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You cut me deep, Shrek. You cut me real deep just now.
— Donkey · Shrek
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
A dramatic, comic complaint. Donkey claims the words wounded him deeply, using knife language for what is really hurt feelings. The repetition, deep and then real deep, exaggerates the pain for laughs while still sounding sincerely stung.
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