Alice Through the Looking-Glass (Dramatized) characters

Appears from the start

An imaginative child who is playing with her kittens when she discovers that she can step through the drawing-room mirror. On the other side she finds a reversed room containing living chess pieces and a book written in mirror script.

Appears from the start

One of Alice's kittens in the ordinary world. Alice playfully blames the black kitten for mischief, talks to it about the room visible in the mirror, and tries to involve it in her imagined chess game.

First appears in chapter 2

A commanding chess queen whom Alice meets among the living flowers. She explains the chessboard countryside and tells Alice how a pawn may travel to the eighth square and become a queen.

First appears in chapter 3

A small airborne companion who speaks with Alice during her railway journey and in the wood. He explains the Looking-Glass insects and sadly discusses the loss of names before vanishing.

First appears in chapter 4

One of two identical brothers Alice finds standing together. He and Tweedledee recite, argue, and prepare for battle over a broken rattle before a monstrous crow interrupts them.

First appears in chapter 4

Tweedledum's identical brother and partner in elaborate contradictions. The pair tell Alice that she exists only inside the sleeping Red King's dream, then stage a quarrel that never reaches a fight.

First appears in chapter 4

A sleeping chess king encountered near Tweedledum and Tweedledee. The brothers claim that Alice and the surrounding world are parts of his dream, a possibility Alice strongly resists.

First appears in chapter 5

An untidy, distracted chess queen who explains that memory can run in both directions in the mirror world. Her shawl, brooch, and knitting needles change as she and Alice cross into the next square.

First appears in chapter 6

A large egg-shaped figure seated precariously on a narrow wall. Confident in his control over words, he interprets a difficult poem for Alice and insists that names and meanings are matters of authority.

First appears in chapter 7

A herald and royal messenger whom Alice recognizes as resembling the Hatter from her earlier dream. He watches the Lion and Unicorn's contest and helps distribute refreshments.

First appears in chapter 8

A courteous but impractical chess knight who repeatedly falls from his horse while escorting Alice toward the final brook. He invents elaborate devices, shares a melancholy song, and becomes her fondest companion in the mirror world.