The Baker's Wife
E126645
The Baker's Wife is a central, pragmatic yet yearning character in "Into the Woods," whose desire for a child drives much of the story’s moral complexity and emotional depth.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Baker's Wife canonical | 1 |
| the Baker's Wife | 1 |
| the baker's wife | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1108020 — 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: The Baker's Wife Context triple: [Into the Woods (2014 film), featuresCharacter, The Baker's Wife]
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A.
The Bishop's Wife
The Bishop's Wife is a 1947 romantic fantasy film starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven, about an angel who comes to Earth to help a troubled bishop and his wife.
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B.
The Wedding
"The Wedding" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of courtship, marriage, and social manners.
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C.
House of Bread
House of Bread is the literal meaning of the name Bethlehem, a historic town in the Levant revered in Jewish and Christian traditions.
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D.
Tales of a Wayside Inn
Tales of a Wayside Inn is a narrative poetry collection structured as a series of stories told by different characters gathered at a New England inn.
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E.
The Constant Maid
The Constant Maid is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, known for its witty dialogue and exploration of love and social manners.
- 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: The Baker's Wife Target entity description: The Baker's Wife is a central, pragmatic yet yearning character in "Into the Woods," whose desire for a child drives much of the story’s moral complexity and emotional depth.
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A.
The Bishop's Wife
The Bishop's Wife is a 1947 romantic fantasy film starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven, about an angel who comes to Earth to help a troubled bishop and his wife.
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B.
The Wedding
"The Wedding" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of courtship, marriage, and social manners.
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C.
House of Bread
House of Bread is the literal meaning of the name Bethlehem, a historic town in the Levant revered in Jewish and Christian traditions.
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D.
Tales of a Wayside Inn
Tales of a Wayside Inn is a narrative poetry collection structured as a series of stories told by different characters gathered at a New England inn.
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E.
The Constant Maid
The Constant Maid is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, known for its witty dialogue and exploration of love and social manners.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
musical theatre character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Into the Woods ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium |
film adaptation
ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Into the Woods
ⓘ
surface form:
Into the Woods (2014 film)
|
| characterTrait |
determined
ⓘ
pragmatic ⓘ resourceful ⓘ yearning ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
James Lapine
ⓘ
Stephen Sondheim ⓘ |
| desires | to have a child ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Into the Woods
ⓘ
surface form:
Into the Woods (1987 stage musical)
|
| genreContext | postmodern fairy-tale musical ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| majorThemeConnection |
consequences of wishes
ⓘ
marital fidelity ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ parenthood ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
contributes emotional depth to the story
ⓘ
drives much of the story’s moral complexity ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
embodies the tension between practicality and desire
ⓘ
illustrates unintended consequences of fulfilled wishes ⓘ |
| occupation | baker's wife ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Emily Blunt
ⓘ
Joanna Gleason ⓘ |
| portrayedByIn |
Emily Blunt in the 2014 film adaptation
ⓘ
Joanna Gleason in the original Broadway production ⓘ |
| relationship |
interacts with Jack
ⓘ
interacts with Little Red Riding Hood ⓘ interacts with the Witch ⓘ neighbor of Cinderella ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | central character ⓘ |
| setting | a fairy-tale kingdom ⓘ |
| songAssociation |
"Any Moment"
ⓘ
It Takes Two ⓘ
surface form:
"It Takes Two"
"Moments in the Woods" ⓘ |
| spouse | The Baker ⓘ |
| storyArc |
dies in the second act of Into the Woods
ⓘ
has an affair with Cinderella’s Prince ⓘ helps gather items to break the Witch’s curse ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Baker's Wife Description of subject: The Baker's Wife is a central, pragmatic yet yearning character in "Into the Woods," whose desire for a child drives much of the story’s moral complexity and emotional depth.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Into the Woods (2014 film)
subject surface form:
The Witch (Into the Woods)
this entity surface form:
the Baker's Wife
this entity surface form:
the baker's wife