As a queen in the game of chess, the Red Queen is able to move swiftly and effortlessly. Despite this, their initial encounter is a cordial one, with the Red Queen explaining the rules of chess concerning promotion-specifically that Alice is able to become a queen by starting out as a pawn and reaching the eighth square at the opposite end of the board.
With a motif of Through the Looking-Glass being a representation of the game of chess, the Red Queen could be viewed as an antagonist in the story as she is the queen for the side opposing Alice. She is often confused with the Queen of Hearts from the previous book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865), although the two are very different. The Red Queen is a fictional character and the main antagonist in Lewis Carroll's fantasy 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass. Helena Bonham Carter ( Alice in Wonderland, Alice Through the Looking Glass)Įmma Rigby ( Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)
