the historical analysis and interpretive study of symbols or images and their contextual significance; iconography. 2. the study of icons or symbolic representations. Origin of iconology. 1720-1730.
Shrek may well be a work of fiction, but the common consensus suggests that the pug-eared and pug-ugly hero was based on a real person. A famous wrestler, to be precise, who was once known as the âThe Angel.â.
1 Bilingual Bonus: His name is a derivative form of the German and Yiddish word for terror (Schreck/Shreck). 2  Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl: Brooding Boy to Fiona's Gentle Girl.  Character Development: Shrek comes to let go of his I Work Alone mentality and be appreciative of his family and friends.