| rdfs:comment | - The Mock Turtle is as tearful as ever, with somewhat of a stereotypical geeky voice and briefs under his shell.
- The Mock Turtle (known to the Gryphon as Mockers) is the Gryphon's best friend.He appears in almost every Alice film,except the Disney fims.
- After jumping into a lake to save a drowning Will, Alice lands in the water with a splash as Will attempts to swim to the surface, gasping for air. Alice swims to his aid, lifting him by the shoulders and guiding him over to a nearby rocky island that the two of them cling on to. They climb atop it and Alice asks the Knave what he did to that fairy. He reminds her that she just tossed him into the lake, but Alice points out that he clearly deserved it, and now they're stuck in the middle of nowhere all because he broke a fairy's heart. Will argues that the fairy in question shouldn't have given her heart away in the first place, but Alice tells him that people can't help falling in love. He turns to her and assures her that they can - "You just sneak out in the middle of the night, grab yo
- The Mock Turtle is a fictional character devised by Lewis Carroll from his popular book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Its name is taken from a dish that was popular in the Victorian period, mock turtle soup. Then the Queen left off, quite out of breath, and said to Alice, "Have you seen the Mock Turtle yet?" "No," said Alice. "I don't even know what a Mock Turtle is." "It's the thing Mock Turtle Soup is made from," said the Queen. (Alice in Wonderland, chapter 9)
- (Alice in Wonderland, chapter 9) Carroll enjoyed such puns on Victorian fashions and etiquette, and showed this frequently. The description and drawing by John Tenniel gives comedic value to the Mock Turtle, as he is clearly an assemblage of creatures, therefore not a real turtle as his name rightly suggests.
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| abstract | - After jumping into a lake to save a drowning Will, Alice lands in the water with a splash as Will attempts to swim to the surface, gasping for air. Alice swims to his aid, lifting him by the shoulders and guiding him over to a nearby rocky island that the two of them cling on to. They climb atop it and Alice asks the Knave what he did to that fairy. He reminds her that she just tossed him into the lake, but Alice points out that he clearly deserved it, and now they're stuck in the middle of nowhere all because he broke a fairy's heart. Will argues that the fairy in question shouldn't have given her heart away in the first place, but Alice tells him that people can't help falling in love. He turns to her and assures her that they can - "You just sneak out in the middle of the night, grab your trousers, your keys, and don't ever look back." Alice asks him how he got this way, wondering who did this to him, but Will tells her that this isn't about him, and if it were, he'd be sat back at home, "happy, watching the tele". Alice appears confused at the word "tele", not knowing what a television is, and so Will tells her not to ask, going on to say that she's got this picture of Cyrus in her mind, these perfect little memories of how thing were, suggesting that maybe that's just how they were for her. "It wasn't like that," she assures him, asking what Will's doing with her if he really believes that. He reminds Alice that this is her quest, not his, and that he's just in it for the wishes, like anyone else who's after a genie. Alice shakes her head in annoyance. Still sitting atop the rocky island, Alice pessimistically utters to Will that they're never going to make it there, referring to the Towering Tum Tum Tree of Mimsy Meadows, which is miles and miles away. The Knave agrees that this is a bit of a setback, assuring her that he's sure they'll find another way. Alice wonders how, and Will ponders this, telling her to give him a minute. He ponders it for longer, and tells her to give him two minutes, leading her to exclaim that they don't have two minutes and that they need to get there today. As she declares this, she stomps her foot on the island, and suddenly, the entire thing rumbles and bucks them off, causing them to fall back into the water. They again cling to the edge of the rocks, and Will asks "what the bloody hell was that then", wondering what kind of an island this is. The two of them climb to the top of it again and Alice looks over the edge, telling her comrade that this isn't an island. He appears confused and Alice draws her sword, telling him to hold on tight. "Tight? To what?" he questions, and Alice tells him, "Anything!" before leaping off the edge. The Knave stands up in shock but falls back down again when the island, once again, starts to rumble. As he clutches a rock he sees the large head of a giant turtle emerge from the island, meaning that it's not an island at all, but a shell. Alice, who's riding the turtle's head, asks it if that tickled and tells it that, if it wants to keep its head, then it should take her where she wants to go. The turtle acquiesces and Alice tells it, "Good boy. Now go!" as it slowly but surely swims its way to Mimsy Meadows with her on its head, sword-drawn, and an effortless Will sitting lazily on its back. Once it drops the duo off at the shore, the turtle swims back into the lake. ("Trust Me")
- The Mock Turtle is as tearful as ever, with somewhat of a stereotypical geeky voice and briefs under his shell.
- The Mock Turtle (known to the Gryphon as Mockers) is the Gryphon's best friend.He appears in almost every Alice film,except the Disney fims.
- (Alice in Wonderland, chapter 9) Carroll enjoyed such puns on Victorian fashions and etiquette, and showed this frequently. The description and drawing by John Tenniel gives comedic value to the Mock Turtle, as he is clearly an assemblage of creatures, therefore not a real turtle as his name rightly suggests. The Mock Turtle is a very melancholy character, it is thought because he used to be a real turtle. He tells Alice his history of going to school in the sea, but cannot understand the school system that Alice describes to him - least of all the poetry she recites. Ironically, she cannot understand it either. This is a pun on the two meanings of "school", referring in the turtle's usage to a school of fish or marine animals, and by Alice to an institute of learning. He says the teacher was an old Sea Turtle called Tortoise and when Alice asks him why he was called Tortoise if he was a Turtle the Mock Turtle answers "We called him tortoise because he taught us!"
- The Mock Turtle is a fictional character devised by Lewis Carroll from his popular book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Its name is taken from a dish that was popular in the Victorian period, mock turtle soup. Then the Queen left off, quite out of breath, and said to Alice, "Have you seen the Mock Turtle yet?" "No," said Alice. "I don't even know what a Mock Turtle is." "It's the thing Mock Turtle Soup is made from," said the Queen. (Alice in Wonderland, chapter 9) Carroll enjoyed such puns on Victorian fashions and etiquette, and showed this frequently. The description and drawing by John Tenniel gives comedic value to the Mock Turtle, as he is clearly an assemblage of creatures, therefore not a real turtle as his name rightly suggests. The Mock Turtle is a very melancholy character, it is thought because he used to be a real turtle. He tells Alice his history of going to school in the sea, but cannot understand the school system that Alice describes to him- least of all the poetry she recites. Ironically, she cannot understand it either. This is a pun on the two meanings of "school", referring in the turtle's usage to a school of fish or marine animals, and by Alice to an institute of learning (see school). He says teacher was an old Sea Turtle called Tortoise and when Alice asks him why he was called Tortoise if he was a Turtle the Mock Turtle answers "We called him tortoise because he taught us!".
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