FableFable is a story based on real or imaginary animals with human characteristics with a morel lesson at the

end.

Fable is a literary genre. A short fictional story, in prose or verse It features animals, mythical, creatures, plants,

inanimate objects or forces of nature which are given human qualities such as verbal

A moral lesson which may at the end be added explicitly in a pithy maxim, like greed is a curse

A person who writes fables is a fabulist.

FABLE

Fables use :◦ animals, plants, ◦ inanimate objects,◦ forces of nature as characters,

Parables generally feature human characters. It is a type of analogy

Fable vs Parable

Aesop,( 620–564 BC) Ancient Greek fabulist or story teller

Aesop's Fables. numerous tales credited to him in a

storytelling tradition that continues to this day.

tales are characterized by animals and inanimate objects that speak, solve problems, and generally have human characteristics.

The First Fabulist

Aesop's Fables includes most of the best-known western

"The Crow and the Pitcher“ "The Tortoise and the Hare" "The Lion and the Mouse". In ancient Greek and Roman education, his

fable were used as composition training exercises

Aesopic Fables

Shrek is a animated American movie created by Disney Pixar based on the on the children's book by William Steig, "Shrek" 

The movie is about an ogre which is an imaginary animal with human characteristics.

Other fable character are donkey, cat and a dragon.

Many other fairy tale characters were used in the movie.

Shrek the movie

Once upon a time in a far away swamp, there lived an ornery ogre named Shrek whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy-tale characters. There are blind mice in his food, a big, bad wolf in his bed, three little homeless pigs and more, all banished from their kingdom by the evil Lord Farquaad .

Synopsis

Determined to save their home-not to mention his own-Shrek cuts a deal with Farquaad and sets out to rescue the beautiful Princess Fiona (to be Farquaad's bride. Accompanying him on his mission is a wisecracking Donkey who will do anything for Shrek- except shut up. Rescuing the Princess from a fire-breathing dragon may prove the least of their problems when the deep, dark secret she has been keeping is revealed.

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Synopsis

Shrek fall in many genres like fable, fairy tale, folklore, comedy, fantasy, adventure, children and animated, etc.

GENYRE

Shrek 1 setting Once upon a time there was a lovely princess

“Far Far Away” is a fictional kingdom in Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, and Shrek Forever After.

Its name is based upon the traditional opening line for many children's stories and fables:

"Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far, away”

Setting

An imaginary animal named as ogre Grouchy, terrifying and green Disappointed because him that everyone

judges him before they know him therefore, he feels he is better off alone Fairly tales characters gather around his

swamp and disturbed his loneliness

Shrek Characterization

To get rid of fairy tale characters he along with talking donkey goes to rescue Princess Fiona

He fights a dragon and saves Fiona One the way he fell in love with Fiona He wants to marry Fiona He lived in palace

Shrek Characterization

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FEELINGS LIFE STYLE

BODY LANGUAGEEXPRESSSIONS

Language Family Lifestyle Body language ( walking like humans) Expressions Feelings (anger, love, threat) Activities like humans like playing games etc.

Shrek Characterization

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While simultaneously embracing and subverting fairy tales, the irreverent Shrek also manages to tweak Disney's nose, provide a moral message to children, and offer viewers a funny, fast-paced ride

Shrek was very well-received, with critics praising Shrek as an animated film worthy of adult interest, with many adult-oriented jokes and themes but a simple enough plot and humor to appeal to children

Criticism

Peter Rainer of New York magazine liked the script, also stating that "The animation, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, is often on the same wriggly, giggly level as the script, although the more "human" characters, such as Princess Fiona and Lord Farquaad, are less interesting than the animals and creatures -- a common pitfall in animated films of all types."

Criticism

many moral messages for its audience. The biggest moral of the story is the wrongfulness of judging

people by their appearances alone, although this is undercut somewhat by the abundance of short jokes directed at Lord Farquaad.

A secondary message is the importance of companionship - everybody needs friends and family to offer some form of comfort and support. The above-mentioned can be proved by the example of Shrek who wants at the beginning of the movie to be left alone, but he learns by the end that no man (or ogre) is an island.

Criticism