answersLogoWhite

0

Tenniel's original illustrations for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland depict the March Hare as wearing straw on his head. During the Victorian age, this was a convention used to indicate madness or insanity.

From Lewis Carroll's Nursery "Alice":

That's the March Hare, with the long ears, and straws mixed up with his hair. The straws showed he was mad-I don't know why. Never twist up straws among your hair, for fear people should think you're mad !

To see Tenniel's illustrations of the March Hare, follow the related links below.

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Which animal had tea with Alice the Mad Hatter and the Doormouse?

The March Hare is the animal who had tea with Alice, the Mad Hatter, and the Dormouse in Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."


What are the release dates for Adventures in Wonderland - 1992 From Hare to Eternity 1-61?

Adventures in Wonderland - 1992 From Hare to Eternity 1-61 was released on: USA: 1992


Where does the March Hare live?

The March Hare lives in Wonderland. Specifically, he is known to reside in the Mad Hatter's tea party.


Who lives in a teapot in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?

In the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, nobody lives in a teapot. The Dormouse is associated with a teapot because, at the end of the chapter 'A Mad Tea Party', the March Hare and the Hatter push him into one, and in the 1951 Disney adapatation, the Dormouse spends most of his time in a teapot.


Who is the rabbit the mad hatter has tea with?

In the book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the Hatter has tea with the March Hare, who is not a rabbit, but hares are similar. In the 1951 Disney animation, the March Hare is at the tea party, but the White Rabbit also visits briefly.


What book features the White Rabbit the March Hare and the Mad Hatter?

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Except the Mad Hatter is actually just called 'the Hatter' in the book.)


Who sat between the March Hare and the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland?

The Dormouse


What do the chimneys on the March Hare's house look like in Alice's Adventure in Wonderland ears dormice or kettles?

The chimneys were shaped like ears. Here is the quotation from the book: "She had not gone much farther before she came in sight of the house of the March Hare: she thought it must be the right house, because the chimneys were shaped like ears and the roof was thatched with fur."


Who is March Hare in the book Alice in Wonderland?

The March Hare is a character in Lewis Carroll's book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, but he also appears in Through the Looking Glass, where he has the name Haigha (pronounced 'hare'). He is most famous for being at the Mad Tea Party in Chapter 7 of Alice's Adventures, which is being held at his house. Apart from Alice, the other guests are the Dormouse and the Hatter. At the tea party, the March Hare famously offers Alice some wine, despite the fact that there isn't any and also offers here 'more tea' even though she is yet to have some. He is also chastised by the Hatter for having put butter into the Hatter's watch. The inspiration for the character was the phrase 'mad as a March hare', which stems from a folk belief that Hares go a bit bonkers in the mating season.


Who played the hare in 2010's Alice in Wonderland?

Michael Sheen voiced the White Rabbit, and Paul Whitehouse voiced the March Hare


Why did the Mad Hatter and the March Hare try to stuff the dormouse into a teapot?

No, there is no suggestion in the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland that the Dormouse lives in the teapot.He is associated with the teapot because, as Alice leaves the tea party, the last thing she sees is the Hatter and the March Hare attempting to stuff him into it.


What did Alice find in a teapot?

In Lewis Carroll's book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice doesn't find anything in a teapot. In the 1951 Disney version, when she first sees the Dormouse, the March Hare is pulling him out of a teapot.