Character Names
This wise-cracking parrot from Aladdin shares a name with a scheming villain from Othello.
Who is Iago?
The Haunted Mansion theme song, “Grim Grinning Ghosts,” is a reference to this Shakespeare poem.
What is Venus and Adonis?
This movie’s sequel features a cameo of Shakespeare catching a skull and saying “to be or not to be.”
What is Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World?
This Disney movie’s plot is directly inspired by Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
What is The Lion King?
Gaston quotes this Shakespeare play in his “Mob Song” in Beauty and the Beast.
What is Macbeth?
This dwarf's name caused controversy until Walt Disney claimed even Shakespeare used it.
Who is Dopey?
In The Nightmare Before Christmas, Jack Skellington sings while holding this item, referencing Hamlet.
What is a skull?
In Disney’s EPCOT park, this garden prominently displays a bust of Shakespeare.
What is Shakespeare Garden?
This sequel to The Lion King takes inspiration from Romeo and Juliet.
What is The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride?
Belle reads a passage from this play during the special “Human Again” musical sequence in Beauty and the Beast.
What is Romeo and Juliet?
In Gargoyles, this character shares a name with a king from Shakespeare's play Macbeth.
Who is Macbeth?
The Little Mermaid’s Scuttle sings this tune based on Romeo and Juliet.
What is Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet theme?
What is the Tea Caddy?
The plot of Disney’s Hercules starts similarly to this Shakespeare play with a prophecy from three women.
What is Macbeth?
In Toy Story 3, this Shakespeare play is quoted.
What is Romeo and Juliet?
This fairy queen from A Midsummer Night’s Dream shares her name with a character from Gargoyles.
Who is Titania?
This Disney show dedicated an entire episode to Shakespeare, ending with a song about "the Bard."
What is The Book of Pooh?
Shakespeare's wife has the same name as a famous actor.
What is Anne Hathaway?
This Disney movie shares the same plot setup as Twelfth Night with a girl posing as a boy.
What is Motocrossed?
The Genie from Aladdin quotes this Shakespeare play in a comedic moment.
What is Julius Caesar?
This Shakespearean king shares his name with a character in The Lion King.
Who is Scar (inspired by Claudius in Hamlet)?
In The Muppet Christmas Carol, Gonzo stares at a bust of Shakespeare and declares it’s this famous puppeteer.
Who is Frank Oz?
A sculpture of only a head is called this.
What is a bust?
Disney’s Sleeping Beauty has a similar plot to this Shakespeare play, involving a hidden princess raised outside her kingdom.
What is The Winter’s Tale?
Lines from this Shakespearean play are heard in Big Hero 6: The Series.
What is The Tempest?