Pirate Jenny
E177669
Pirate Jenny is a vengeful maid and one of the most famous and haunting characters from Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s musical drama *The Threepenny Opera*.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pirate Jenny canonical | 3 |
| Seeräuber-Jenny | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1564473 — 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: Pirate Jenny Context triple: [The Threepenny Opera, hasPart, Pirate Jenny]
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A.
The Pirate
The Pirate is a romantic musical comedy film best known for its vibrant Technicolor production and the iconic pairing of Judy Garland and Gene Kelly.
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B.
The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate is a 1926 silent swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, renowned for its pioneering use of early two-color Technicolor and acrobatic action sequences.
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C.
Little Grey Lady of the Sea
The Little Grey Lady of the Sea is a poetic nickname for Nantucket, reflecting the island’s foggy, gray appearance as it emerges from the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island is an artificial island in San Francisco Bay, originally built for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition and later used for military and residential purposes.
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E.
Pirates
Pirates are seafaring outlaws who historically attacked and plundered ships and coastal settlements, often romanticized in popular culture for their rebellious and adventurous image.
- 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: Pirate Jenny Target entity description: Pirate Jenny is a vengeful maid and one of the most famous and haunting characters from Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s musical drama *The Threepenny Opera*.
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A.
The Pirate
The Pirate is a romantic musical comedy film best known for its vibrant Technicolor production and the iconic pairing of Judy Garland and Gene Kelly.
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B.
The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate is a 1926 silent swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, renowned for its pioneering use of early two-color Technicolor and acrobatic action sequences.
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C.
Little Grey Lady of the Sea
The Little Grey Lady of the Sea is a poetic nickname for Nantucket, reflecting the island’s foggy, gray appearance as it emerges from the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island is an artificial island in San Francisco Bay, originally built for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition and later used for military and residential purposes.
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E.
Pirates
Pirates are seafaring outlaws who historically attacked and plundered ships and coastal settlements, often romanticized in popular culture for their rebellious and adventurous image.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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theatrical character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
English-language productions of The Threepenny Opera
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film adaptations of The Threepenny Opera ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Threepenny Opera ⓘ |
| appearsInSong |
Pirate Jenny
self-link
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Pirate Jenny self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Seeräuber-Jenny
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| associatedWith |
Macheath
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Mr. Peachum ⓘ Mrs. Peachum ⓘ Polly Peachum ⓘ |
| characterTrait | vengeful ⓘ |
| characterType |
anti-heroine
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avenger ⓘ |
| composer | Kurt Weill ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator |
Bertolt Brecht
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Kurt Weill ⓘ |
| culturalStatus |
iconic character of The Threepenny Opera
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one of Brecht and Weill’s most famous characters ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
cabaret
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songspiel ⓘ |
| influenced |
feminist reinterpretations of revenge narratives
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later protest songs ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | German ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bertolt Brecht ⓘ |
| medium | stage musical ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
critique of bourgeois society
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expression of oppressed working-class rage ⓘ |
| notableFor |
haunting revenge fantasy
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socially charged imagery ⓘ |
| occupation | maid ⓘ |
| partOf | Weimar-era theatre ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | various stage actresses ⓘ |
| roleInWork | supporting character ⓘ |
| setting | seaport town ⓘ |
| theme |
class struggle
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repressed anger ⓘ revenge ⓘ violence against oppressors ⓘ |
| workGenre |
epic theatre
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musical drama ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pirate Jenny Description of subject: Pirate Jenny is a vengeful maid and one of the most famous and haunting characters from Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s musical drama *The Threepenny Opera*.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Seeräuber-Jenny