Merida obtains a spell from a witch
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"Merida obtains a spell from a witch" is a key plot event in the animated film *Brave*, where the princess seeks magical help to change her fate, triggering the central conflict of the story.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Merida obtains a spell from a witch canonical | 1 |
| Merida wants to avoid an arranged marriage | 1 |
| Merida wants to change her fate | 1 |
| MeridaAndElinorQuestToBreakTheSpell | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2124864 — 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: Merida obtains a spell from a witch Context triple: [Brave, plotElement, Merida obtains a spell from a witch]
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A.
The Encantadas
The Encantadas is a series of darkly atmospheric sketches by Herman Melville that depict the desolate Galápagos Islands and explore themes of isolation, suffering, and the indifference of nature.
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B.
Magia
Magia is the first studio album by Colombian singer Shakira, recorded when she was a teenager and showcasing her early pop and Latin music style.
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C.
Elena of Avalor
Elena of Avalor is an animated Disney television series following a brave Latina princess who rules the magical kingdom of Avalor.
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D.
La Cuesta Encantada
La Cuesta Encantada is the historic hilltop estate built by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst in San Simeon, California, renowned for its grand Mediterranean Revival architecture, art collections, and sweeping coastal views.
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E.
Santiago Midnight Moonlight
"Santiago Midnight Moonlight" is a music track by the artist Kenny, likely characterized by a nocturnal, atmospheric, and possibly Latin-influenced mood suggested by its title.
- 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: Merida obtains a spell from a witch Target entity description: "Merida obtains a spell from a witch" is a key plot event in the animated film *Brave*, where the princess seeks magical help to change her fate, triggering the central conflict of the story.
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A.
The Encantadas
The Encantadas is a series of darkly atmospheric sketches by Herman Melville that depict the desolate Galápagos Islands and explore themes of isolation, suffering, and the indifference of nature.
-
B.
Magia
Magia is the first studio album by Colombian singer Shakira, recorded when she was a teenager and showcasing her early pop and Latin music style.
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C.
Elena of Avalor
Elena of Avalor is an animated Disney television series following a brave Latina princess who rules the magical kingdom of Avalor.
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D.
La Cuesta Encantada
La Cuesta Encantada is the historic hilltop estate built by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst in San Simeon, California, renowned for its grand Mediterranean Revival architecture, art collections, and sweeping coastal views.
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E.
Santiago Midnight Moonlight
"Santiago Midnight Moonlight" is a music track by the artist Kenny, likely characterized by a nocturnal, atmospheric, and possibly Latin-influenced mood suggested by its title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalEvent
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narrativeTurningPoint ⓘ plotEvent ⓘ |
| actualOutcome | QueenElinorTurnedIntoBear ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Brave ⓘ |
| associatedObject | enchantedCake ⓘ |
| audienceKnowledge | wellKnownSceneFromBrave ⓘ |
| bargainWith | the witch ⓘ |
| causeOf | centralConflictInBrave ⓘ |
| characterArcImpact |
MeridaBeginsPathTowardReconciliationWithElinor
ⓘ
MeridaLearnsAboutConsequencesOfHerChoices ⓘ |
| conflictType |
familyConflict
ⓘ
manVsFate ⓘ |
| distributorContext |
Walt Disney Pictures
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surface form:
WaltDisneyPictures
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| emotionalTone |
desperation
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foreboding ⓘ hope ⓘ |
| followedBy | MeridaGivesSpellCakeToElinor ⓘ |
| genreContext |
adventure
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ |
| intendedOutcome | changeMeridasFate ⓘ |
| involvesCharacter | the witch ⓘ |
| involvesMagic | spell ⓘ |
| leadsTo |
Merida obtains a spell from a witch
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
MeridaAndElinorQuestToBreakTheSpell
dangerToTheKingdom ⓘ transformationOfElinorIntoABear ⓘ |
| location | forest cottage of the witch ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Merida ⓘ |
| medium | animatedFilm ⓘ |
| motivation |
Merida obtains a spell from a witch
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Merida wants to avoid an arranged marriage
Merida obtains a spell from a witch self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Merida wants to change her fate
|
| narrativeRole |
incitingIncident
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turningPoint ⓘ |
| partOf |
Brave
ⓘ
plot of Brave ⓘ |
| precondition |
ConflictBetweenMeridaAndElinorOverMarriage
ⓘ
MeridaWinsArcheryContest ⓘ |
| releaseYearContext | 2012 ⓘ |
| risk | unintendedMagicalConsequences ⓘ |
| studioContext |
Pixar Animation Studios
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surface form:
PixarAnimationStudios
|
| targetOfSpell | QueenElinor ⓘ |
| themeConnection |
consequencesOfTamperingWithMagic
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motherDaughterRelationship ⓘ personalResponsibility ⓘ |
| timeInNarrative | earlyInFilm ⓘ |
| typeOfMagic | transformativeSpell ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Merida obtains a spell from a witch Description of subject: "Merida obtains a spell from a witch" is a key plot event in the animated film *Brave*, where the princess seeks magical help to change her fate, triggering the central conflict of the story.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Merida obtains a spell from a witch
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motivation
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Merida obtains a spell from a witch
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Merida wants to change her fate
Merida obtains a spell from a witch
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motivation
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Merida obtains a spell from a witch
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Merida wants to avoid an arranged marriage
Merida obtains a spell from a witch
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leadsTo
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Merida obtains a spell from a witch
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
MeridaAndElinorQuestToBreakTheSpell