The White King

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The White King is a timid, somewhat befuddled chess-piece monarch who appears as a comic character in Lewis Carroll’s novel "Through the Looking-Glass."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chess piece character
fictional character
literary character
appearsIn Through the Looking-Glass NERFINISHED
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There NERFINISHED
appearsInChapter It's My Own Invention NERFINISHED
Looking-Glass House NERFINISHED
Queen Alice NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacter Alice NERFINISHED
The Messenger (Hatta) NERFINISHED
The Red King NERFINISHED
The Red Queen NERFINISHED
The White Knight NERFINISHED
The White Queen NERFINISHED
basedOn chess king NERFINISHED
color white
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Lewis Carroll NERFINISHED
depictedAs a white chess king come to life
fictionalUniverse Alice in Wonderland universe
firstAppearance Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There NERFINISHED
gameContext chess
gender male
hasAdaptation various film and television adaptations of Through the Looking-Glass
various stage adaptations of Through the Looking-Glass
languageOfWork English
literaryGenreOfWork children's literature
nonsense literature
literaryMovement Victorian literature
medium novel
narrativeRole supporting character
nationality fictional kingdom of the White side
notableCharacteristic often confused about events around him
requires assistance from others
notableScene present at Alice's coronation feast as Queen Alice NERFINISHED
scene where he sends his messenger to see what is happening in the distance
occupation king
personalityTrait befuddled
comic
timid
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance 1871
roleInWork comic relief
spouse The White Queen NERFINISHED
targetAudienceOfWork children and general readers

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Clare-Hope Ashitey appearedIn The White King
Clare-Hope Ashitey notableWork The White King