Friday, October 29, 2010

3 Act Structure: Shrek



I.  Shrek's swamp is taken over by Lord Farquaad, forcing out all of the creatures.  Shrek decides to meet with Lord Farquaad at his palace and demand the swamp back.  In this act, the peak occurs when Shrek decides to siege his swamp and venture to a land far, far away. (approx. 25mins)
II. Shrek reaches the palace and is forced into a competition by Lord Farquaad to save Princess Fiona.  Lord Farquaad insists that he will give back the swamp if Shrek saves Fiona for him.  After,  Shrek, Donkey, and Fiona travel to the palace.  The peak in this act occurs when Shrek and Fiona start to fall in love on the journey, and he overhears her saying something about an "ugly beast" out of context.  His feelings are hurt, so he asks Lord Farquaad to retrieve his maiden himself.  (approx. 40 mins)
III.  The climax is when Shrek realizes that Fiona was not talking about him behind his back, and that she does care about him.  He then crashes Fiona's  wedding with Lord Farquaad by walking in and expressing his true feelings for Fiona.  The resolution is when Shrek and Fiona kiss, then she transforms into her "true form," an ogress.  The story then ends in marriage and has a happy ending. (approx. 25 mins)

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