The Dormouse

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The Dormouse is a sleepy, timid rodent character from Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," known for dozing off during the Mad Tea Party.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in literature
fictional character
rodent
alignment generally friendly
appearsIn Alice's Adventures in Wonderland NERFINISHED
appearsInChapter A Mad Tea-Party NERFINISHED
appearsInMedium animation
film
literature
theatre
associatedWith Alice NERFINISHED
Mad Hatter NERFINISHED
March Hare NERFINISHED
basedOn real-world dormouse
behavior frequently falls asleep
tells stories when awake
creator Lewis Carroll NERFINISHED
culturalStatus iconic character from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
fictionalUniverse Wonderland NERFINISHED
gender male (implied in many adaptations)
hasAdaptation animated adaptations of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
film adaptations of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
stage adaptations of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
literaryGenre children's literature
nonsense literature
literaryMovement Victorian literature
medium novel
nationalityOfWork British
notableFor dozing off during the Mad Tea Party
notableQuoteContext connected to the treacle-well story
personalityTrait sleepy
timid
relationshipToHatter tea party companion
relationshipToMarchHare tea party companion
roleInScene guest at the Mad Tea Party
settingOfAppearance tea party in the garden of the March Hare
sleepPattern often asleep in a teapot in adaptations
species dormouse
speechStyle drowsy and hesitant
storyTold tale of three sisters in a treacle well
symbolism drowsiness and dreamlike state in Wonderland
targetAudienceContext read by children and adults
typicalAction falls asleep in the middle of conversations
workAuthorFullName Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (pen name Lewis Carroll) NERFINISHED
workOriginalLanguage English
workPublicationYear 1865

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The Mad Hatter friendOf The Dormouse