The Queen of Hearts

From Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
The Queen of Hearts is Wonderland's tyrannical sovereign, whose constant cries for execution satirize arbitrary authority.
Chapter 8

'Off with her head!' — the Queen's signature command, perhaps the most quoted line of royal tyranny in children's literature.

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Chapter 8

The croquet game with flamingo mallets and hedgehog balls — a perfect emblem of Wonderland's chaotic governance.

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