Stereotypes In The Play Shrek: The Musical

Shrek: The Musical is about breaking the stereotype of fairytale creatures. In this play, the princess, Fiona, is not the Disney classic damsel-in-destress but an unconventional, sassy character. This story’s hero is not prince charming, but an angry green ogre who just wants his swamp back. The sidekick, a talkative donkey, is not helpful to Shrek in any of the situations. The major points in this play are to not judge a person by their appearance and that you don't need much to be happy. This musical’s main focus is to teach a lesson of not making rash judgments by appearance only. This point comes across extremely well throughout the entirety of the play. At first glance, the audience thinks of Shrek as a grumpy, old ogre when in reality he was just lonely and trying to protect his feelings from being hurt by everyone who came across him. Fiona seems to want a Prince Charming happy ending, like all other princesses, however, she wants to be rid of her curse and by the end of the play, she accepts herself with the reassurance of Shrek and Donkey. Donkey is the comedic relief and constant feel-good character who seems to be around to annoy Shrek. However, Donkey helps Shrek and Fiona get over their barriers; Donkey

By the end of the movie Shrek still believes this; however, he’s found true love in friendship with Fiona and Donkey. On the other hand, Fiona started off with a desire for a fairytale ending, a Prince Charming to rescue her, and a true love that can solve all her problems. As we meet Donkey he’s running from the knights and Shrek rescues him by terrifying the knights. From then on out all Donkey wants is to be Shrek’s friend and he’s happy just being by his side on their adventures. This point underlies all three of the main characters throughout the movie and in the end, all three find happiness in their love and