Regardless of being selfish and driven by vengeance, the Red Queen is a much more nuanced character in the modern adaptations, making her one of the best characters in Underland.

In the 2016 sequel 'Alice Through the Looking Glass' we learn even more about the Red Queen's past and the complicated relationship she has with the White Queen, when it is revealed it was the White Queen who started the tension between the two sisters by lying about stealing the tarts.

Despite being denied the crown, however, she usurped the throne from her sister with the help of the Jabberwock - maintaining power with a liberal use of beheadings.

The Red Queen is the eldest sister, but they gave her crown to her younger sister, the White Queen, because the Red Queen's temper made her unsuitable to wear the crown. In Burton's movie 'Alice in Wonderland' the Queen of Hearts and the Red Queen from Carroll's book, 'Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There' are combined into one character and given a much more elaborate backstory. In 'Alice Through the Looking Glass' Alice once again resists Hamish's controlling manipulations, refusing to sign over her father's ship, despite Hamish trying to commit her for being a 'hysterical female.' The modern films make Alice a much more complex and interesting character by exploring how Alice resists the social norms of Victorian culture. In Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' she refuses Hamish's proposal of marriage, instead choosing to sail to China on her father's ship, seeking adventures and financial independence rather than becoming a wife and mother. But she is also the natural progression of the insufferable little girl we see in the books and Disney's animated film. Of course, Alice is being reimagined for a modern audience aligning with a post women's liberation world view. In the modern adaptations, Alice is still strong-willed, independent and resists conforming to gender norms, making her a much more interesting character than she was in the earlier incarnations of Wonderland.

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