In the films, he’s played with a Scottish accent, and that choice tells us something about ourselves, how others see us i.e. At any rate, while Shrek sounds Scottish, the movies reveal no more about his inferred nationality. Ogres are down there with the plebs, and so playing one would require an accent that “sounds working class”. Making the accent working class Scottish was also a ploy to put Shrek in helpful dramatic juxtaposition to posh English-sounding villain Lord Farquaad. Myers’ accent almost passes muster but, ironically, as – to my mind – a Morningside-Kelvinside middle-class accent.

Source: The Herald October 02, 2022 11:27 UTC