The Princess and the Pea

Main Characters and Their Development

• The Prince - a young man searching for a true princess to marry. He travels the world but cannot find one who meets his idea of a real princess. Eventually, he finds his princess through the pea test.
• The Princess - a girl who arrives at the castle on a rainy night, claiming to be a true princess. She passes the pea test, proving her true nature, and becomes the prince's wife.
• The Queen - the prince's mother, who devises the pea test to determine if the girl is a true princess. She places a pea under twenty mattresses and twenty feather beds to test the girl's sensitivity.