It's smarter because it teases the Prince Charming figure that ... It's more mean-spirited when Shrek's friends are all there making fun of him to his face, rather than mocking the bigger fairy ...

He’s also endlessly curious, which is a classic trait for this Air sign." Prince Charming is the spoiled mama's boy in the Shrek franchise, which Mesa says "can be the shadow side of Cancer energy." ...

When his new father-in-law, King Harold falls ill, Shrek is looked at as the heir ... to fend off a coup d'etat by the jilted Prince Charming.