The Queen of Hearts Continues to Roll Heads Today

The Queen of Hearts has been sending fear down our spines for almost 150 years. The fictional character was created by Lewis Carroll and brought to life in his timeless classic Alice in Wonderland. She ruled over Wonderland with her foul temper and violent behavior. Just a playing card, she scared the wits out of Wonderland's residents and is just as powerful in pop culture today. Check out why the Queen of Hearts is so memorable and even why we love her."Off with his head!"
It is safe to say the Queen of Hearts liked to keep her punishments short and simple. One of the most famous quotes from Alice in Wonderland, "off with their heads" is still heard and mocked today in pop culture. Anything and everything would make the Queen's short temper snap with a beheading as the consequence. However, the King of Hearts granted pardons to many of the Queen's victim and very few heads rolled in the storybook.Plays by her own rules
Who could forget the croquet match between the Queen and Alice? The average game of croquet consists of wooden mallets and stakes, solid balls and wired hoops with directions to follow. The Queen, however, feels free to play by her own rules with flamingos as mallets, hedgehogs as balls and her servants as hoops guaranteeing her a win every time. If not, well it's off with winner's head!Power and Authority
It is no question that the Queen of Hearts possessed power and authority, something we all wish we had a little bit of. Wonderland's residents lived in fear and went out of their way to please the Queen. Throughout the story, the White Rabbit is a nervous wreck and in chapter eight, Alice comes upon three cards painting roses red in fright of the Queen's dislike for white roses. Now if we could only find servants like that.Makes Delicious Tarts
"The Queen of Hearts she made some tarts all on a summer's day. The Knave of Hearts he stole the tarts and took them clean away." The Knave will agree the Queen knows how to bake! Published before Alice in Wonderland, the classic nursery rhyme was incorporated into Carroll's story with the Knave's trial. The trial takes place at the story's climax with Alice testifying and admiring the tarts herself.One of a kind
Don't get the Queen of Hearts mixed up with the Red Queen, or your head will roll. The Red Queen appears in Carroll's sequel Through the Looking Glass and is represented by a chess piece. Still an antagonist, the Red Queen doesn't have a foul temper and is defeated by Alice after she herself becomes a queen. In both Disney versions, the 1951 animated film and Tim Burton's adaptation, the two queens are combined to create one unforgettable character. dr seuss cat in hat quotes