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put the Dormouse in a teapot]] The March Hare, often called the Mad March Hare, is a character from the Tea Party scene in Lewis Carroll 's '' Alice's Adventures In Wonderland ''. He also makes an appearance as the White King's messenger, Haigha (which Carroll tells us is pronounced to rhyme with "mayor") in Through The Looking Glass . The main character, Alice , hypothesises, :"The March Hare will be much the most interesting, and perhaps as this is May it won't be raving mad -- at least not so mad as it was in March."Carroll, Lewis. ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' : ? " Mad As A March Hare " was a common phrase in Carroll's time, and appears in John Heywood 's collection of proverbs published in 1546 . It is reported in '' The Annotated Alice '' by Martin Gardner that this proverb is based on popular belief about Hares' behaviour at the beginning of the long breeding season, which lasts from February to September in Britain. Early in the season, unreceptive females often use their forelegs to repel overenthusiastic males. It used to be incorrectly believed that these bouts were between males fighting for breeding supremacy.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/sharedearth.shtml BBC Radio 4, Dylan Winter, Shared Earth, Feb 9th 2007] Disney's Alice In Wonderland , an animated film, depicted the March Hare at the tea party as being deliriously confused. He repeatedly offers Alice a cup of tea, but distractedly pulls the cup out of her reach or takes it from her hands just as she is about to drink. Cultural references In the game American McGee's Alice , the March Hare is portrayed as a victim of the Mad Hatter's insane experimentation. Both the Hare and the Dormouse have become clockwork Cyborg s. REFERENCES |
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