In Disney's the Lion King, a lion prince is born in an African kingdom, making Scar second in line to the throne. Scar then plots against his brother Mufasa, so that he can become the lion king. Scar goaded young Simba into entering the shadow lands. As Scar knew would happen, Simba's curiosity got the better of him and he went to investigate the forbidden lands, which turned out to be the hyenas hangout. Scar intended for they hyenas to kill Simba, but Mufasa came in and saved the day and soiled Scar's plans.
Scar then came up with a plan to kill Mufasa and get rid of Mufasa's son Simba all in one fell sweep. Scar told Simba to wait for him in a valley while he is plotting with the hyenas to lay a trap for Mufasa. The hyenas create a stampede and Mufasa hears Simba's cries and goes to save him from being trampled. However, Scar is there to see to it that Mufasa doesn't make it through the stampede. Scar throws Mufasa off a ledge and Mufasa dies. Scar leads Simba to believe that Mufasa's death was his fault and convinces Simba to leave the kingdom with the intension of never coming back. With Mufasa dead and Simba out of the way, Scar is free to take the throne and be the lion king.
Betrayal and plotting against someone is usually either out of jealousy or vengeance. Someone justifies their actions knowing that the other person did something they could not forgive and they deserve to be caught/killed. Others are not quite so noble, but do their plotting out of jealousy and greed. They cannot get over the feeling that they have been robbed of some privilege and will do anything to take it away from that person they feel doesn't deserve it. In Scar's case, jealousy is what drives his plotting against his own brother to take his throne. His jealousy drives him to kill his brother and led his nephew to believe it was his fault and to leave the kingdom out of shame.
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