Henry Sutpen
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Henry Sutpen is a central character in William Faulkner’s novel "Absalom, Absalom!", known as Thomas Sutpen’s son whose conflicted loyalties and tragic choices drive much of the story’s drama.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henry Sutpen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15621925 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Sutpen Context triple: [Sutpen family, hasMember, Henry Sutpen]
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A.
Thomas Sutpen
Thomas Sutpen is the ruthless, enigmatic plantation owner at the center of William Faulkner’s Southern Gothic novel, whose obsessive pursuit of a self-made dynasty drives the book’s tragic exploration of race, class, and the legacy of the American South.
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B.
Isaac McCaslin
Isaac McCaslin is a central character in William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha saga, best known as the morally reflective heir who grapples with his family’s legacy of slavery and land ownership in the novel "Go Down, Moses."
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C.
Mr. Shelby
Mr. Shelby is a character from the British television series "Peaky Blinders," known as a tough, impulsive member of the Shelby crime family.
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D.
Edwin Epps
Edwin Epps is the brutal, sadistic plantation owner who enslaves Solomon Northup in the film and memoir "12 Years a Slave."
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E.
Judith Sutpen
Judith Sutpen is a central figure in William Faulkner's novel "Absalom, Absalom!", embodying the tragic complexities of Southern aristocracy, family legacy, and doomed relationships in the post–Civil War American South.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Sutpen Target entity description: Henry Sutpen is a central character in William Faulkner’s novel "Absalom, Absalom!", known as Thomas Sutpen’s son whose conflicted loyalties and tragic choices drive much of the story’s drama.
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A.
Thomas Sutpen
Thomas Sutpen is the ruthless, enigmatic plantation owner at the center of William Faulkner’s Southern Gothic novel, whose obsessive pursuit of a self-made dynasty drives the book’s tragic exploration of race, class, and the legacy of the American South.
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B.
Isaac McCaslin
Isaac McCaslin is a central character in William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha saga, best known as the morally reflective heir who grapples with his family’s legacy of slavery and land ownership in the novel "Go Down, Moses."
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C.
Mr. Shelby
Mr. Shelby is a character from the British television series "Peaky Blinders," known as a tough, impulsive member of the Shelby crime family.
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D.
Edwin Epps
Edwin Epps is the brutal, sadistic plantation owner who enslaves Solomon Northup in the film and memoir "12 Years a Slave."
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E.
Judith Sutpen
Judith Sutpen is a central figure in William Faulkner's novel "Absalom, Absalom!", embodying the tragic complexities of Southern aristocracy, family legacy, and doomed relationships in the post–Civil War American South.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.