Is it really that good?

it's better

yes.
If you don't understand it yourself (if that is even possible somehow), have someone explain it to you.

it's basically the lion king but depressing

It's worth reading just so you can read the fanfic R&G Are Dead

Yes.

It's even better

And >>9856102

>here's an interesting experiment let's observe

hey /lit/ since you all praise Hamlet as incredible can a single one of you tell me WHY it is so good and worthy of your unanimous praise?

what about hamlet makes it an extraordinary play? this shouldn't be hard to answer if you're not a pseud.

>>9856072
The only similarity to the Lion King is the premise of a prince whose father was killed by his uncle.

>>9856176
WRONG!

>Watch Shakespeare
>Can't understand a word
What do I do?

>>9856300
Read it, dickworm.

>>9856300
Read it first, then watch with script, then watch

Watching Shakespeare without a decent knowledge of the literature is utterly pointless