A prodigious dragon, a loathsome three-foot king and a talking donkey that surpasses the tolerable level that one should be exposed to, recapitulates the journey Shrek took that changed the lives of an entire society. As an indirect effect, Shrek came to show that a single individual could overturn the authority of an empire. On a similar note, Spartacus, best known for his slave rebellion against the Romans, also changed the face of an empire by reversing the stratified structure and placing power into the hands of slaves. Although Spartacus did not have to conquer prodigious dragons or a loathsome three-foot king, his ability to eradicate the bonds of calamitous oppression in a society striped of authority can only inspire admiration.…
