Queen Aggravain

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Queen Aggravain is the domineering, overprotective queen and primary comic antagonist in the musical "Once Upon a Mattress," known for sabotaging her son's attempts to marry.

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Queen Aggravain canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
stage musical character
alignment antagonistic
appearsIn Once Upon a Mattress
appearsInGenre fairy-tale parody
basedOn the queen from the fairy tale The Princess and the Pea
characterType comic villain
conflictWith Princess Winnifred the Woebegone
surface form: Princess Winnifred
createdForWork Once Upon a Mattress
fictionalOccupation queen
firstAppearance stage premiere of Once Upon a Mattress in 1959
gender female
genre musical comedy
medium musical theatre
motivation desire to control her son's life
unwillingness to relinquish power
narrativeArc tries to prevent any princess from passing her tests
narrativeFunction antagonist to her son's marriage plans
notableAction sabotages her son's attempts to marry
notableTraitOnStage larger-than-life personality
personalityTrait domineering
overprotective
plotDevice creates impossible tests for potential brides
relationshipToPrinceDauntless mother
relationshipToPrincessWinnifred prospective mother-in-law
relative Prince Dauntless
roleInWork primary comic antagonist in Once Upon a Mattress
setting a fairy-tale kingdom
storySource adaptation of The Princess and the Pea
toneContribution comic

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Once Upon a Mattress hasCharacter Queen Aggravain
Sensitivity characterSinging Queen Aggravain
Sensitivity featuresCharacter Queen Aggravain
Prince Dauntless parent Queen Aggravain
Sir Harry servesMonarch Queen Aggravain