The Mother
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"The Mother" is a politically charged play by Bertolt Brecht that follows a working-class woman’s radicalization into socialist activism amid early 20th-century labor struggles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Mother canonical | 4 |
| The Mother (stage production) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1348011 — 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 Mother Context triple: [Bertolt Brecht, notableWork, The Mother]
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A.
The Mysterious Mother
The Mysterious Mother is a 1768 Gothic verse drama by Horace Walpole that explores dark themes of incest, guilt, and religious anxiety within an aristocratic family.
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B.
The Young Mother
The Young Mother is a 17th-century Dutch genre painting by Gerrit Dou, celebrated for its meticulous detail and intimate domestic scene.
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C.
Mama
"Mama" is a 1987 debut novel by Terry McMillan that follows a resilient Black single mother struggling to raise her children and rebuild her life amid poverty and personal turmoil.
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D.
The Sisters
"The Sisters" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of family, marriage, and social manners.
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E.
Mother and Child
"Mother and Child" is a 2009 drama film written and directed by Rodrigo García that interweaves the emotional stories of three women connected by adoption and motherhood.
- 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 Mother Target entity description: "The Mother" is a politically charged play by Bertolt Brecht that follows a working-class woman’s radicalization into socialist activism amid early 20th-century labor struggles.
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A.
The Mysterious Mother
The Mysterious Mother is a 1768 Gothic verse drama by Horace Walpole that explores dark themes of incest, guilt, and religious anxiety within an aristocratic family.
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B.
The Young Mother
The Young Mother is a 17th-century Dutch genre painting by Gerrit Dou, celebrated for its meticulous detail and intimate domestic scene.
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C.
Mama
"Mama" is a 1987 debut novel by Terry McMillan that follows a resilient Black single mother struggling to raise her children and rebuild her life amid poverty and personal turmoil.
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D.
The Sisters
"The Sisters" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of family, marriage, and social manners.
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E.
Mother and Child
"Mother and Child" is a 2009 drama film written and directed by Rodrigo García that interweaves the emotional stories of three women connected by adoption and motherhood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| aim |
encourage political activism
ⓘ
promote socialist consciousness ⓘ |
| author | Bertolt Brecht ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Mother
ⓘ
surface form:
The Mother (novel)
|
| basedOnWorkAuthor |
Maksim Gorky
ⓘ
surface form:
Maxim Gorky
|
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | epic theatre techniques ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLanguage | German ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic play
ⓘ
epic theatre ⓘ political theatre ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage productions worldwide ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Marxist theory
ⓘ
Russian Revolution ⓘ workers’ movements in early 20th century Europe ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
epic theatre
ⓘ
surface form:
Brechtian theatre
|
| mainCharacter | Pelagea Vlassova ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
explicitly agitprop elements
ⓘ
integration of theory and drama ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
Marxist
ⓘ
socialist ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | working-class woman ⓘ |
| settingContext | Russian revolutionary movement ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| subject |
class consciousness
ⓘ
communism ⓘ labor movement ⓘ political radicalization ⓘ socialism ⓘ working-class struggle ⓘ |
| theme |
education through struggle
ⓘ
organization of workers ⓘ repression of dissent ⓘ role of women in revolution ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
didactic scenes
ⓘ
narration ⓘ songs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Mother Description of subject: "The Mother" is a politically charged play by Bertolt Brecht that follows a working-class woman’s radicalization into socialist activism amid early 20th-century labor struggles.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Mother (stage production)