The Queen of Hearts đź”’ Members
Children's fantasy. From Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll (1865), with John Tenniel's 1865 drawings. The Queen of Hearts is the tyrannical ruler of Wonderland who settles all disputes by ordering executions.
Care note: Alice herself must not appear in any picture.
Age and build
The book is silent here, so we keep this plain and neutral.
Face and hair
turns crimson with fury
“The Queen turned crimson with fury, and, after glaring at her for a moment like a wild beast, screamed “Off with her head” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 8)
wears spectacles
“Here the Queen put on her spectacles, and began staring at the Hatter, who turned pale and fidgeted” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 11)
Dress
arms folded
“there stood the Queen in front of them, with her arms folded, frowning like a thunderstorm” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 9)
Voice and speech
shrill, loud voice
“Get up!” said the Queen, in a shrill, loud voice, and the three gardeners instantly jumped up” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 8)
voice of thunder
“Get to your places!” shouted the Queen in a voice of thunder, and people began running about in all directions” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 8)
speaks severely
“the Queen said severely “Who is this” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 8)
shouts at top of voice
“Off with her head!” the Queen shouted at the top of her voice” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 12)
Signature words
Off with his/her head
“Off with his head!” or “Off with her head!” about once in a minute” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 8)
Idiot
“Idiot!” said the Queen, tossing her head impatiently” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 8)
Nonsense
“Nonsense!” said Alice, very loudly and decidedly, and the Queen was silent” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 8)
That's right
“That’s right!” shouted the Queen” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 8)
Come on
“Come on, then!” roared the Queen, and Alice joined the procession” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 8)
Sentence first verdict afterwards
“No, no!” said the Queen. “Sentence first—verdict afterwards” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 12)
Gait and mannerisms
tosses head impatiently
“Idiot!” said the Queen, tossing her head impatiently” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 8)
stamps about when furious
“in a very short time the Queen was in a furious passion, and went stamping about, and shouting “Off with his head” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 8)
stamps on ground when warning
“Now, I give you fair warning,” shouted the Queen, stamping on the ground as she spoke” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 9)
turns away angrily
“The Queen turned angrily away from him, and said to the Knave “Turn them over” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 8)
Strengths
commands absolute obedience
“Get up!” said the Queen, in a shrill, loud voice, and the three gardeners instantly jumped up, and began bowing to the King, the Queen, the royal children, and everybody else” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 8)
decisive in settling difficulties
“The Queen had only one way of settling all difficulties, great or small. “Off with his head!” she said, without even looking round” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 8)
Flaws
prone to violent rage
“The Queen turned crimson with fury, and, after glaring at her for a moment like a wild beast, screamed “Off with her head” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 8)
orders executions constantly and arbitrarily
“in a very short time the Queen was in a furious passion, and went stamping about, and shouting “Off with his head!” or “Off with her head!” about once in a minute” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 8)
perverse sense of justice
“No, no!” said the Queen. “Sentence first—verdict afterwards” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 12)
easily made giddy
“Leave off that!” screamed the Queen. “You make me giddy” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 8)
Traits
tyrannical and despotic
“if something wasn’t done about it in less than no time she’d have everybody executed, all round” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 8)
quarrelsome during games
“All the time they were playing the Queen never left off quarrelling with the other players, and shouting “Off with his head!” or “Off with her head” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 9)
savage and wild
“after glaring at her for a moment like a wild beast, screamed “Off with her head” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 8)
Lines in their own words
demanding identification
“Who is this” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 8)
signature death sentence
“Off with her head” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 8)
commanding obedience
“Get up!” said the Queen, in a shrill, loud voice” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 8)
perverse legal judgment
“Sentence first—verdict afterwards” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 12)
issuing threats
“either you or your head must be off, and that in about half no time” (Alices Adventures In Wonderland, part 9)
Reference sheet
Film looks we will not copy
- Disney 1951 design
- Helena Bonham Carter 2010 film look
- Red Queen of Through the Looking Glass mixed in
- Any Alice child figure: Alice must not appear
Always book accurate. Every quote above was checked word for word against our stored copy of the text. Pictures are made with AI from the book's own description and checked by hand for film looks.
