Question

How does Alice's meeting with the White Rabbit differ in the book and the play? What differences did you notice between the White Rabbit’s behavior and dialogue in the two works?

Answer 1

In the book, Alice follows the White Rabbit because she is curious about a rabbit in a waistcoat. Her curiosity about him leads her down the rabbit hole into Wonderland. The White Rabbit is the first character she encounters in the book. In the play, Alice is lured by the queens to enter Wonderland through the looking glass. In the play, the first character Alice meets is the Red Queen. It is only when the Queen disappears that Alice sees the White Rabbit hurrying along, worrying how late it is. Alice runs into the White Rabbit once again after the White Queen releases Alice.

The characteristics of the White Rabbit are similar in the book and the play. In both works he is wearing a waistcoat and carrying a pocket watch. In the book and the play he drops his gloves and fan when he is startled by Alice.

Step-by-step explanation:

edmentum sample answer

Answer 2

Alice enters the garden and meets three gardeners in the shape of playing cards. The gardeners Two, Five, and Seven bicker with each other as they paint the white roses on the rose trees red. Upon noticing Alice, the gardeners explain that they have planted white rose trees by mistake and must paint them red before the Queen of Hearts finds out. Just then, the Queen arrives, surrounded by a great entourage of living playing cards. The gardeners scramble to their bellies to bow before the Queen, who asks for Alice’s name with great severity. Alice answers the Queen graciously and realizes she should not be afraid, as they are simply a pack of cards. The Queen asks Alice about the trembling gardeners. Alice responds flippantly, prompting the Queen to call for Alice’s beheading until the King calms her down. Upon discovering what the gardeners were doing, she orders their decapitation and moves on. Alice saves the gardeners by hiding them in a flower pot and going off with the Queen to play croquet. When she arrives at the croquet match, Alice finds out from the White Rabbit that the Duchess is under sentence of execution for boxing the Queen’s ears.

Step-by-step explanation: