The Queens of Wonderland and their Occupational Hazards

 Although there have been multiple adaptations of the famous books about a young girl named Alice Kingsley, the most famous representation of these novels would be the latest adaptation of the Carroll novels made by Tim Burton in 2010.

 In this second installment of the psychological aspects of these movie blogs, we will examine not one, but two Queens of Wonderland; the Red Queen and the White Queen.

 The White Queen, as portrayed by Ms. Hathaway is a woman who has been dispositioned and places herself into different mannerisms so that she is unable to become much like her estranged sister, the Red Queen. The White Queen looks and portrays a woman of virtue and innocence, she is unable to kill or punish people to their deaths because of the vows she herself has placed upon the rulings of a "good" Queen.

 The White Queen more commonly displays her body responses as a dainty and sweet Queen while hiding a darker secret, the power to be  as corrupted as her sister. She places herself in a protective manner so that no one can displace her comfort and reveal her true nature. Some critics see the analogy of the White Queen as that of Mary Stuart or Mary Queen of Scots.

 On the other hand, the Red Queen is seen as a much more sinister and corrupted counterpart. She depicts the reigns of the Tudor sisters, Mary I of England (Bloody Mary)in personality and Elizabeth I of England (Virgin Queen) in clothing. The Red Queen's consistent replies of cutting off people's heads represents the ways in which Mary I earned the title of "Bloody Mary" by murdering many Protestants who lived in England during her time and where forced into hiding to avoid the persecutions and cleansing for most Catholics to keep their control over England. On behalf of the clothing that the Red Queen decides to wear, she is represents the fashion of the English Renaissance, Elizabethan fashion, which portrayed many women of higher status as that of their male equals.

 The laws that governed clothing of the wealthy and elite in the Renaissance, were to distinguish the status of those from much higher powers and also to define the similar distinctions that were found in most men and women during the time period. There was an increasing class of people who were able to afford the expenses of the wealthy and elite, but did not have such titles as the lords and ladies of Elizabeth's court. It was meant to distinct from the ways in which society might advance, but most of the clothing items between men and women remained the same.

 Virtue and wrath are often two opposing viewpoints that are mentioned in the Bible. But the Red and White Queens of Wonderland often portray those viewpoints and place a historical reference in the making. A queen without a country, a queen with a cold heart, and a queen who tries her best to defend what is right for the people while governing them by luxury. These Queens have definitely made many different points into what we would consider the rulers of Wonderland and perhaps our reasons to become such Queens as well. But if I were you, I wouldn't cut off the head so immediately.