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Humpty Dumpty
The White King is a quiet and nervous king. Because he's a king, he's not very mobile on the chessboard, so Alice meets him in the house, when he's still the size of a chess piece, and then once along her journey. The king is very interested in memory and remembers things by writing them down. He wants to be helpful, so he sends his horses and men to help Humpty Dumpty when he falls off his wall. In almost all cases, however, the king isn't able to be especially helpful. Knowledge of the "Humpty Dumpty" nursery rhyme suggests that his men won't save Humpty Dumpty, and he tells Alice that he can't save the running White Queen from whatever's chasing her. Furthermore, despite being a king, the king seems uncomfortable in his role, as though he's not very powerful. The Lion and the Unicorn successfully intimidate him without much effort.
The White King Quotes in Through the Looking-Glass
The Through the Looking-Glass quotes below are all either spoken by The White King or refer to The White King. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 7: The Lion and the Unicorn
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"I always thought they were fabulous monsters!" said the Unicorn. "Is it alive?"
"It can talk," said Haigha solemnly.
The Unicorn looked dreamily at Alice, and said "Talk, child."
Alice could not help her lips curling up into a smile as she began: "Do you know, I always thought Unicorns were fabulous monsters, too? I never saw one alive before!"
"Well, now that we have seen each other," said the Unicorn, "if you'll believe in me, I'll believe in you. Is that a bargain?"
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The White King Quotes in Through the Looking-Glass
The Through the Looking-Glass quotes below are all either spoken by The White King or refer to The White King. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 7: The Lion and the Unicorn
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"I always thought they were fabulous monsters!" said the Unicorn. "Is it alive?"
"It can talk," said Haigha solemnly.
The Unicorn looked dreamily at Alice, and said "Talk, child."
Alice could not help her lips curling up into a smile as she began: "Do you know, I always thought Unicorns were fabulous monsters, too? I never saw one alive before!"
"Well, now that we have seen each other," said the Unicorn, "if you'll believe in me, I'll believe in you. Is that a bargain?"
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