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Ambition In The Lion King

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The most evil character in the Disney farytails, Scar, from “The Lion King”, is a jealous lion who wants everything that his brother has. He wants to be the King of all the animals, but he is only the brother of the King. His tragic flaw, ambition, makes him do anything to get what he wants. To complete his ambition to be king, Scar kills his brother, and almost kills his nephew. He does not know though that his nephew, Simba, is alive and will challenge his ambition later. Scar enslaves all the animals and make the kingdom a horrible place to live. He thinks that now he has everything that he wants until his nephew, the true king, comes back home. Because of his ambition, Simba confront Scar ... In conclusion, Scars ambition to be the leader
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