Alice in Wonderland (2010) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Alice chases the White Rabbit because she feels overwhelmed by the societal expectations at the garden party, where she is expected to accept a marriage proposal from Hamish. When she spots the rabbit dressed in a waistcoat, it triggers memories of her childhood in Wonderland, compelling her to escape the situation and follow the familiar figure.

Foreshadowing: Earlier in the film, Alice's father encouraged her imagination, noting that all imaginative individuals are somewhat mad, foreshadowing her willingness to chase a rabbit down a hole.

• White Rabbit
• garden party
• chase
• escape
• Hamish proposal

The Frabjous Day is the prophesied day on which Alice is destined to defeat the Jabberwocky. This event is central to Wonderland's conflict between the Red Queen and the White Queen, as the prophecy foretells that only Alice can vanquish the monster and restore peace to the realm.

• Frabjous Day
• Jabberwocky
• prophecy
• battle
• White Queen

Alice doubts her identity because the White Rabbit and other inhabitants initially question whether she is the right Alice. They reference the prophecy claiming the true Alice will defeat the Jabberwocky, and when Alice cannot immediately accept this destiny, her uncertainty grows, making her question whether she truly belongs in Wonderland.

Foreshadowing: The moment foreshadows Alice's eventual acceptance of her role as the prophesied champion who must confront the Jabberwocky.

• Alice identity
• prophecy
• doubt
• White Rabbit
• impostor

Alice defeats the Jabberwocky by recalling her father's wisdom about believing in "six impossible things" before breakfast. This internal courage empowers her to face the monster, and she uses the vorpal sword to slice off the Jabberwocky's head in battle.

Foreshadowing: Alice's father mentioned the six impossible things earlier in the film, planting the seeds for her moment of bravery against the Jabberwocky.

• Jabberwocky
• vorpal sword
• six impossible things
• battle
• victory

The vorpal sword is a powerful weapon that was stolen from the White Queen by the Red Queen. Alice needs it to defeat the Jabberwocky, as it is the only weapon capable of killing the monstrous creature during the Frabjous Day battle.

Foreshadowing: The theft of the vorpal sword from the White Queen establishes its importance long before Alice wields it against the Jabberwocky.

• vorpal sword
• White Queen
• Red Queen
• weapon
• Jabberwocky

The Red Queen is banished after Alice defeats the Jabberwocky and exposes her tyrannical rule. With the monster defeated, the White Queen regains power and the Red Queen's oppressive reign ends, leading to her exile from Wonderland.

• Red Queen
• banishment
• tyranny
• White Queen
• exile

Alice declines Hamish's proposal because her adventures in Wonderland have helped her discover her true self and gain confidence. Rather than accepting a predetermined life of societal expectations, she chooses to pursue her own adventures, symbolized by her decision to captain the ship named Wonder.

Foreshadowing: Alice's escape from the garden party to follow the rabbit foreshadows her ultimate rejection of conventional expectations.

• Hamish
• proposal
• marriage
• Alice rejection
• self-discovery

The White Queen gives Alice the Jabberwocky's blood as a means to return her to the real world. This magical substance allows Alice to transition back from Wonderland (Underland) to reality after completing her quest and defeating the tyranny of the Red Queen.

• Jabberwocky blood
• White Queen
• return home
• magic
• transition

The Mad Hatter helps Alice because he believes she is the prophesied champion who can defeat the Jabberwocky and restore the White Queen to power. Additionally, the Mad Hatter has personal grievances against the Red Queen, whose reign caused suffering among Wonderland's inhabitants, including his friends.

• Mad Hatter
• Red Queen
• help
• prophecy
• allegiance

The characters refer to the realm as Underland, while Alice remembers it as Wonderland from her childhood visit. This discrepancy reflects the different perspectives between Alice's nostalgic memory and the current state of the world, though both names refer to the same magical realm.

• Underland
• Wonderland
• name
• terminology
• perspective

The Knave of Hearts wants to capture Alice because the Red Queen believes she is the prophesied threat to her rule. When the Knave learns about the prophecy predicting Alice will defeat the Jabberwocky, he attempts to abduct Alice to prevent this from happening and maintain the Red Queen's tyranny.

Foreshadowing: The Knave's arrival during the prophecy revelation establishes his role as the Red Queen's enforcer.

• Knave of Hearts
• Red Queen
• capture
• prophecy
• threat