5. King & Queen Witch Maleficent Aurora PoisonedSpindle Prince Phillip Horse Pathos King & Queen Lord Farqwuaad Fiona Donkey Dragon Shrek Comedy Parent Evil Heroine Helper Obstacle Hero Paradigmatic Axis Syntagmatic Axis : Romantic Fairy Tale
6. Paradigmatic Analysis : What we did Define Signifiers and their Signified in Shrek Compare and contrast to establish “value” of the Significance Result : Prove the significance of the story lies in “value” of Signifiers and their signified
7. Shrek: the Ogre as hero Signifier :the Ogre Signifier: the hero Signified: Green Ugly Unhygienic Ferocious Violent Terrorizing Selfish Signified: Peaceful Calm Noble Diplomatic Non-violent Compassionate Attention averse
8. Fiona: the princess Signifier: ogre princess Signifier: princess Signified: Damsel in distress Waiting for her prince charming Hopelessly romantic Beautiful Sophisticated Signified: Spunky Fiery Brave Witty Martial arts expert Outspoken
9. Donkey: the Sidekick Signifier: donkey (animal) Signifier: donkey (the sidekick) Signified: Friendly Beast of burden Dumb Dependant Docile Signified: Witty Comical Talkative Persistent Irritating
13. Paradigmatic Analysis : What Emerged Signifiers in Shrek are un-substitutable break Stereotypes multi layered characters. The film emerges as an entirely unique parole keeping the langue of the fairytale intact
14. Thank You Questions ? Group 14 AnkitaRojindar IlaKhanolkar NaliniVeeraghanta Nitasha Nair PriyankaVahini RituBanerji
Notas del editor
Fairy tale construct has a constant plot involving a damsel in distress , under a spell or curse , rescued by the handsome prince charming , who does so by overcoming an evil force (triumph of good over evil) resulting in their “happily ever after”. The support characters are usually the hapless but well-meaning father/parents, helpful and miraculous supporter - a helper who aids the hero/protagonist – usually a non-human character (eg. Fairy godmother , dwarves , horses/animals).
Syntagmatic axis : Is the set of signs that must be present in totality for the story to be a romantic fairy taleParadigmatic axis : Evil in Shrek: symbolises a human ulterior motive or personal gainEvil in sleeping Beauty: more a revenge than a gain
The signifieds which have been identified for the analysis are the stereotypical characteristics observed in fairytales which change in ShrekThe signifiers are the rolesThe signifiers are compared and contrasted , through replacement in Shrek’s story line. Paradigmatic relationships
Positive & negative connotations of the signifiers
Feminine characteristics vs unfeminine characteristics
The significance of the story emerges because these signifieds are used and not the other available. If anyone of the signifieds was not the same, the story would not have been the same.
