He seems to be less bright than in the book: for instance when he first sees Alice, he thinks she is another card.
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The Disney movie portrays the King of Hearts as a dwarfish man wearing an extremely tall crown, and he is very much subdued by the Queen in terms of popularity among their subjects. 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.Īt the Knave of Hearts' trial, however, where he acts as judge, he is revealed to be quite juvenile, with such lines as, "don't be nervous or I'll have you executed on the spot" to the Mad Hatter, or asking the Duchess' cook irrelevant questions such as "what are tarts made of?" Between the two of them, the King and Queen appear to present a fairly accurate reflection of the childish, reckless, and confusing world of Wonderland. This guarantees few people are actually guillotined. The King also quietly pardons many of the subjects the Queen has ordered to be beheaded when the Queen is not looking.
As an example, when the Queen, who enjoys ordering beheadings, attempts to have Alice executed (charged with being unable to answer who is lying down in front of her), the King of Hearts reminds her that she is only a child.
When compared to the Queen of Hearts, the King of Hearts appears to be the moderate part of the Wonderland government. He is the husband of the Queen of Hearts.Īlice's Adventures in Wonderland The King of Hearts is a character from the 1865 book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. John Tenniel's illustration of the King and Queen of Hearts at the trial of the Knave of Hearts.
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