# Queen Elizabeth — Short Fiction character guide

> Queen Elizabeth in Short Fiction by Fritz Leiber.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Good Queen Liz, Elizabeth, Beth

**First appearance:** 0054-x-marks-the-pedwalk

## Who they are

A historical figure referenced in stories.

## In the story

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_19_se/chapters/vii)

Queen Elizabeth watches the play, reacts emotionally to Lady Macbeth's lines, and later returns with a demonic smile.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_19_se/chapters/viii)

The queen is revealed to be a Snake double; she dies onstage and is unmasked with a Snake tattoo.

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