The Lessons of 'The Lion King' | The Circle of Life | Parents and Children | Anthropomorphism | Journeys

The Circle of LifeMUFASA - Everything exists together in a delicate balance. As King, you need to understand that balance, and respect all the creatures — from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope.

SIMBA - But, Dad, don’t we eat the antelope?

MUFASA - Yes, Simba, but when we die, our bodies become the grass. And the antelope eat the grass. Just as the sun rises from the night, and winter becomes the spring, so life arises from death. Everything is connected in the great circle of life.

 

*Circle of Life. Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Tim Rice, © 1994 Wonderland Music Company, Inc.
Lyrics reprInted by permission.

Photographs of Original London Company by Catherine Ashmore. Photographs of Original Broadway Company by Joan Marcus
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