Put the weight on Never and let been pass.
Never been better.Shrek · 2001 — Chapter 10 of 12 · 3'05" · B2
Farquaad Proposes to Fiona, Explained: hand in marriage
A princess tries to speak and is stopped: "I heard enough last night." What comes back is "Who could love a hideous, ugly beast?" and a flat "it does." She is then handed over for a swamp deed. Someone asks her to be his bride, the wedding is pulled forward to sunset, and the ogre is told to leave.
What happens
Someone asks if a princess is all right, and she begins, "There's something I have to tell you." The reply shuts it down: every word from last night was heard, including "Who could love a hideous, ugly beast?" A swamp deed is traded for Princess Fiona. Lord Farquaad proposes, and the wedding is moved to sunset. Shrek is then asked why he is letting her get away.
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I understandhideoushand it overit's not like
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Phrase of the scene
hand in marriage
a formal proposal of marriage
The compliments finish, and hand in marriage makes the wedding the next step.
At her family's table he asked for her hand in marriage.
Also in this scene
- I understand
I get it
- hideous
disgustingly ugly
- hand it over
give it to me now
- it's not like
not as if that were actually so
- the sooner, the better
earlier is better; stop delaying
Everything marked in this scene
28 notes across 48 lines
stop; I've heard all I can take
- I heard enough last night. - You heard what I said?rhetorical question: The question is not a request. It denies that anyone could love the beast.
Like you said, Who could love a hideous, ugly beast?I assumed you would not care
But I thought that wouldn't matter to you.arriving at the exact moment
- Ah, right on time. - [Horse Whinnies] Princess, I've brought you a little something.a small gift left unnamed
- Ah, right on time. - [Horse Whinnies] Princess, I've brought you a little something.what happened while I was away
What'd I miss? What'd I miss?Keep the d in What'd tiny so did stays gone.
What'd I miss? What'd I miss?give it to me now
After naming the princess and the promise, hand it over closes the trade with no thanks and no room to bargain.
As promised. Now hand it over.Hold hand against it and slide d into the vowel.
As promised. Now hand it over.emptied of whoever was there
Very well, ogre. The deed to your swamp, cleared out, as agreed.decide the other way and take it back
Take it and go before I change my mind.beauty so bright it seems to shine
Forgive me, Princess, for startling you, but you startled me, for I have never seen such a radiant beauty before.reason clause: The second for means because and gives the reason he is startled.
Forgive me, Princess, for startling you, but you startled me, for I have never seen such a radiant beauty before.don't spend politeness on someone unworthy
That is so sweet. You don't have to waste good manners on the ogre.a formal proposal of marriage
The compliments finish, and hand in marriage makes the wedding the next step.
- I ask your hand in marriage. - [Gasps] Will you be the perfect bride for the perfect groom?mock inversion: Fronting anxious makes this a tease about rushing, not a real question.
Oh, anxious, are we? You're right.earlier is better; stop delaying
After the wedding is pulled to sunset, anxious, are we is followed by the sooner, the better, and then the cake and the guests.
The sooner, the better. There's so much to do!gather people together in a hurry
Captain, round up some guests!a fact about her you have not heard
- Yeah? So what? - Shrek, there's something about her you don't know.why should that matter — A brush-off when annoyed; rude to elders or guests.
- Yeah? So what? - Shrek, there's something about her you don't know.Keep ya short and stuck on the end of aren't.
You're great pals, aren't ya?buddies, close friends — Casual only; here it is sarcastic, so skip it in formal talk.
You're great pals, aren't ya?so close, as a stated fact not real praise; it sets up sending them off
Now, if you two are such good friends, why don't you follow her home?want to, spoken fast — Fine when pleading; do not use it in writing or formal talk.
Shrek, I-- I wanna go with you.return with me and stay at my place
I told you, didn't I? You're not coming home with me.stay by oneself, with nobody else
I live alone! My swamp! Me! Nobody else!that earlier judgment does not hold
After the swamp speech, the reply cuts off But I thought with thought wrong and leaves no explanation.
You thought wrong!Farquaad Proposes to Fiona, explained
What's really going on
The fight is not about volume. One speaker insists "Every word" was heard, then throws back "Who could love a hideous, ugly beast?" The answer does not deny those words. "I thought that wouldn't matter to you" meets "Well, it does." "Oh, I understand" is the door closing, not a sign that anyone feels understood. The exchange turns into a delivery. Princess Fiona is named and handed over for a swamp deed "cleared out, as agreed." The ogre is told to take it and go before anyone changes their mind. Kindness is then marked as wasted: "It's not like it has feelings," and the next line agrees. A proposal follows, built on "the perfect bride for the perfect groom." Tomorrow becomes "before the sun sets." After "Fare-thee-well, ogre," Shrek is asked why he is letting her get away, and told there is something about her he does not know. He answers with "My swamp! Me! Nobody else!" and ends on "You thought wrong!"
Theme
HeartbreakOne speaker repeats the beast line and answers "it does" when told it should not matter.
MarriageA proposal is accepted and the wedding is moved from tomorrow to before sunset.
Listen for
- Never been — Put the weight on Never and let been pass.
- What'd I miss — Keep the d in What'd tiny so did stays gone.
- hand it over — Hold hand against it and slide d into the vowel.
- aren't ya — Keep ya short and stuck on the end of aren't.
You don't have to tell me anything, Princess.The speaker blocks the princess's confession, saying last night already covered it, so she does not get to add what she was about to say.
Like you said, Who could love a hideous, ugly beast?Quoted back as the princess's own words. The speaker takes them as a verdict that a hideous beast cannot be loved, and treats that verdict as final.
Take it and go before I change my mind.The deed is offered, but not as a welcome. Leave with it now; the speaker is warning that the deal can be pulled back.
It's not like it has feelings.A reason to skip courtesy. If the ogre has no feelings, being polite to it would be a waste, and the next line agrees that it does not.
Let's get married today before the sun sets.The date is dragged forward from tomorrow into this same day. Someone does not want the wedding to wait past sunset.
Now, if you two are such good friends, why don't you follow her home?Sarcasm aimed at the pair. If they are such good friends, the listener can go after her; the speaker is not going to.
Questions about this scene
Why does the princess not get to finish what she wants to say?
She reaches "There's something I have to tell you." The answer is "You don't have to tell me anything, Princess," then "I heard enough last night" and "Every word." The same side repeats "Who could love a hideous, ugly beast?" The other line is "But I thought that wouldn't matter to you," and the reply is "Yeah? Well, it does." The confession stops there.
What is exchanged for the deed to the swamp?
Princess Fiona. A speaker says her name, then "As promised. Now hand it over." The reply calls the other one "ogre" and offers "The deed to your swamp, cleared out, as agreed," telling them to take it and go before that mind changes.
Is the marriage proposal accepted?
Yes. The proposal is "I ask your hand in marriage" and "Will you be the perfect bride for the perfect groom?" The next line starts "Lord Farquaad, I accept."
What does Shrek tell the person who wants to go home with him?
After "Shrek, I wanna go with you," the answer is "You're not coming home with me," then "I live alone! My swamp! Me! Nobody else!" Talking donkeys are singled out as especially unwelcome, and the last line is "You thought wrong!"
How does the wedding date change after the proposal is accepted?
The line that starts "Lord Farquaad, I accept" also contains "for tomorrow we wed." A later line says "Let's get married today before the sun sets," and another answers "The sooner, the better."
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Chapter 2worn outShrek Finds His Swamp Occupied
Chapter 3loaded pistolFarquaad Picks Princess Fiona
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Chapter 5Prince CharmingShrek Is Not Prince Charming
Chapter 6better off aloneDonkey Pushes Shrek About the Wall
Chapter 7the last thing on my mindPulling the Arrow from Shrek
Chapter 8wake up and smell the pheromonesShrek's Dinner with the Princess
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