Jan Emanuelle G Cabilao

Character analysis - Shrek

Shrek is the protagonist and hero in the film Shrek. Shrek initially has trouble accepting his
identity as an ogre in this movie. He is essentially rejected by society, which makes him
seriously rethink all the qualities he always took pride in. Visually speaking, it is challenging to
picture Shrek as the protagonist of any tale while viewing photographs of him. He isn't your
typical prince or hero, for that matter. Instead, he is ugly, overweight, unpleasant, unclean,
ungroomed, distant, and poor. These traits are all made very obvious throughout the film. Other
fairy tales never mention the hero as anything other than attractive, human, physically fit, royal
(or in some way privileged), and clean. Shrek defies these representations, and is able to
actually get the girl in the end

Thirty years before he saved Fiona, Shrek was born to an unknown father and mother. Before
being sent away on his seventh birthday, he lived with his parents. According to reports, his
father forced him to sleep with an apple in his mouth while dousing him in barbeque sauce—a
experience that may have contributed to his own trauma and his fear of fatherhood. Despite
their opposition, they had to adhere to "ogre traditions".In the heart of the forest, in a swamp,
Shrek dwelt alone. He seems to enjoy his seclusion at first and enjoys frightening others, but he
has never actually hurt anyone. He took pleasure in living his own life at home, taking mud
baths, using insect paste to wash his teeth in order to produce nastier and more offensive
breath, and farting in his swimming pool. Shrek was not violent, but despite this, he was
nonetheless viewed by most as a wicked, threatening, and monstrous ogre despite the fact that
his origin is unknown. He occasionally works with wood.

Shrek is clever, self-sufficient, disgusting, and proud of it. Shrek also has a strong sense of right
and wrong, and although he usually puts himself before anyone else, he repeatedly saves
Donkey and comes to his aid. Shrek likes to bluster that he only cares about himself and his
beloved peace and quiet, but this ogre has a heart as big as his swamp.

The Magic Mirror informed Lord Farquaad that he must first marry a princess in order to become
king of Duloc. He picks Fiona, and the winner of a competition will have the "honor" of bringing
her to him from the Dragon's Keep. After defeating all of Farquaad's knights in the tournament,
Shrek emerges as an unexpected winner and offers to save Fiona in exchange for the fairies'
banishment from his swamp.
When Shrek is flung by Dragon and crashes into the tower's roof, Fiona first encounters him.
Shrek, who is decked out in dead knights' armor from the Dragon's Keep, is mistaken for Fiona's
"Prince Charming" by the latter. In order to obtain her true love's attention, she pretends to
sleep. Shrek shakes her awake and unceremoniously drags out of her tower. He is all but the
knight-in-shining-armor that Fiona expected; he won't recite her poetry, she gives him her
handkerchief as a token of her gratitude just for him to wipe his face with it, and he hasn't even
slain the dragon. Then goes to proceed to save donkey from the dragon after that they goes in
to an adventure then as the journey goes on fiona developed feelings for Shrek, Fiona is less
eager to be returned to Farquaad. With Duloc in sight, the two convince Donkey that he looks
sick as an excuse to spend more time together. Later on the movie Donkey goes in to check on
Fiona, and after failing to hide from him she reveals that at night she takes on the form of an
ogre. She explains that when she was a child a witch cast a spell on her, causing her to
transform into an ogre when the sun goes down, and that the curse can only be broken by true
love's first kiss. Who could ever love a beast so hideous and ugly?, Fiona said (the beast being
herself), and Shrek hears her but assumes she's talking about him. Fiona goes outside to reveal
her ogre form to Shrek in the morning, but as the sun rises, she changes back. Shrek recounts
what he heard last night after being hurt by what he believed Fiona had said. Fiona is
devastated because she believes Shrek won't choose to be with her because of how ugly she
is. Since Shrek had gone out in the middle of the night to call them, Farquaad and an escort of
his guards quickly arrive. Angry and hurt, Shrek hands Fiona over to Farquaad in exchange for
the deed to his swamp. Fiona is hesitant about marrying Farquaad and devastated by how
Shrek treated her. Just as she and Farquaad are about to kiss at the wedding, Shrek interrupts
the ceremony. He tells Fiona that Farquaad is just marrying her so that he can be king of Duloc
and that the one that really loves her is himself. Sunset comes and Fiona reveals her ogre form,
setting Farquaad into a fit of rage. He orders his guards to seize them both, and threatens to
lock Fiona back in her tower for the rest of her days. However at Shrek's command, Fiona's
dragon guardian bursts through the windows and eats Farquaad. After this, Shrek professes his
love to Fiona, and she professes her love to him, and they share a kiss. The curse is lifted when
Fiona is kissed by Shrek, but she is shocked that "true love's form" has still left her as an ogre.
While she had expected to become her human self, Shrek assures her that she is still beautiful
and the two get married in Shrek's swamp.

It is a story of a young man who goes on a quest to find himself and becomes a man in the
process. The story of “Shrek” is a tale of personal growth and self-discovery. It is a story that
teaches us that we all have the potential to become something great if we just believe in
ourselves. Starting off as a character who rejects the world because it has rejected him, Shrek
gradually develops into a person who enters into an emotionally secure position where he can
now trust people, establish relationships, and be truly happy. This transformation is caused
through continual growth and obstacles.

Numerous characters battle with being dismissed based only on their appearance before being
given a chance. Shrek demonstrates that even the ugliest and scariest person on the inside can
be a kind, compassionate, and sincere person. Princess Fiona also understands that sometimes
things are more than they seem and that external beauty should not matter because true beauty
comes from within. Shrek and Fiona gradually begin to demonstrate this, and in the end, they
are able to appreciate the positive aspects of both themselves and one another by looking past
their outward appearances. Particularly in the age of social media, it is crucial that kids
understand this. Children are making self-esteem-destroying judgments about themselves and
each other based entirely on outward appearance. The major message this movie is sending to
children is to not judge a book by its cover.