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3 | ''Shrek!'' is a 1990 fantasy children's book by Creator/WilliamSteig about the titular repugnant green monster, who leaves home to see the world and winds up marrying an equally ugly princess. It was the inspiration for the [[WesternAnimation/Shrek1 2001 animated film of the same name]], but [[InNameOnly very loosely]]. |
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6 | !!This story provides examples of: |
7 | * AddedAlliterativeAppeal: The donkey possesses this style of speech. |
8 | * BreathWeapon: Shrek can breathe fire, which he uses to fight both a knight and a dragon. |
9 | * CardCarryingVillain: Shrek is so repulsive that plants wilt in his presence and animals flee from him. He's very proud of this. |
10 | * EyeBeams: Shrek's glare is so intense that it can heat food. |
11 | * GoodHurtsEvil: Shrek at one point dreams of a meadow of flowers full of happy children frolicking, which is so distressing to him that he's reduced to tears. |
12 | * HoldYourHippogriffs: The narrative does this a lot. Shrek's parents "hissed" things over and "kicked" him goodbye, and Shrek left the black hole in which he'd been "hatched". |
13 | * InvincibleVillain: Literally nothing can harm Shrek throughout the book, even when he's being struck with lightning, he can NoSell it by gulping it down. |
14 | * MeaningfulName: Shrek's name comes from the Yiddish word meaning "fear." |
15 | * RhymesOnADime: Every character in the story possesses this style of speech, and when they don't, they use alliteration. |
16 | * SapientSteed: Unlike in the movie, the donkey is big enough for Shrek to ride. |
17 | * TalkingAnimal: The donkey. Every other animal character is just a normal animal. |
18 | * UnholyMatrimony: The plot kicks off when Shrek is told that he's destined to marry a princess even uglier than him. When he finally finds her, they fall in LoveAtFirstSight and are delighted by the other's repulsiveness. |
19 | -->"And they lived horribly ever after, scaring the socks off all who fell afoul of them." |
20 | * VillainProtagonist: Shrek takes delight in causing misery wherever he goes with his powers and sheer ugliness, a notable example being stealing a pheasant from a peasant so he could eat it. |
21 | * WitchClassic: Soon after leaving home Shrek comes across one in the woods, an old woman with a long nose who is boiling bats in her giant black cauldron. He trades her some of his "rare lice" to her in exchange for getting his fortune told. |
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