<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Red King Will Scarlet (Once Upon a Time only) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> Looking - Glass Land </Td> </Tr> <P> The Red Queen is a fictional character in Lewis Carroll's fantasy novel Through the Looking - Glass . She is often confused with the Queen of Hearts from the previous book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, although the two are very different . </P> <P> With a motif of Through the Looking - Glass being a representation of the game of chess, the Red Queen could be viewed as an antagonist in the story as she is the queen for the side opposing Alice . Despite this, their initial encounter is a cordial one, with the Red Queen explaining the rules of chess concerning promotion--specifically that Alice is able to become a queen by starting out as a pawn and reaching the eighth square at the opposite end of the board . As a queen in the game of chess, the Red Queen is able to move swiftly and effortlessly . </P>

Are the queen of hearts and the red queen the same person