Katy is imitating the ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra in the way she acts. Men bringing gifts to the queen represents the stereotypical way of how men try to win a woman's heart by offering her a gift. The music video has fun by having Katy Perry turn every man who hands her a gift into an object relevant to her gift, because simply giving a gift isn't enough for a woman as powerful as Perry. Another example of the use of symbolism in the music video was when Perry sings “Are you ready for? Ready for? A perfect storm? Perfect storm?” The “Perfect Storm” represents the conflict between Perry's personalities. She is the girl of men's dreams, but at the same time she has the power to crush them if she gets in the way