Alice in Wonderland characters

Alice

The curious, level-headed young woman who follows the White Rabbit down the rabbit-hole and wanders Wonderland, changing size and matching wits with its inhabitants.

Bonds:KingProtective interventionHatterTea-party guestsMarchTea-party companionsMockConversational acquaintances

White Rabbit

Also known as the Rabbit

The perpetually late, fretful herald whose dash past Alice draws her into Wonderland; a nervous servant of the Duchess and the court.

Bonds:HatterCourt summons

Cheshire Cat

Also known as Cheshire Puss, the Cat

A grinning cat that appears and vanishes at will, offering Alice riddling directions and cheerful nonsense about everyone in Wonderland being mad.

Bonds:AliceConversation partnersDuchessPet and ownerKingRoyal encounter

Mad Hatter

Also known as the Hatter

An eccentric host of the endless mad tea-party, forever stuck at six o'clock, trading riddles and impertinent remarks with the March Hare and the sleepy Dormouse.

Bonds:AliceTea-party guestsDormouseCushion userKingJudge and witnessRabbitCourt summons

Queen of Hearts

Also known as the Queen, Her Majesty

The tyrannical monarch of Wonderland's card kingdom who bellows 'Off with their heads!' at the slightest offence and rules the chaotic croquet-ground.

Bonds:KingSpousesKnaveRoyal servantGryphonRoyal escort

Caterpillar

A blue caterpillar in Carroll's text, portrayed here as a slow, aloof mushroom-dweller who questions Alice 'Who are you?' and tells her which sides of the mushroom will make her grow or shrink.

Bonds:AliceNew interlocutors

March Hare

The Hatter's manic companion at the never-ending tea-party, offering Alice wine that isn't there and insisting on impossible logic while the Dormouse dozes between them.

Bonds:AliceTea-party companionsDormouseTea-table companionsKingCourt witness

Dormouse

A drowsy little mouse used as a cushion by the Hatter and March Hare, waking only to mumble a fragment of the treacle-well tale before being pushed into the teapot.

Bonds:HatterCushion userMarchTea-table companionsKingCourt witness

Duchess

Also known as the Duchess

The ill-tempered, moralising noblewoman who nurses a sneezing pig-baby in a pepper-filled kitchen, then turns unnervingly affectionate on the croquet-ground with her sharp chin dug into Alice's shoulder.

Bonds:CheshirePet and owner

Mock Turtle

A melancholy sea-creature who weeps through the story of his schooling under the sea and sings the Lobster Quadrille alongside the Gryphon.

Bonds:AliceConversational acquaintances

Gryphon

A brisk, no-nonsense mythical beast dispatched by the Queen to escort Alice to the Mock Turtle, chuckling at Alice and prompting the Lobster Quadrille.

Bonds:AliceAssigned escortQueenRoyal escort

King of Hearts

Also known as the King, His Majesty

The mild, fussy monarch who serves as judge at the Knave's trial, quietly pardoning prisoners behind the Queen's back and struggling to keep order in court.

Bonds:AliceProtective interventionQueenSpousesHatterJudge and witnessDormouseCourt witness

Knave of Hearts

Also known as the Knave

The accused at Wonderland's trial, charged with stealing the Queen's tarts and standing in chains before the throne while nonsensical evidence piles up.

Bonds:QueenRoyal servant

Dodo

A pompous, dignified bird who organises the Caucus-race in the Pool of Tears chapter and solemnly declares that everybody has won and all must have prizes.

Bonds:AliceTravel companions