The Queen of Hearts
The Queen of Hearts is a character in Alice in Wonderland who could be classified as evil, spastic, snobbish monarch who is quick with death sentences. Her most famous line, one which she repeats often, is "Off with their heads!". The Queen is physically just a pack of playing cards, yet is somehow the ruler of the lands in the novel.Spoilers follow
Alice is recommended to drop down on the ground in order to avoid being confronted by the Queen, but being confused and having never meet the Queen, she ignores this advice. When the Queen arrives and sees Alice in her way, the Queen calls Alice an idiot and commands that her head be severed.
The Queen demands that everything be perfect, and, if for some reason, something goes wrong, you can be sure anyone involved will be sentenced to be beheaded, evident by these lines:
- The Queen had only one way of settling all difficulties, great or small. `Off with his head!' she said, without even looking round.
