John Tenniel's illustration of the King and Queen of Hearts at the trial of the Knave of Hearts.

The Queen of Hearts is a character from the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by the mathematician Lewis Carroll. She is a foul-tempered monarch who is quick to decree death sentences at the slightest offence. Her most famous line, one which she repeats often, is "Off with their heads!" Image File history File links Queen_of_Hearts. ... Image File history File links Queen_of_Hearts. ... 1889 Self-portrait Sir John Tenniel (February 28, 1820 – February 25, 1914) was an English illustrator. ... John Tenniels illustration for A Mad Tea-Party, 1865 Illustration by Arthur Rackham Facsimile page from Alices Adventures Under Ground Alices Adventures in Wonderland is a work of childrens literature by the British mathematician and author, Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, written under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Lewis Carroll. ... Look up monarch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The Queen is referred to as a card from a pack of playing cards by Alice, yet somehow she is able to talk and is the ruler of the lands in the story. She is often confused with the Red Queen from the sequel, Through the Looking Glass. Some typical modern playing cards. ... The Red Queens Hypothesis, Red Queen, Red Queens race or Red Queen Effect is an evolutionary hypothesis to explain the advantage of sex at the level of individuals, and the constant evolutionary arms race between competing species. ... Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871) is a work of childrens literature by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), and is the sequel to Alices Adventures in Wonderland. ...

Alice is recommended, by three gardening playing cards (who are painting roses so that they are the right colour for the Queen), to drop down on the ground in order to avoid being confronted by her. She is confused, and having never met the Queen, ignores this advice. When the Queen arrives and asks Alice who is lying on the ground, Alice tells her she does not know as the backs of all playing cards look alike. The Queen then becomes frustrated and commands that her head be severed. Alice is a fictional character in the books Alices Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, which were written by Charles Dodgson under the pen name Lewis Carroll. ...

The Queen demands that everything is perfect, and, if for some reason, something goes wrong, you can be sure anyone involved will be sentenced to be beheaded. For instance:

The Queen had only one way of settling all difficulties, great or small. 'Off with his head!' she said, without even looking round.

Despite the frequency of death sentences, it would appear few people are actually beheaded. The King of Hearts quietly pardons many of his subjects when the Queen is not looking, and her soldiers humour her but do not carry out her orders. Nevertheless, all creatures in Wonderland fear the Queen. In the final chapters, the Queen sentences Alice again (for defending the Knave of Hearts) and she offers an interesting approach towards justice: sentence before verdict. J.L. Urban, statue of Lady Justice at court building in Olomouc, Czech Republic (1896-1901) Justice is the ideal, morally correct state of things and persons. ...

American McGee's Alice

In the video game American McGee's Alice, the Queen of Hearts (also referred to as the 'Red Queen') is the final boss and the reason for Wonderland's decay. When Alice fights her, she discovers that the Queen is her dark side and she must be destroyed in order for her to become sane once more. The Queen's appearence is much more different,in American McGee's Alice She appears to be a large insect rather than a person. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Classes & Orders See taxonomy Insects are invertebrate animals of the Class Insecta, the largest and (on land) most widely-distributed taxon within the phylum Arthropoda. ...

The Looking Glass Wars

In The Looking Glass Wars, the Queen of Hearts is reimagined as Queen Redd, the enemy and aunt of the heroine, Alyss. She kills Alyss' parents and usurps the throne of Wonderland. The Looking Glass Wars is a novel written by Frank Beddor. ... Look up Usurper in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Disney

Disney's version

In the Disney animated feature, Alice in Wonderland, the Queen appears as Alice puts it, as a "fat, pompous, bad tempered old tyrant". Similar to the book, Alice meets three cards painting the roses red. When the Queen arrives she challenges Alice into a game of croquet. The game is eventually spoiled by the Cheshire Cat. The Queen blames Alice for it and holds a trial for the fate of her head. The Queen calls the March Hare, the Mad Hatter and the Dormouse to witness, who hold an unbirthday party for her. During the party, the Cheshire Cat reappears and upsets the Dormouse. The mouse runs all over, and in attempt to crush the mouse the King of Hearts manages to hit the Queen with a hammer. The Queen, of course, blames Alice for it, and is going to have her beheaded. But Alice eats mushrooms she earlier got, which make her grow bigger, so although rule #42 says anyone more than a mile high must leave the court immediately, Alice feels free to call the queen a "fat, pompous, bad tempered old tyrant". Unfortunately, she shrinks down to her normal size. Alice flees and escapes. The Queen is voiced by Verna Felton. Image File history File linksMetadata Queenofheartsdisney. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Queenofheartsdisney. ... Alice in Wonderland is the thirteenth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. ... The Cheshire cat as John Tenniel envisioned it in the 1866 publication The Cheshire Cat is a fictional cat appearing in Lewis Carrolls Alice in Wonderland. ... The March Hare, often called the Mad March Hare, is a character from the tea party scene in Lewis Carrolls Alices Adventures in Wonderland. ... The Hatter as depicted by Tenniel For the Batman supervillain, see Mad Hatter (comics). ... Verna Felton (July 20, 1890 – December 14, 1966) is a voice actor, who was best-known for playing most of the female voices in Disney animated films. ...

The Queen of Hearts extracts her revenge upon Alice in the game Disney's Villains' Revenge where she stole the ending page of the story and change the ending, so Alice lost her head. Jiminy Cricket, the player and Alice's headless body retrieve the head and escape the labyrinth of the queen. They defeat one last time in the final battle and she surrenders. Jiminy Cricket is an animated cartoon character who first appeared in the 1940 Walt Disney animated film Pinocchio. ...

Kingdom Hearts series

Kingdom Hearts

The Queen also appeares in the Disney Interactive-Square Enix video game Kingdom Hearts. In this game she is convinced that Alice tried to steal her heart, and declares she be beheaded. Sora, Donald and Goofy appear and stop her. They tell her that they know who the real culprit is (they suspect the Heartless). The Queen demands they bring her proof, but once the three return with a handful of evidence, the Queen disregards it and orders her card soldiers to attack. Sora and pals defeat the cards, but during the battle Alice is kidnapped. The Queen orders Sora to find Alice, but the Cheshire Cat tells him that she has been taken away into darkness. The Queen is played by veteran voice actress Tress MacNeille in the English version, and by Sumie Ozawa in the Japanese version. Alternate meanings: Disney (disambiguation) The Walt Disney Company (also known as Disney Enterprises, Inc. ... SQUARE ENIX (Japanese: スクウェア・エニックス) is a Japanese producer of popular video games and manga. ... Kingdom Hearts ) is a hybrid action-RPG that was released in 2002, which is notable for being the result of a collaboration between the video game developer and publisher Square and Disney. ... Sora ) is the protagonist of the Kingdom Hearts role-playing video game series. ... Donald Duck is an animated cartoon and comic-book character from Walt Disney Productions. ... Goofy is a fictional character from the Walt Disneys Mickey Mouse universe. ... A Shadow Heartless, a Pureblood type. ... Tress MacNeille (born June 20, 1951) is an American voice actor who is best known for providing various voices on the animated television shows The Simpsons and Futurama. ...

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

The Queen of Hearts in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories.

The Queen also appeares in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, created from Sora's memories of Wonderland. The Queen puts Alice under trial for purportedly aiding the Heartless. It also seems the Queen's memory was stolen. Sora puts himself forward as the thief to take away the blame from Alice, and thus the cards attack him. Afterwards, Alice goes missing, and the cards attack again. Running away from them, Sora finds Alice. Afterwards, the Queen orders Sora to tell her where the Heartless came from, and when he's unable to answer, orders his arrest. Alice reminds the Queen of her "asking" him to stop the Heartless. The Queen, not wanting to ruin her dignity, pretends she did just that and leaves with her guards. Image File history File links Queen_of_hearts_chain_of_memories. ... Image File history File links Queen_of_hearts_chain_of_memories. ... Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories is a video game for the Game Boy Advance and the second installment in the Kingdom Hearts series, bridging the gap between Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II. This game was released in the United States on December 7, 2004. ... Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories is a video game for the Game Boy Advance and the second installment in the Kingdom Hearts series, bridging the gap between Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II. This game was released in the United States on December 7, 2004. ...

Additional information

• Lenny's Alice in Wonderland site contains background info, pictures, full texts, story origins, literary analyses, Disney's movie, and more.