by PrincessKiara » June 28th, 2009, 11:06 am
[quote="mistylynn"][quote="PrincessKiara"]Zira - Raving Mad Widow[/quote]
she was not that crazy. i would go after the person who attacked my mate too if i were a lion.[/quote]
I understand your point, but in my opinion, Scars death drove Zira off the edge. She is obsessed with getting revenge on Simba and trains and brainwashes her cub... That qualifies for crazy in my book. Of course she wants revenge for Scars death, but it was the Hyenas who actually killed Scar, not Simba.
My theory is that Zira may very well have been in love with Scar, but I don’t think he loved her back. I think it’s a strong possibility that Zira and Scar had Nuka together (which would explain why Nuka is so bitter at Kovu being chosen as the heir instead of himself.)
In addition, Zira seems extremly powerhungry, much like Scar. I get the impression that she wants her son to become king so that she can bask in his glory and enjoy a high position in the pride.
(In the Norwegian version of My Lullaby, Zira sings "the lionesses fall in rank, that’s my lullaby," which to me implies that she is longing for power and a higher rank than the other lionesses of the pride.)