what were the major influences in creating this character?
King Claudius from "Hamlet" and Iago from "Othello".
Scar (The Lion King)
Scar is based on King Claudius. According to "Slate", while Claudius is mostly "a second-rate schemer ... consumed by anxiety and guilt," Scar very much "delight[s] in his monstrosity;" both characters are motivated by jealousy. Meanwhile, "The Week "observed that although both characters ultimately die, Claudius is killed by protagonist Hamlet while Scar dies "at the hand of his former hyena minions, and not Simba himself." Additionally, the character shares similarities with Iago from Shakespeare's play "Othello"; both antagonists are skilled in exploiting their victims' fears.
who plays the voice of scar in the lion king Jeremy Irons which movies has this character appeared in? Namely, "The Lion King" (1994) and "The Lion King" (2019).
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Scar (The Lion King) [SEP] Conception and influences
It reads, "Life's not fair is it? You see I—well, I ... shall never be King. And you ... shall never see light of another day, (chuckles) and you ... ," subtly revealing the plot as well as "the reason why [Scar] decides to murder his own brother." (This line is given minor edits for the 2019 remake: "Life's ... not fair. ... Is it, my little friend? While some are born to feast, others spend their lives in the dark ... begging for scraps. The way I see it, ... you and I are exactly the same: ... we both want to find a way out.")