Shrek is a fictional character from the children's book Shrek! and the Shrek films. He is the main protagonist of the book and the films.
Shrek is a large, green, physically intimidating ogre with a Scottish accent. Although his background is something of a mystery, it is assumed that despite these traits, Shrek has always been an ogre of the non-hostile kind as he loves peace and solitude and lives in a swamp (with a "Beware the Ogre!" sign near...
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Shrek is a fictional character from the children's book Shrek! and the Shrek films. He is the main protagonist of the book and the films.
Shrek is a large, green, physically intimidating ogre with a Scottish accent. Although his background is something of a mystery, it is assumed that despite these traits, Shrek has always been an ogre of the non-hostile kind as he loves peace and solitude and lives in a swamp (with a "Beware the Ogre!" sign near his home to discourage attacking villagers) and is befriended by Donkey, an excitable, hyperactive donkey. It is notable that when Shrek is first seen he is successfully scaring off villagers by roaring at them, but it later becomes obvious that they were only attacking him because he is an Ogre, not because he had done anything particularly wrong. In the first Shrek movie, during a conversation with Donkey, he laments that people "judge me before they even know me. That's why I'm better off alone", implying that he became a recluse after...
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