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SHREK SATIRE
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WHY IS SATIRE?
Mockery
making fun of something
Sarcasm
harsh,personally directed comment; using to praise to mock someone; usually aims to hurt
Parody
On your own, think about the film Shrek. What is it making fun of?
Imitation of a specific, known person, literary work, movie, or event; often involves mocking.
Think of an example of parody from Shrek.
Verbal Irony
Say one thing, yet meaning another.
Overstatement
Overstatement, Understatement, Verbal Irony
Overstatement, understatement and verbal irony form a continuous series: saying more, saying less, saying the opposite of what one means
Overstatement (Hyperbole) -- exaggeration (in service of truth)
What is satire?
"Parfaits maybe the most delicious thing on the whole ...planet!"
Understatement
(noun) the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues
Character Over View
a figure of speech employed to intentionally make a situation seem lesser than it is
Shrek: Loveable ogre who is snarky and not impressed the whole duration of the movie.
Fiona: Strong Female lead, not damsel in distress.
Donkey: Parody of a knights horse.
Lord Farquaad: Play on words, very small man in a position of power.
Quick Plot Summary
Satire In A
Contemporary Film...
Devices of Satire
This is just a short list we will review
Donkey, Shrek Fiona Lord Farquaad
- Shrek is a lonely ogre in his swamp.
- His swamp gets 'swamped' by a strange abundance of magical fairytale characters
- Shrek travels to a far kingdom Duloc to fight for his swamp back
- is confronted with Lord Farquaad who asked him to retrieve Princess Fiona from the Dragon guarded castle so he can marry her and become king.
- Shrek rescues princess Fiona
- They travel back to Duloc together
- They fall in love but Fiona has to marry Farquaad
- Shrek crashes wedding
- They get married and Fiona becomes an ogre
- Mockery
- Sarcasm
- Overstatement
- Understatement
- Parody
- Irony