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Alice in Wonderland :: Tea Party Tuesday

May 17, 2010

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Alice in Wonderland Character Profiles!

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Alice: An independent young woman, yet a tad unsure of herself and where her life is leading. With many questions to answer and things that she must do, a fortuitous reunion with an old furry friend, the White Rabbit, sends her tumbling down a rabbit hole into Underland. Here, Alice reunites with her childhood friends who help put her on course to finding her muchness so that she may seek her true destiny.

  • FULL NAME: Alice Kingsleigh
  • FAVORITE FOODS: Upelkuchen & Pishsolver
  • FAVORITE COLOR: Blue
  • QUOTES:“ You’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. All the best people are.”
    • “Sometimes I believe in as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
    • “I’ve been growing an awful lot lately.”
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The Red Queen: The tyrannical monarch of Underland, this large-headed ruler keeps a fearful reign on her subjects. With her fiery temper and a propensity for tantrums when things are not to her liking, she is a formidable force, but she faces a battle of wits with Alice and the forces of Underland.

  • FULL NAME: Iracebeth of Crims
  • FAVORITE FOODS: Tarts, Tadpoles on toast and Caviar
  • FAVORITE COLOR: RED, RED, RED
  • QUOTES: “ Off with their heads”
    • “I love a warm pig belly for my aching feet.”
    • “Anyone with a head that large is welcome in my court.”
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The Mad Hatter: Dapper and a bit daffy the Hatter was once the proud hat maker for the White Queen, but since the change of reigns in Underland, he has been anxiously awaiting Alice’s return to set things right. Despite his encroaching madness, he is fearless and protective of Alice. As her truest friend, his loyalty and belief in her help Alice to realize her true muchness.

  • FULL NAME: Tarrant Hightopp
  • FAVORITE FOODS: Tea and cakes
  • FAVORITE COLOR: Orange
  • QUOTES: “I’m investigating things that begin with the letter M.”
    • “ What a regrettable large head you have. I would very much like to hat it.”
    • “ When that day comes, I shall Futterwacken…vigorously”
    • “ The absolute best way to travel is by hat.”
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The White Queen: The younger sister of the Red Queen, she seeks to regain her throne from her big-headed sister, with Alice’s help. Seemingly all sweetness and light, there is a dark side to the White Queen – because she is, after all, from the same gene pool as her red-faced sister.

  • FULL NAME : Mirana of Marmoreal
  • FAVORITE FOODS: All things sweet
  • FAVORITE COLOR: White
  • QUOTES: "We have our champion”
    • “ You cannot live your life to please others, the choice must be yours”
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Tweedledee & Tweedledum: These rotund twin brothers constantly disagree with each other and their confusing chatter makes little sense to anyone but them. Innocent and infantile, adorable and sweet, they mean well but are of little real help since they speak in unusual rhythms and riddles.

  • FULL NAME: Tweedledee & Tweedledum
  • FAVORITE FOODS: Cakes, lots of cakes
  • FAVORITE COLOR: Stripes
  • QUOTE: “If she was she might be, if she isn’t she ain’t, but if she was so she would be, but she isn’t no how.”
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The White Rabbit: Always hurrying, rushing about…and always, always worried about being late, he is charged with finding Alice and bringing her back to Underland to fulfill her destiny. Strict, yet warm and with a nervous edge, time is most important to this brave and furry friend.

  • FULL NAME: Nivens McTwisp
  • FAVORITE FOODS: A nice spot of tea
  • FAVORITE COLOR: White
  • QUOTE: “She’s the right one, I’m certain of it.”
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The Knave of Hearts: The head of the Red Queen’s Army, he stands seven feet, six-inches tall. This arrogant and tricky character follows his Queen’s every order, and is seemingly the only one who can calm her rather dramatic mood swings.

  • FULL NAME: Ilosovic Stayne
  • FAVORITE FOODS: Tarts
  • FAVORITE COLOR: Red
  • QUOTES: “ You’re all mad!”
    • “I like your largeness”
    • “Find the scent of the human girl and earn your freedom”
    • “ We’re looking for the girl called Alice, if you’re hiding her, you’ll lose your heads”
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The Dormouse: This swashbuckling mouse in riding breeches, refuses to believe that the White Rabbit has found the right Alice. Scrappy and tough, her loyalty to the Hatter is unmatched and she comes through in a pinch when Alice is threatened by the Bandersnatch.

  • FULL NAME: Mallymkun
  • FAVORITE FOODS: Scones
  • FAVORITE COLOR: Burgundy
  • QUOTE: “I love traveling by hat ”
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The Cheshire Cat: A dapper tabby with the ability to appear and disappear, he floats in and out of Underland at his whim. Seemingly calm and casual, his beguiling grin cleverly hides his complete cowardice, but he soon redeems himself, helping Alice find her true destiny.

  • FULL NAME: Chessur
  • FAVORITE FOODS: Tea and scones
  • FAVORITE COLOR: Blue
  • QUOTES: “I never get involved in politics.”
    • “I was looking for ward to seeing you Futterwacken.”
Alice in WonderlandCourtesy of Disney

The March Hare: With his penchant for cooking, he regularly hosts the Mad Hatter’s Tea Parties at his Hare House. Paranoid, anxious and slightly insane, he has a thing for tossing teapots and other items and is one of the few Underland inhabitants to escape the Red Queen’s clutches all together.

  • FULL NAME: Thackery Earwichet
  • FAVORITE FOODS: Tea and scones
  • FAVORITE COLOR: White
  • QUOTE: “ You’re all late for tea!”
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The Bloodhound: An unwilling accomplice to the Red Queen’s forces, he is fearful that his imprisoned wife and pups will be injured if he doesn’t do Stayne’s bidding to keep Alice hostage. He proves to be secretively loyal to the Underland Underground resistance, becoming both Alice’s ally and a rather convenient transportation system.

  • FULL NAME: Bayard Hamar
  • FAVORITE FOODS: Food
  • FAVORITE COLOR: White
  • QUOTES: “ Would your name be Alice, by any chance?”
    • “ You must prepare to meet the Jabberwocky”
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The Bandersnatch: The Bandersnatch is a disgusting, drooling, foul-smelling creature under the control of the Red Queen. A swipe of his long claws leaves Alice with a rather painful reminder of the Red Queen’s horrible reign.

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Jabberwocky: Tall as a dinosaur with reptilian wings, scales, long sharp claws, a pronged tail and a vest. This ferocious hissing beast is a favorite weapon of the Red Queen and forbiddingly stands between Alice and her ultimate destiny. QUOTE: “So my old foe, we meet on the battlefield once again.”

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The Caterpillar:The all-knowing and absolute guardian of the Oraculum, an ancient document that depicts every major event, past, present and future, in Underland’s history. A bulbous blue caterpillar set atop a mushroom in a mushroom forest surround by misty smoke, he must ascertain whether she is, in fact, the real Alice who is destined to help them.

  • FULL NAME: Absolem
  • FAVORITE FOODS: Leaves and greenery
  • FAVORITE COLOR: Blue
  • QUOTES: “ The question is…who are you?”
    • “Nothing’s ever accomplished with tears”
Alice in WonderlandCourtesy of Disney

Underland: A fantastic and unbelievably wonderful world somewhere far beneath our world. Alice reaches Underland by falling down a magical rabbit hole. It’s come upon hard times since the malevolent Red Queen took over the throne, but is a truly wonderful land, which might explain why the girl who mistook it for Wonderland has been called upon to help return it to its glory.

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The Dodo:One of the oldest Underland inhabitants and the first resident of Underland Alice sees upon entering the fantastical world. With eye-glasses and carrying a walking stick, he is both quiet and wise, stopping his friends from bickering over Alice’s true identity by suggesting they bring her to the even wiser Absolem.

  • FULL NAME: Uilleam
  • FAVORITE FOODS: Tea
  • FAVORITE COLOR: Blue
  • QUOTE : “ You’d think she’d remember all of this from the first time.”
Alice in WonderlandCourtesy of Disney

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