Pygmalion
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Pygmalion is a celebrated stage play by George Bernard Shaw that satirizes class distinctions through the transformation of a Cockney flower girl into a refined lady under the tutelage of a phonetics professor.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pygmalion canonical | 9 |
| Pygmalion (1913 play) | 1 |
| Pygmalion (play) | 1 |
| Pygmalion (television adaptations) | 1 |
| Pygmalion (various radio adaptations) | 1 |
| Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (indirectly, via My Fair Lady) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2414243 — 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: Pygmalion Context triple: [George Bernard Shaw, notableWork, Pygmalion]
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A.
Pygmalion (1938 film)
Pygmalion (1938 film) is a British romantic comedy-drama adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s play, best known for its witty exploration of class and language and for inspiring the later musical My Fair Lady.
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B.
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest is a celebrated late-Victorian comedic play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes social conventions, identity, and marriage through witty dialogue and farcical situations.
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C.
An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband is a comedic stage play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes Victorian politics, morality, and marriage through a story of blackmail and scandal in high society London.
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D.
My Fair Lady (film)
My Fair Lady is a 1964 musical film adaptation of the stage musical based on George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion," renowned for its performances by Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison and its classic Lerner and Loewe songs.
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E.
A Woman of No Importance
A Woman of No Importance is an 1893 social comedy play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes Victorian upper-class morality and gender double standards.
- 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: Pygmalion Target entity description: Pygmalion is a celebrated stage play by George Bernard Shaw that satirizes class distinctions through the transformation of a Cockney flower girl into a refined lady under the tutelage of a phonetics professor.
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A.
Pygmalion (1938 film)
Pygmalion (1938 film) is a British romantic comedy-drama adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s play, best known for its witty exploration of class and language and for inspiring the later musical My Fair Lady.
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B.
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest is a celebrated late-Victorian comedic play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes social conventions, identity, and marriage through witty dialogue and farcical situations.
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C.
An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband is a comedic stage play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes Victorian politics, morality, and marriage through a story of blackmail and scandal in high society London.
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D.
My Fair Lady (film)
My Fair Lady is a 1964 musical film adaptation of the stage musical based on George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion," renowned for its performances by Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison and its classic Lerner and Loewe songs.
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E.
A Woman of No Importance
A Woman of No Importance is an 1893 social comedy play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes Victorian upper-class morality and gender double standards.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy
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play ⓘ social satire ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
My Fair Lady (film)
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surface form:
My Fair Lady
Pygmalion (1938 film) ⓘ Pygmalion self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Pygmalion (television adaptations)
Pygmalion self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Pygmalion (various radio adaptations)
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| author | George Bernard Shaw ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Pygmalion myth
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surface form:
Pygmalion (mythology)
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| centralConflict |
power dynamics between teacher and pupil
ⓘ
tension between social class and individual identity ⓘ |
| character |
Alfred P. Doolittle
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surface form:
Alfred Doolittle
Colonel Pickering ⓘ Eliza Doolittle ⓘ Freddy Eynsford-Hill ⓘ Mrs. Higgins ⓘ Professor Henry Higgins ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReputation | widely regarded as one of George Bernard Shaw's most famous plays ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | prose drama ⓘ |
| firstEnglishPerformanceDate | 1914-04-11 ⓘ |
| firstEnglishPerformancePlace |
Her Majesty's Theatre, London
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surface form:
His Majesty's Theatre, London
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| firstPerformanceDate | 1913-04-11 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLanguage | German ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace |
Burgtheater, Vienna
ⓘ
surface form:
Hofburg Theatre, Vienna
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| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
problem play ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century musical theatre
ⓘ
representations of class and speech in drama ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Pygmalion myth
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surface form:
Pygmalion (mythology)
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| intendedEffect | satire of British class system ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Edwardian drama
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realism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
class distinctions
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education and transformation ⓘ gender roles ⓘ language and identity ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
| notableAdaptation |
My Fair Lady (film)
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surface form:
My Fair Lady (1964 film)
My Fair Lady (stage direction) ⓘ
surface form:
My Fair Lady (stage musical)
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| plotSummary | A phonetics professor transforms a Cockney flower girl into a woman who can pass as a duchess by teaching her refined speech and manners. ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1913 ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| structure | five acts ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
| writer | George Bernard Shaw ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pygmalion Description of subject: Pygmalion is a celebrated stage play by George Bernard Shaw that satirizes class distinctions through the transformation of a Cockney flower girl into a refined lady under the tutelage of a phonetics professor.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
My Fair Lady (stage musical)
this entity surface form:
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (indirectly, via My Fair Lady)
this entity surface form:
Pygmalion (play)
this entity surface form:
Pygmalion (1913 play)
this entity surface form:
Pygmalion (various radio adaptations)
this entity surface form:
Pygmalion (television adaptations)