John Tenniel's illustration of the King and Queen of Hearts at the trial of the Knave of Hearts. The King of Hearts is a character from the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. He seems to, when compared to the Queen, be the sensible or moderate part of the Wonderland government. As an example, when the Queen of Hearts (who enjoys ordering beheadings) attempts to have Alice executed --basically charging her with being unable to answer why she is bowing to her (actually, lying entirely on the ground)-- the King of Hearts reminds her that she is only a child. King of Hearts is the title for several things including: In film: King of Hearts - 1927 silent film directed by Joseph Levigard; Shah-E-Jigar - 1931 Indian silent film directed by Dr. Alvaro; King of Hearts - 1936 directed by Oswald Mitchell and Walter Tennyson; Le Roi de coeur - 1966 French...
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1889 Self-portrait Sir John Tenniel (February 28, 1820 – February 25, 1914) was an English illustrator. ...
}} Alices Adventures in Wonderland is a work of childrens literature by the English mathematician and author, the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, written under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. ...
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) - believed to be a self-portrait Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (January 27, 1832 – January 14, 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman, and photographer. ...
The King also quietly pardons many of the subjects the Queen has ordered be beheaded when the Queen is not looking. This guarantees few people are actually beheaded. Nevertheless, when the Queen plays a game of croquet in the story, the only players who remain at the end are himself, the Queen, and Alice.
Disney version
The Disney movie portrays the King of Hearts as dwarfish with an extreemly tall crown, and much more highly subdued to the Queen. He also seems to be less bright. For instance, when he first sees Alice, he thinks she is another card. He also squeaks happily behind the subject being ordered beheaded, once the Queen gives the order, taunting the guards that are carrying away the subject to be beheaded, as if he'd given the order himself.
He appears briefly when the Cheshire Cat entangles the Queens croquet mallet (actually a live flamingo) in her dress, causing her to fall over with her underwear exposed. The King cries, "Save the Queen!" which makes everyone, except Alice, form four protective walls around her. This causes the Queen to blame Alice for the embarassing situation. Just before she orders her head off, the King of Hearts asks if they could have a trial beforehand. This irritates the Queen, to which the King adds that it will only be "a little trial." The Queen accepts, and when the trial begins she offers an interesting approach towards justice: sentence before verdict. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
The King again stops her, saying they should call witnesses first. The witnesses called are the Mad Hatter, March Hare, and Dormouse. The Cheshire Cat also 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 the gavel. 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 subsequently shrinks down to her normal size. The Queen actally manages to give the order without interruption this time, and as Alice flees, the King uses his oversized crown as a megaphone to tell the guards to "do as Her Majesty says". The Hatter as depicted by Tenniel For the Batman supervillain, see Mad Hatter (comics). ...
The March Hare, often called the Mad March Hare, is a character from the tea party scene in Lewis Carrolls Alices Adventures in Wonderland. ...
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