The Country Wife (stage)
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The Country Wife (stage) is a classic Restoration comedy by William Wycherley, renowned for its witty, sexually charged satire of marriage and hypocrisy in 17th-century London.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Country Wife (stage) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2250272 — 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 Country Wife (stage) Context triple: [Alison Steadman, notableWork, The Country Wife (stage)]
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A.
Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure is a dark comedic play by William Shakespeare that explores themes of justice, morality, and hypocrisy in a corrupt Vienna.
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B.
Volpone
Volpone is a satirical comedy play by Ben Jonson that critiques greed and corruption in wealthy Venetian society.
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C.
Tartuffe
Tartuffe is a classic 17th-century French comedic play by Molière that satirizes religious hypocrisy through the story of a pious fraud who deceives a wealthy household.
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D.
That's How You Like It
"That's How You Like It" is an R&B song by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z from her debut solo album "Dangerously in Love."
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E.
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that follows the humorous misadventures of Sir John Falstaff as he is outwitted by two clever married women in the English town of Windsor.
- 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 Country Wife (stage) Target entity description: The Country Wife (stage) is a classic Restoration comedy by William Wycherley, renowned for its witty, sexually charged satire of marriage and hypocrisy in 17th-century London.
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A.
Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure is a dark comedic play by William Shakespeare that explores themes of justice, morality, and hypocrisy in a corrupt Vienna.
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B.
Volpone
Volpone is a satirical comedy play by Ben Jonson that critiques greed and corruption in wealthy Venetian society.
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C.
Tartuffe
Tartuffe is a classic 17th-century French comedic play by Molière that satirizes religious hypocrisy through the story of a pious fraud who deceives a wealthy household.
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D.
That's How You Like It
"That's How You Like It" is an R&B song by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z from her debut solo album "Dangerously in Love."
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E.
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that follows the humorous misadventures of Sir John Falstaff as he is outwitted by two clever married women in the English town of Windsor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Restoration comedy
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stage play ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Restoration comedy of manners ⓘ |
| author | William Wycherley ⓘ |
| censorshipHistory | considered indecent in Victorian era ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticalReputation | classic of Restoration drama ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | five-act play ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceApproximateYear | 1675 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
country wife
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fop ⓘ rake ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later comedy of manners ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Restoration London theatre ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dramatic literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Restoration literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alithea
ⓘ
Harcourt ⓘ Horner ⓘ Margery Pinchwife ⓘ Mr. Pinchwife ⓘ |
| notableFor |
satire of social hypocrisy
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sexually charged content ⓘ witty dialogue ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| performanceMedium | stage ⓘ |
| plotDevice | feigned impotence ⓘ |
| revival | 20th-century stage revivals ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| settingTime | 17th century ⓘ |
| structure | multiple interwoven plots ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | courtship and infidelity ⓘ |
| targetOfSatire |
jealous husbands
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social pretence ⓘ upper-class morality ⓘ |
| theme |
adultery
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marriage ⓘ sexual hypocrisy ⓘ urban versus rural values ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Country Wife (stage) Description of subject: The Country Wife (stage) is a classic Restoration comedy by William Wycherley, renowned for its witty, sexually charged satire of marriage and hypocrisy in 17th-century London.
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