| Tweedledum and Tweedledee | |
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 John Tenniel's illustration, from Through the Looking-Glass (1871) | |
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Real Names |
Tweedledum and Tweedledee |
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First Appearance |
Original Ditties for the Nursery (1805) |
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Created by |
John Byrom |
Origin[]
From Alice #2.
Tweedledum and Tweedledee were characters from an English nursery rhyme. They also appear in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. Their names have also become synonymous in western popular culture with derogatory slang for any two people who look and act in identical ways.
In the original nursery rhyme, Tweedledum and Tweedledee agreed to have a battle because Tweedledum accused Tweedledee of spoiling his nice new rattle. However, after a monstrous crow frightened them both, they forgot their quarrel.
In Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice Found There (1871), the two fat little men are portrayed as twins who enact and quote their nursery rhyme for Alice. They also tell her the story of the Walrus and the Carpenter.
Public Domain Literary Appearances[]
- Original Ditties for the Nursery
- Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
- A New Alice in the Old Wonderland
Public Domain Film Appearances[]
- Betty in Blunderland (1934)
Public Domain Comic Appearances[]
- Alice #1-2
- World's Greatest Stories #
- The Adventures of Alice #2
See Also[]
- Wikipedia
- Comic Vine
- Tweedledum & Tweedledee @ the Fables Wikia