Two ogre parents send their seven-year-old son Shrek out of their house and into the world to make his living. Years later, an embittered, grown up Shrek is living contentedly alone in a swamp when his solitude is disrupted when a refugee caravan of fairy-tale creatures show up banished from the Kingdom of Duloc, by the evil Lord Farquaad. Shrek decides to travel to see Farquaad and try to regain his swamp. Along the way, Shrek rescues a talkative Donkey from some of Farquaad’s guards. in the Kingdom of Duloc, Farquaad is torturing The Gingerbread Man into revealing the whereabouts of other Fairytale Creatures. The Captain of the guards arrives and announces that they have found the Magic Mirror. Farquaad asked the mirror if Duloc was the most perfect kingdom of them all. The mirror told him that he’s not truly a king yet, but he can become one if he marries a princess. Shrek and Donkey arrive in Duloc where Farquaad demands that Shrek must rescue Princess Fiona, and in return, he will give Shrek the deed to his swamp.When Shrek finds Fiona, his lack of interest in playing out her desired, romantic rescue scene annoys her, and he drags her off by force.Fiona then insists that Shrek reveal his identity and is shocked that her rescuer is an ogre and not her Prince Charming. While Shrek is out finding a flower for Fiona, Donkey discovers that Fiona turns into an ogress at night, and she confesses that she was cursed as a child, which is why she was locked away in the tower. Only a kiss from her true love will return her to her proper form, and she asks Donkey to promise never to tell. Shrek arrives near the end of the conversation and misunderstands Fiona’s description of herself as an ugly beast, and thinks she is talking about him. Hurt by her presumed opinion, Shrek storms off. Fiona decides to tell Shrek about her curse but Shrek rebuffs her with his “ugly beast” overhearing, causing Fiona in turn to misunderstand.Shrek has returned to his once again private swamp, but he misses Fiona. While not very impressed with Farquaad, Fiona agrees to marry him and insists that they have the wedding before sunset. Shrek objects to this marriage before Farquaad can kiss Fiona. Tthe Fairytale Creatures storm into the wedding and protest their banishment. During the scuffle, the sun sets, causing Fiona to turn into an ogress in front of everyone. Shrek and Fiona admit their love for each other and share true love’s first kiss. Fiona’s curse is broken, and she takes her true form: an ogress
