Was King Harold born a human or a frog?
In Shrek 2, King Harold intercepts a curse intended for the titular character so that it rebounds and hits the Fairy Godmother. She evaporates and it appears as though (at least some of) her former spells are reversed.
As a result of this King Harold becomes a frog. Does this mean that:
- Harold was born a frog and the Fairy Godmother had previously made him human?
- Jumping in front of the spell somehow turned Harold into a frog?
- Harold was born a human, was turned into a frog, was "cured by The Fairy Godmother", which was then subsequently reversed with her downfall?
In short - what chain of events led to King Harold being turned into a frog?
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In Shrek 2, King Harold intercepts a curse intended for the titular character so that it rebounds and hits the Fairy Godmother. She evaporates and it appears as though (at least some of) her former spells are reversed.
As a result of this King Harold becomes a frog. Does this mean that:
- Harold was born a frog and the Fairy Godmother had previously made him human?
- Jumping in front of the spell somehow turned Harold into a frog?
- Harold was born a human, was turned into a frog, was "cured by The Fairy Godmother", which was then subsequently reversed with her downfall?
In short - what chain of events led to King Harold being turned into a frog?
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– F1Krazy
Jun 14 '18 at 13:08
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I don’t understand the question... in the question you say he was born human and got turned into a frog by a witch, and then ask if he was born human. Aren’t you answering your own question?
– Paul
Jun 14 '18 at 13:50
@Paul No they say he may have been born human, i.e. is my theory right?
– TheLethalCarrot
Jun 14 '18 at 15:03
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If you don't mind I'm going to attempt a rephrase because I think I understand this and do believe it's a valid question
– Liath
Jun 14 '18 at 15:31
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Done - please do feel free to roll back
– Liath
Jun 14 '18 at 15:36
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In Shrek 2, King Harold intercepts a curse intended for the titular character so that it rebounds and hits the Fairy Godmother. She evaporates and it appears as though (at least some of) her former spells are reversed.
As a result of this King Harold becomes a frog. Does this mean that:
- Harold was born a frog and the Fairy Godmother had previously made him human?
- Jumping in front of the spell somehow turned Harold into a frog?
- Harold was born a human, was turned into a frog, was "cured by The Fairy Godmother", which was then subsequently reversed with her downfall?
In short - what chain of events led to King Harold being turned into a frog?
shrek
In Shrek 2, King Harold intercepts a curse intended for the titular character so that it rebounds and hits the Fairy Godmother. She evaporates and it appears as though (at least some of) her former spells are reversed.
As a result of this King Harold becomes a frog. Does this mean that:
- Harold was born a frog and the Fairy Godmother had previously made him human?
- Jumping in front of the spell somehow turned Harold into a frog?
- Harold was born a human, was turned into a frog, was "cured by The Fairy Godmother", which was then subsequently reversed with her downfall?
In short - what chain of events led to King Harold being turned into a frog?
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Just as a heads-up, StackExchange is an objective Q&A site, not a forum. Questions asking for thoughts or opinions don't really fit that model, and will either get edited to be less subjective (as yours have been so far), or closed as primarily opinion-based. Please take the tour and visit the help center to learn more about the site.
– F1Krazy
Jun 14 '18 at 13:08
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I don’t understand the question... in the question you say he was born human and got turned into a frog by a witch, and then ask if he was born human. Aren’t you answering your own question?
– Paul
Jun 14 '18 at 13:50
@Paul No they say he may have been born human, i.e. is my theory right?
– TheLethalCarrot
Jun 14 '18 at 15:03
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If you don't mind I'm going to attempt a rephrase because I think I understand this and do believe it's a valid question
– Liath
Jun 14 '18 at 15:31
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Done - please do feel free to roll back
– Liath
Jun 14 '18 at 15:36
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– F1Krazy
Jun 14 '18 at 13:08
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I don’t understand the question... in the question you say he was born human and got turned into a frog by a witch, and then ask if he was born human. Aren’t you answering your own question?
– Paul
Jun 14 '18 at 13:50
@Paul No they say he may have been born human, i.e. is my theory right?
– TheLethalCarrot
Jun 14 '18 at 15:03
8
If you don't mind I'm going to attempt a rephrase because I think I understand this and do believe it's a valid question
– Liath
Jun 14 '18 at 15:31
1
Done - please do feel free to roll back
– Liath
Jun 14 '18 at 15:36
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I don’t understand the question... in the question you say he was born human and got turned into a frog by a witch, and then ask if he was born human. Aren’t you answering your own question?
– Paul
Jun 14 '18 at 13:50
I don’t understand the question... in the question you say he was born human and got turned into a frog by a witch, and then ask if he was born human. Aren’t you answering your own question?
– Paul
Jun 14 '18 at 13:50
@Paul No they say he may have been born human, i.e. is my theory right?
– TheLethalCarrot
Jun 14 '18 at 15:03
@Paul No they say he may have been born human, i.e. is my theory right?
– TheLethalCarrot
Jun 14 '18 at 15:03
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8
If you don't mind I'm going to attempt a rephrase because I think I understand this and do believe it's a valid question
– Liath
Jun 14 '18 at 15:31
If you don't mind I'm going to attempt a rephrase because I think I understand this and do believe it's a valid question
– Liath
Jun 14 '18 at 15:31
1
1
Done - please do feel free to roll back
– Liath
Jun 14 '18 at 15:36
Done - please do feel free to roll back
– Liath
Jun 14 '18 at 15:36
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This answer provides a very good explanation. To summarise:
- King Harold is The Frog Prince, he was born a frog
- The Fairy Godmother gave him the Happily Ever After Potion so he could marry Lilian (Fiona's mother and the current queen)
- In exchange the King would let Fairy Godmother's son (Prince Charming) marry Princess Fiona
He was born a frog and when TFG was defeated her magic was reversed and both Happily Ever After potion instances were discarded (both Shrek's and Harold's).
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I feel a little bad that this answer now has more votes than the one I copied the answer from. If you haven’t already please do vote for that one too!
– Liath
Jun 14 '18 at 19:15
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Another related answer: scifi.stackexchange.com/a/94966/2344
– Ben Voigt
Jun 15 '18 at 3:41
Was the Frog Prince really born a frog? The versions of the story I am familiar with all have him be a human who was turned into a frog by an Evil Witch, whose spell was undone by the kiss of the princess. I saw Shrek many years ago, so I don't remember, is it shown that he was an actual frog in this version?
– terdon
Jun 15 '18 at 8:29
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@MrLister not at all. That's what I'm asking. I don't remember if it is made clear in Shrek that the Frog Prince was originally a frog and neither this answer nor the cited one give any evidence for their claiming it. I assume it's somehow shown in the movie, but it would be nice to mention that, if so.
– terdon
Jun 15 '18 at 10:18
1
Well, I never thought my question would get THIS much attention.
– Alex Downs
Jun 15 '18 at 19:40
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you forgot one potential option
maybe the fairy godmother was going to turn Shrek into a frog (she had aimed her magic stick on Shrek). then King Harold jumped in front of him in order to save him; and as the consequense he became what Shrek was supposed to be.
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This answer provides a very good explanation. To summarise:
- King Harold is The Frog Prince, he was born a frog
- The Fairy Godmother gave him the Happily Ever After Potion so he could marry Lilian (Fiona's mother and the current queen)
- In exchange the King would let Fairy Godmother's son (Prince Charming) marry Princess Fiona
He was born a frog and when TFG was defeated her magic was reversed and both Happily Ever After potion instances were discarded (both Shrek's and Harold's).
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I feel a little bad that this answer now has more votes than the one I copied the answer from. If you haven’t already please do vote for that one too!
– Liath
Jun 14 '18 at 19:15
1
Another related answer: scifi.stackexchange.com/a/94966/2344
– Ben Voigt
Jun 15 '18 at 3:41
Was the Frog Prince really born a frog? The versions of the story I am familiar with all have him be a human who was turned into a frog by an Evil Witch, whose spell was undone by the kiss of the princess. I saw Shrek many years ago, so I don't remember, is it shown that he was an actual frog in this version?
– terdon
Jun 15 '18 at 8:29
1
@MrLister not at all. That's what I'm asking. I don't remember if it is made clear in Shrek that the Frog Prince was originally a frog and neither this answer nor the cited one give any evidence for their claiming it. I assume it's somehow shown in the movie, but it would be nice to mention that, if so.
– terdon
Jun 15 '18 at 10:18
1
Well, I never thought my question would get THIS much attention.
– Alex Downs
Jun 15 '18 at 19:40
|
show 4 more comments
This answer provides a very good explanation. To summarise:
- King Harold is The Frog Prince, he was born a frog
- The Fairy Godmother gave him the Happily Ever After Potion so he could marry Lilian (Fiona's mother and the current queen)
- In exchange the King would let Fairy Godmother's son (Prince Charming) marry Princess Fiona
He was born a frog and when TFG was defeated her magic was reversed and both Happily Ever After potion instances were discarded (both Shrek's and Harold's).
4
I feel a little bad that this answer now has more votes than the one I copied the answer from. If you haven’t already please do vote for that one too!
– Liath
Jun 14 '18 at 19:15
1
Another related answer: scifi.stackexchange.com/a/94966/2344
– Ben Voigt
Jun 15 '18 at 3:41
Was the Frog Prince really born a frog? The versions of the story I am familiar with all have him be a human who was turned into a frog by an Evil Witch, whose spell was undone by the kiss of the princess. I saw Shrek many years ago, so I don't remember, is it shown that he was an actual frog in this version?
– terdon
Jun 15 '18 at 8:29
1
@MrLister not at all. That's what I'm asking. I don't remember if it is made clear in Shrek that the Frog Prince was originally a frog and neither this answer nor the cited one give any evidence for their claiming it. I assume it's somehow shown in the movie, but it would be nice to mention that, if so.
– terdon
Jun 15 '18 at 10:18
1
Well, I never thought my question would get THIS much attention.
– Alex Downs
Jun 15 '18 at 19:40
|
show 4 more comments
This answer provides a very good explanation. To summarise:
- King Harold is The Frog Prince, he was born a frog
- The Fairy Godmother gave him the Happily Ever After Potion so he could marry Lilian (Fiona's mother and the current queen)
- In exchange the King would let Fairy Godmother's son (Prince Charming) marry Princess Fiona
He was born a frog and when TFG was defeated her magic was reversed and both Happily Ever After potion instances were discarded (both Shrek's and Harold's).
This answer provides a very good explanation. To summarise:
- King Harold is The Frog Prince, he was born a frog
- The Fairy Godmother gave him the Happily Ever After Potion so he could marry Lilian (Fiona's mother and the current queen)
- In exchange the King would let Fairy Godmother's son (Prince Charming) marry Princess Fiona
He was born a frog and when TFG was defeated her magic was reversed and both Happily Ever After potion instances were discarded (both Shrek's and Harold's).
answered Jun 14 '18 at 15:43
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I feel a little bad that this answer now has more votes than the one I copied the answer from. If you haven’t already please do vote for that one too!
– Liath
Jun 14 '18 at 19:15
1
Another related answer: scifi.stackexchange.com/a/94966/2344
– Ben Voigt
Jun 15 '18 at 3:41
Was the Frog Prince really born a frog? The versions of the story I am familiar with all have him be a human who was turned into a frog by an Evil Witch, whose spell was undone by the kiss of the princess. I saw Shrek many years ago, so I don't remember, is it shown that he was an actual frog in this version?
– terdon
Jun 15 '18 at 8:29
1
@MrLister not at all. That's what I'm asking. I don't remember if it is made clear in Shrek that the Frog Prince was originally a frog and neither this answer nor the cited one give any evidence for their claiming it. I assume it's somehow shown in the movie, but it would be nice to mention that, if so.
– terdon
Jun 15 '18 at 10:18
1
Well, I never thought my question would get THIS much attention.
– Alex Downs
Jun 15 '18 at 19:40
|
show 4 more comments
4
I feel a little bad that this answer now has more votes than the one I copied the answer from. If you haven’t already please do vote for that one too!
– Liath
Jun 14 '18 at 19:15
1
Another related answer: scifi.stackexchange.com/a/94966/2344
– Ben Voigt
Jun 15 '18 at 3:41
Was the Frog Prince really born a frog? The versions of the story I am familiar with all have him be a human who was turned into a frog by an Evil Witch, whose spell was undone by the kiss of the princess. I saw Shrek many years ago, so I don't remember, is it shown that he was an actual frog in this version?
– terdon
Jun 15 '18 at 8:29
1
@MrLister not at all. That's what I'm asking. I don't remember if it is made clear in Shrek that the Frog Prince was originally a frog and neither this answer nor the cited one give any evidence for their claiming it. I assume it's somehow shown in the movie, but it would be nice to mention that, if so.
– terdon
Jun 15 '18 at 10:18
1
Well, I never thought my question would get THIS much attention.
– Alex Downs
Jun 15 '18 at 19:40
4
4
I feel a little bad that this answer now has more votes than the one I copied the answer from. If you haven’t already please do vote for that one too!
– Liath
Jun 14 '18 at 19:15
I feel a little bad that this answer now has more votes than the one I copied the answer from. If you haven’t already please do vote for that one too!
– Liath
Jun 14 '18 at 19:15
1
1
Another related answer: scifi.stackexchange.com/a/94966/2344
– Ben Voigt
Jun 15 '18 at 3:41
Another related answer: scifi.stackexchange.com/a/94966/2344
– Ben Voigt
Jun 15 '18 at 3:41
Was the Frog Prince really born a frog? The versions of the story I am familiar with all have him be a human who was turned into a frog by an Evil Witch, whose spell was undone by the kiss of the princess. I saw Shrek many years ago, so I don't remember, is it shown that he was an actual frog in this version?
– terdon
Jun 15 '18 at 8:29
Was the Frog Prince really born a frog? The versions of the story I am familiar with all have him be a human who was turned into a frog by an Evil Witch, whose spell was undone by the kiss of the princess. I saw Shrek many years ago, so I don't remember, is it shown that he was an actual frog in this version?
– terdon
Jun 15 '18 at 8:29
1
1
@MrLister not at all. That's what I'm asking. I don't remember if it is made clear in Shrek that the Frog Prince was originally a frog and neither this answer nor the cited one give any evidence for their claiming it. I assume it's somehow shown in the movie, but it would be nice to mention that, if so.
– terdon
Jun 15 '18 at 10:18
@MrLister not at all. That's what I'm asking. I don't remember if it is made clear in Shrek that the Frog Prince was originally a frog and neither this answer nor the cited one give any evidence for their claiming it. I assume it's somehow shown in the movie, but it would be nice to mention that, if so.
– terdon
Jun 15 '18 at 10:18
1
1
Well, I never thought my question would get THIS much attention.
– Alex Downs
Jun 15 '18 at 19:40
Well, I never thought my question would get THIS much attention.
– Alex Downs
Jun 15 '18 at 19:40
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you forgot one potential option
maybe the fairy godmother was going to turn Shrek into a frog (she had aimed her magic stick on Shrek). then King Harold jumped in front of him in order to save him; and as the consequense he became what Shrek was supposed to be.
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you forgot one potential option
maybe the fairy godmother was going to turn Shrek into a frog (she had aimed her magic stick on Shrek). then King Harold jumped in front of him in order to save him; and as the consequense he became what Shrek was supposed to be.
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you forgot one potential option
maybe the fairy godmother was going to turn Shrek into a frog (she had aimed her magic stick on Shrek). then King Harold jumped in front of him in order to save him; and as the consequense he became what Shrek was supposed to be.
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you forgot one potential option
maybe the fairy godmother was going to turn Shrek into a frog (she had aimed her magic stick on Shrek). then King Harold jumped in front of him in order to save him; and as the consequense he became what Shrek was supposed to be.
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– F1Krazy
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I don’t understand the question... in the question you say he was born human and got turned into a frog by a witch, and then ask if he was born human. Aren’t you answering your own question?
– Paul
Jun 14 '18 at 13:50
@Paul No they say he may have been born human, i.e. is my theory right?
– TheLethalCarrot
Jun 14 '18 at 15:03
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If you don't mind I'm going to attempt a rephrase because I think I understand this and do believe it's a valid question
– Liath
Jun 14 '18 at 15:31
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Done - please do feel free to roll back
– Liath
Jun 14 '18 at 15:36