What is the curse in Shrek?

She explains that when she was a child a witch cast a spell on her, causing her to transform into an ogre when the sun goes down, and that the curse can only be broken by true love's first kiss. Fiona is convinced that Farquaad is this true love, but Donkey suggests that maybe she should be with Shrek instead.
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What is the rhyme for Fiona's curse?

Her curse goes, "By night one way By day another. This shall be the norm Until you find true love's first kiss And then take love's true form." And by kissing Shrek--she turned into someone of Shrek's form.
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Why didn't Fiona turn back to human?

Fiona is briefly returned to human form after Shrek drinks a "Happily Ever After" potion, which changes both the drinker and their true love into more beautiful forms. To make the change permanent however, she must kiss her true love by midnight.
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What did Princess Fiona eat in the Tower?

It's suggested that eating the flesh of the knights who came to her rescue was how Princess Fiona was able to survive during her captivity, particularly as it seems to be Dragon who was tasked with her care.
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Why did Fiona's parents put her in a tower?

It is revealed that Fiona's parents, Harold and Lillian, locked her away in the tower. They did so at the advice of Fairy Godmother, with the intention of having her son Prince Charming rescue her, marry her, and become king of Far Far Away.
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Shrek Theory: Who Cursed Fiona?

Why did Fiona get cursed?

Theory: The Fairy Godmother Is Responsible For Fiona's Curse

It has been theorized that she could have cursed Fiona in addition to her agreement with Harold in order to keep the royal family close and make them dependent on her, thus allowing her to manipulate them even more.
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What is Princess Fiona's dark secret?

At the onset of Shrek, Princess Fiona has been trapped in a tower for years. The film's plot eventually reveals the princess was cursed with a spell that transformed her into an ogre every night.
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Is Fiona a human or ogre?

Fiona was under a curse that made her a human between sunrise and sunset, and an ogre between sunset and sunrise. Fairy Godmother locked her away in a tower. There was a semi-complex plan where Prince Charming, her son, was supposed to rescue Fiona and marry her.
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How old was Fiona in Shrek 1?

did you know that Shrek is 108 years old in the first Shrek movie, making an 86 year age gap between him and Fiona, who's supposed to be 22?
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Why did the fairy godmother in Shrek turn into bubbles?

The Fairy Godmother tries to attack Shrek and Fiona with a spell from her wand, presumably to kill him, but it rebounds off Harold's armor when he commits self-sacrifice to save Shrek and disintegrates the Fairy Godmother into a cloud of bubbles; it also returns Harold to his true form, that of the Frog Prince.
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Did Lord Farquaad love Fiona?

Although in the first film, where he was grossed out by Fiona's grotesque appearance, he might have actually developed real feelings for her as after his demise as he flirted with her while she was on the raft and he wanted her to become his undead queen, so he could rule the underworld.
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Why isn't Fiona an ogre when Shrek saves her?

In an effort to expand the plot while making its characters more visually appealing and marketable "from a Hollywood" perspective, the writers decided to adapt Shrek!'s princess into a beautiful maiden who has been cursed to become ugly only during evenings, which she is forced to conceal from the film's other ...
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Does lip ever apologize to Fiona?

Lip eventually finds Fiona and, seeing how broken she is, forgives her, apologizing for his harsh attitude towards her.
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How many cuss words are there in Shrek?

There are about 10 instances of crude slang or mild profanity.
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What is Fiona's full name?

She does NOT have one since she is a princess even if a fictional one. She is just Princess Fiona. The reason people have last names is so that they can be differentiated by name. There is only ONE Princess who's name is Fiona in the kingdom of Far Far Away, so, she does not need one.
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What does Fiona call Donkey?

SHREK. Princess Fiona says to Shrek, "And where would a brave knight be without his noble steed?" Donkey misunderstands and comments, "I hope you heard that. She called me a noble steed.
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Did Shrek and Fiona have a baby?

Farkle, Fergus and Felicia, are minor character in the DreamWorks Shrek franchise. They also better known as the Ogre Triplets, are Shrek and Fiona's triplet children.
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Why did Rapunzel betray Fiona?

Rapunzel, having fallen in love with Charming, betrays Fiona, and the ladies are locked in a tower. Hook and his pirates catch up to Shrek on Merlin's island. Shrek avoids capture, and Hook reveals Charming's takeover of Far Far Away.
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How long will Shrek live?

His swamp always was, is, and ever shall be; as is He who there presides. Therefore, Shrek is ageless because his existence is eternal.
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What is Shrek's last name?

As far as we're all concerned, their names are Fiona and Shrek Ogre because they're ogres. Other than that, neither of them ever had a last name mentioned in the movies.
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Was Fiona's dad originally a frog?

In Shrek 2, Fiona's father King Harold is secretly the frog prince. However, unlike the fairy tale where the princess meets him as a frog and her actions make him human, he becomes human through a deal with the Fairy Godmother.
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How tall is Shrek?

Shrek's height isn't officially specified in the movies or books, but shrek character has been depicted as being quite large and towering over most other characters. In the DreamWorks animated films, he appears to be several times taller than the average human, often depicted as being around 7 feet tall or more.
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How does Fiona get cursed?

She was the witch who gave Fiona her curse. She has only been referenced and never physically seen, but she is known to have recited a poetic spell when turning Fiona into an ogre at night.
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What is Fiona's true form?

The curse is lifted when Fiona is kissed by Shrek, but she is shocked that "true love's form" has still left her as an ogre. While she had expected to become her human self, Shrek assures her that she is still beautiful and the two get married in Shrek's swamp.
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What color was Fiona's hair?

The most significant aspect of Fiona's appearance is that she has red hair, which is important because Jonas sees her hair one of the first times he Sees Beyond.
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