The Castle Spectre
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The Castle Spectre is a Gothic melodrama play by Matthew Gregory Lewis, first performed in 1797 and known for its supernatural themes and sensational stage effects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Castle Spectre canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1118736 — 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 Castle Spectre Context triple: [Matthew Gregory Lewis, notableWork, The Castle Spectre]
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A.
The Castle
The Castle is a surreal, unfinished novel by Franz Kafka that follows a land surveyor’s futile attempts to gain access to a mysterious, bureaucratic authority that governs a remote village.
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B.
The Castle
The Castle is the iconic red sandstone building on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., that serves as the historic headquarters and visitor center of the Smithsonian Institution.
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C.
The Castle
The Castle is a historic fortification in Mumbai, India, that served as the original fortified settlement of the British East India Company in the city.
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D.
The Spectre Bridegroom
The Spectre Bridegroom is a short Gothic-humor tale by Washington Irving about a mysterious, seemingly supernatural bridegroom whose true identity is revealed in a comic twist.
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E.
All Hallows-by-the-Tower
All Hallows-by-the-Tower is one of the oldest surviving churches in the City of London, notable for its medieval origins and proximity to the Tower of London.
- 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 Castle Spectre Target entity description: The Castle Spectre is a Gothic melodrama play by Matthew Gregory Lewis, first performed in 1797 and known for its supernatural themes and sensational stage effects.
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A.
The Castle
The Castle is a surreal, unfinished novel by Franz Kafka that follows a land surveyor’s futile attempts to gain access to a mysterious, bureaucratic authority that governs a remote village.
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B.
The Castle
The Castle is the iconic red sandstone building on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., that serves as the historic headquarters and visitor center of the Smithsonian Institution.
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C.
The Castle
The Castle is a historic fortification in Mumbai, India, that served as the original fortified settlement of the British East India Company in the city.
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D.
The Spectre Bridegroom
The Spectre Bridegroom is a short Gothic-humor tale by Washington Irving about a mysterious, seemingly supernatural bridegroom whose true identity is revealed in a comic twist.
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E.
All Hallows-by-the-Tower
All Hallows-by-the-Tower is one of the oldest surviving churches in the City of London, notable for its medieval origins and proximity to the Tower of London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic melodrama
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play ⓘ |
| author | Matthew Gregory Lewis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Matthew Gregory Lewis ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1797 ⓘ |
| firstPerformedAt |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| genre |
Gothic drama
ⓘ
melodrama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage revivals ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Father Philip
ⓘ
Kenric ⓘ Motley ⓘ Saib ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | 19th-century Gothic theatre ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
apparitions
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disguises ⓘ secret passages ⓘ usurpation ⓘ wrongful imprisonment ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
ghosts
ⓘ
inheritance disputes ⓘ nobility ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family secrets
ⓘ
innocence in peril ⓘ revenge ⓘ supernatural ⓘ tyranny ⓘ |
| hasTone |
macabre
ⓘ
romantic ⓘ sensational ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Romantic era ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Angela
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Earl Osmond ⓘ Percy ⓘ the Ghost of Evelina ⓘ |
| movement | Gothic literature ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | five-act play ⓘ |
| notableFor |
sensational stage effects
ⓘ
use of ghosts on stage ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British Gothic drama tradition ⓘ |
| setting |
a haunted castle
ⓘ
medieval Wales ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfNarrative | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| workLocation | theatrical stage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Castle Spectre Description of subject: The Castle Spectre is a Gothic melodrama play by Matthew Gregory Lewis, first performed in 1797 and known for its supernatural themes and sensational stage effects.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Matthew Gregory Lewis