The Maid's Revenge
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The Maid's Revenge is a Caroline-era tragic play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its themes of love, honor, and revenge within a Spanish courtly setting.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Maid's Revenge canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T161704 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Maid's Revenge Context triple: [James Shirley, notableWork, The Maid's Revenge]
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A.
The Provoked Wife
The Provoked Wife is a late 17th-century Restoration comedy play by John Vanbrugh, known for its sharp wit and exploration of marriage and female agency.
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B.
The Doubtful Heir
The Doubtful Heir is a Caroline-era tragicomedy play by English dramatist James Shirley, centered on courtly intrigue, disputed succession, and romantic entanglements.
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C.
The Lady of Pleasure
The Lady of Pleasure is a Caroline-era comedy play by James Shirley that satirizes the excesses and moral corruption of the English aristocracy.
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D.
The Widow and Her Son
"The Widow and Her Son" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that portrays the quiet dignity and sorrow of a poor widow devoted to her only child.
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E.
The Imposture
The Imposture is a Caroline-era stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his notable comedies of intrigue.
- 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 Maid's Revenge Target entity description: The Maid's Revenge is a Caroline-era tragic play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its themes of love, honor, and revenge within a Spanish courtly setting.
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A.
The Provoked Wife
The Provoked Wife is a late 17th-century Restoration comedy play by John Vanbrugh, known for its sharp wit and exploration of marriage and female agency.
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B.
The Doubtful Heir
The Doubtful Heir is a Caroline-era tragicomedy play by English dramatist James Shirley, centered on courtly intrigue, disputed succession, and romantic entanglements.
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C.
The Lady of Pleasure
The Lady of Pleasure is a Caroline-era comedy play by James Shirley that satirizes the excesses and moral corruption of the English aristocracy.
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D.
The Widow and Her Son
"The Widow and Her Son" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that portrays the quiet dignity and sorrow of a poor widow devoted to her only child.
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E.
The Imposture
The Imposture is a Caroline-era stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his notable comedies of intrigue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Caroline-era play
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play ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Caroline theatre ⓘ |
| author | James Shirley ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | stage play ⓘ |
| genre |
revenge tragedy
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tragedy ⓘ |
| hasCourtlySetting | Spanish nobility ⓘ |
| hasDramaticMode | tragedy ⓘ |
| hasDramatist | James Shirley ⓘ |
| hasNationalityOfAuthor | English ⓘ |
| hasSettingPeriod |
Habsburg Spain
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surface form:
early modern Spain
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| hasTheme |
betrayal
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courtly love ⓘ family honor ⓘ female agency ⓘ jealousy ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | English Renaissance drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Caroline era ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
James Shirley
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surface form:
James Shirley's dramatic works
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| setting | Spanish court ⓘ |
| theme |
honor
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love ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| writtenBy | James Shirley ⓘ |
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