

I don't think we'll get Hamlet this season, since we've obviously left Camelot and we're going into... uncharted territories. But Hamlet could easily be in the Enchanted Forest.