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The Evil Queen, also called the Wicked Queen, is a fictional character and the main antagonist in " Snow White ", a German fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm ; similar stories are also known to exist in other countries. Other versions of the Queen appear in " Snow White " derivative works, and the character has also become an archetype for unrelated works of fiction.

The Queen is Snow White 's evil and vindictive stepmother who is obsessed with being "the fairest in the land ". The beautiful young princess Snow White evokes the Queen 's sense of envy, so the Queen designs a number of plans to kill Snow White through the use of witchcraft. A driving force in the story is the Queen 's Magic Mirror. In the traditional resolution of the story, the Queen is grotesquely executed for her crimes. The tale is meant as a lesson for young children warning them against narcissism and pride.

Various other versions of the Queen appear in subsequent adaptations and continuations of the fairy tale, including novels and films. In these, the Queen is often re-imagined and sometimes portrayed more sympathetically, such as being morally conflicted or suffering from madness instead of being simply evil. In some of the revisionist stories she has even been portrayed as an antihero or a tragic hero.