Alice takes him from the Duchess to take care of him, but she lets him go when he actually turns into a pig before her eyes.Ĭook: The Duchess' belligerent, violent cook. Pig-Baby: The Duchess' ugly, squealing baby boy. Bill is also one of the jurors at the trial, where Alice takes away his chalk and accidentally stuffs him upside-down into the jury box. He first appears in the story when Alice, having grown huge, is blocking all of the entrances to the White Rabbit's house-the Rabbit sends Bill down the chimney, but Alice kicks him back out. She never actually appears, but at one point the Rabbit mistakes Alice for Mary Ann.īill the Lizard: A hapless, somewhat stupid lizard. He tells Alice his tale, which appears in Alice printed in the shape of a tail. Mouse: A French mouse who falls into the pool of Alice's tears. Dinah never actually appears in Alice, but as Alice has her adventures she often misses Dinah or talks about her. When Alice awakes, she tells her sister about her dream, and the book closes with her sister daydreaming about what Alice will be like as a grown-up.ĭinah: Alice's cat. Alice falls asleep with her head in her sister's lap and has the dream about Wonderland. Like the Mock Turtle, he is nostalgic about his days at school and he joins in the Lobster Quadrille.Īlice's sister: Alice's older sister, who reads a book without illustrations or dialogue while sitting on the bank with Alice at the beginning of the book. He speaks in a Cockney accent and, like many of the other characters, he loves puns. He is amused by the illusions of other characters. This Gryphon takes Alice to meet the Mock Turtle and then ushers her off to the trial. Gryphon: A gryphon is a mythical monster, part lion and part eagle. (Mock turtle soup is imitation green turtle soup and is often made from veal-hence John Tenniel's illustration of a turtle with a calf's head and hooves.) The Mock Turtle loves to reminisce about his schooldays, and he teaches Alice the Lobster Quadrille. He used to be a real turtle, but now he's a mock turtle, which, as the Queen explains, is what mock turtle soup is made from. Mock Turtle: The Mock Turtle is always sad and depressed, and usually he's sighing or sobbing. At the trial, the Knave of Hearts is accused of stealing her tarts. The Queen sends Alice to meet the Gryphon and the Mock Turtle. She constantly issues orders to behead someone or other. Queen of Hearts: The savage, domineering queen whose realm includes the garden. 'Mad as a hatter' was also a common expression in 19th century England, probably because many hatters did go mad from exposure to mercury, which was used in the process of making felt hats.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND CHARACTERS TRIAL
He is called as a witness at the trial of the Knave of Hearts. Two months before meeting Alice, he gave a concert for the Queen that ended badly. Mad Hatter: A hatter who continually has tea with the March Hare and the Dormouse because for him it is always six o'clock (tea-time). In Carroll's time, 'Mad as a march hare' was a common phrase alluding to the frenzied behavior of hares in March, their mating season. At the time Alice meets him, he has been mad for two months. At the trial, he contradicts the evidence presented by the Mad Hatter. March Hare: A hare who lives in a house shaped like a hare's head. 'Grins like a Cheshire cat' was a common saying in England when Alice was written. The Cheshire Cat can disappear and reappear suddenly, he can disappear very slowly, and he can appear as just a floating head. The cat speaks to Alice, but not to anyone else in the story. The Duchess believes that everything has a moral, and she speaks in moralizing clichés.Ĭheshire Cat: The Duchess' perpetually grinning cat. He treats Alice with contempt and makes her angry, but he helps her to grow to the height she wants to be by telling her about the special properties of the mushroom he sits on.ĭuchess: Hideously ugly in the illustrations by John Tenniel, the Duchess is hostile when she first meets Alice, but quite pleasant later on. He meets Alice again at his house and at the Queen's croquet-grounds where he serves as the herald at the trial of the Knave of Hearts.Ĭaterpillar : A large, blue, hookah-smoking caterpillar. Alice follows the White Rabbit into Wonderland. White Rabbit: A rabbit wearing a waistcoat and pocket watch scampers past Alice at the beginning of the story.
She can be quite bold additionally, she tends to take herself seriously and sometimes has a rather quick temper. Alice is curious, intelligent, trusting, and ready to accept the impossible.
She has an amazing dream about changing size and meeting various strange creatures underground in Wonderland.
Alice: A little girl, probably 7 years old.
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