Through the Looking-Glass · Character
Tweedledum
One of two identical brothers in the wood who insists Alice is only a thing in the Red King's dream and flies into a rage over a spoilt rattle.
supporting
Also known as IV Tweedledum
First appearance: Tweedledum and Tweedledee
As a supporting figure in Through the Looking-Glass, Tweedledum is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Tweedledum is aggressive and passionate, insisting Alice is not real and becoming furious over his broken rattle.
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Tweedledum leads Alice to the sleeping Red King and, with his brother, calmly informs her that she would go out like a candle if the King woke. He is quarrelsome and quick to fury, stamping and tearing his hair when he…
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- Family
- Other
Character groups
- Looking-Glass Courtiers
- Protagonist
- Poem Predators and Prey
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Alice reaches her emotional and psychological peak here as she confronts the literal embodiment of a nursery-r…
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- Alice
social · ambivalent
Alice encounters Tweedledum as part of a confusing and slightly menacing duo who recite… How this plays out →
- Tweedledee
family · ambivalent
- Alice
social · ambivalent
Alice encounters Tweedledum as part of a confusing and slightly menacing duo who recite… How this plays out →
- Alice
social · ambivalent
Alice encounters Tweedledum as part of a confusing and slightly menacing duo who recite… How this plays out →
- Tweedledee
family · ambivalent
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