Ulysses episode "Penelope"
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"Penelope" is the final, stream-of-consciousness episode of James Joyce's novel Ulysses, presenting Molly Bloom’s unpunctuated interior monologue and concluding the book with her famous "yes" soliloquy.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ulysses episode "Penelope" canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ulysses episode "Penelope" Context triple: [James Joyce, hasPart, Ulysses episode "Penelope"]
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The Return of Ulysses
"The Return of Ulysses" is a chapter from Kenneth Grahame's classic children's novel *The Wind in the Willows*, continuing the adventures of its anthropomorphic animal characters.
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Ulysses
Ulysses is a small town in Tompkins County, New York, known for its rural character and proximity to Cayuga Lake and the Finger Lakes region.
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Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria is a 1640–41 opera in three acts by Claudio Monteverdi that dramatizes the homecoming of Ulysses from the Odyssey and is considered one of the earliest masterpieces of Baroque opera.
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Homer's Odyssey
Homer's Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer that recounts the long, perilous journey of the hero Odysseus as he attempts to return home from the Trojan War.
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E.
Daughters of Penelope
Daughters of Penelope is a women’s philanthropic and fraternal organization associated with the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association, dedicated to promoting Hellenic culture, education, and community service.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ulysses episode "Penelope" Target entity description: "Penelope" is the final, stream-of-consciousness episode of James Joyce's novel Ulysses, presenting Molly Bloom’s unpunctuated interior monologue and concluding the book with her famous "yes" soliloquy.
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A.
The Return of Ulysses
"The Return of Ulysses" is a chapter from Kenneth Grahame's classic children's novel *The Wind in the Willows*, continuing the adventures of its anthropomorphic animal characters.
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B.
Ulysses
Ulysses is a small town in Tompkins County, New York, known for its rural character and proximity to Cayuga Lake and the Finger Lakes region.
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C.
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria is a 1640–41 opera in three acts by Claudio Monteverdi that dramatizes the homecoming of Ulysses from the Odyssey and is considered one of the earliest masterpieces of Baroque opera.
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D.
Homer's Odyssey
Homer's Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer that recounts the long, perilous journey of the hero Odysseus as he attempts to return home from the Trojan War.
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E.
Daughters of Penelope
Daughters of Penelope is a women’s philanthropic and fraternal organization associated with the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association, dedicated to promoting Hellenic culture, education, and community service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chapter of a novel
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episode of a novel ⓘ stream-of-consciousness narrative ⓘ |
| author | James Joyce ⓘ |
| closingWords | "yes I said yes I will Yes" ⓘ |
| concludesWithWord | "yes" ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Molly Bloom's interior life
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female consciousness ⓘ marital relationship with Leopold Bloom ⓘ memory ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| hasBeenSubjectOf |
feminist literary criticism
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narratological analysis ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Blazes Boylan
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Leopold Bloom ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | stream-of-consciousness writing in 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| isFinalEpisodeOf | Ulysses ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | interior monologue ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
famous closing "yes" soliloquy
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lack of conventional punctuation ⓘ single extended sentence structure ⓘ |
| openingWords | "Yes because he never did a thing like that before" ⓘ |
| partOf | Ulysses ⓘ |
| positionInWork | 18 ⓘ |
| primaryCharacter | Molly Bloom ⓘ |
| protagonistLover | Blazes Boylan ⓘ |
| protagonistSpouse | Leopold Bloom ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Molly Bloom's soliloquy
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surface form:
Molly Bloom soliloquy
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| relatedWork |
Ulysses episode "Calypso"
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Ulysses episode "Nausicaa" ⓘ |
| sectionCount | 8 ⓘ |
| settingDate | 17 June 1904 ⓘ |
| settingPlace | 7 Eccles Street, Dublin ⓘ |
| structureFeature | divided into eight long unpunctuated segments ⓘ |
| takesPlaceAfter | Ulysses episode "Ithaca" ⓘ |
| theme |
affirmation of life
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female desire ⓘ infidelity ⓘ marriage ⓘ memory and reminiscence ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | late night to early morning ⓘ |
| workContainedIn | first 1922 edition of Ulysses ⓘ |
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Subject: Ulysses episode "Penelope" Description of subject: "Penelope" is the final, stream-of-consciousness episode of James Joyce's novel Ulysses, presenting Molly Bloom’s unpunctuated interior monologue and concluding the book with her famous "yes" soliloquy.
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