Mrs Warren's Profession
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Mrs Warren's Profession is a controversial social problem play by George Bernard Shaw that critiques Victorian attitudes toward prostitution, capitalism, and women's economic dependence.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mrs Warren's Profession canonical | 2 |
| Mrs. Warren | 1 |
| Mrs. Warren's Profession | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2414248 — 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: Mrs Warren's Profession Context triple: [George Bernard Shaw, notableWork, Mrs Warren's Profession]
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A.
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.
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B.
Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger is a landmark 1956 stage play by John Osborne that helped launch the British "kitchen sink" realist movement and the era of the "angry young men" in postwar theatre.
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C.
The Other Mother
The Other Mother is a biographical work by Victoria Riskin that explores the life and legacy of her mother, the pioneering Hollywood screenwriter and activist Fay Kanin.
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D.
Coward of the County
Coward of the County is a popular country song by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of a gentle man pushed to defend his honor and that of his loved one.
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E.
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.
- 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: Mrs Warren's Profession Target entity description: Mrs Warren's Profession is a controversial social problem play by George Bernard Shaw that critiques Victorian attitudes toward prostitution, capitalism, and women's economic dependence.
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A.
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.
-
B.
Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger is a landmark 1956 stage play by John Osborne that helped launch the British "kitchen sink" realist movement and the era of the "angry young men" in postwar theatre.
-
C.
The Other Mother
The Other Mother is a biographical work by Victoria Riskin that explores the life and legacy of her mother, the pioneering Hollywood screenwriter and activist Fay Kanin.
-
D.
Coward of the County
Coward of the County is a popular country song by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of a gentle man pushed to defend his honor and that of his loved one.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama
ⓘ
play ⓘ social problem play ⓘ |
| author | George Bernard Shaw ⓘ |
| censorship | banned from public performance in Britain for several years ⓘ |
| censorshipAuthority |
Lord Chamberlain’s Office
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Chamberlain's Office
|
| character |
Frank Gardner
ⓘ
Mrs Kitty Warren ⓘ Praed ⓘ Rev Samuel Gardner ⓘ Sir George Crofts ⓘ Vivie Warren ⓘ |
| controversialFor |
critique of conventional morality
ⓘ
frank treatment of prostitution ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Victorian attitudes toward prostitution
ⓘ
capitalist exploitation ⓘ double standards of sexual morality ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1893 ⓘ |
| dramaticForm |
comedy of ideas
ⓘ
didactic drama ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between independence and social convention
ⓘ
economic roots of vice ⓘ relationship between mother and daughter ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1902 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| firstPublicationDate | 1898 ⓘ |
| genre |
problem play
ⓘ
realist drama ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Mrs Warren's Profession
ⓘ
surface form:
Mrs. Warren's Profession
|
| includedIn | Plays Unpleasant ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Victorian morality
ⓘ
capitalism ⓘ prostitution ⓘ women's economic dependence ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 4 ⓘ |
| partOf | Shaw's plays on social problems ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young, educated woman discovers that her comfortable upbringing was financed by her mother's ownership of brothels and must confront the moral and economic implications. ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Mrs Kitty Warren
ⓘ
Vivie Warren ⓘ |
| publisher |
Archibald Constable & Co.
ⓘ
surface form:
Archibald Constable and Company
|
| setting |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Surrey countryside ⓘ late Victorian era ⓘ |
| style |
didactic
ⓘ
realist ⓘ |
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Subject: Mrs Warren's Profession Description of subject: Mrs Warren's Profession is a controversial social problem play by George Bernard Shaw that critiques Victorian attitudes toward prostitution, capitalism, and women's economic dependence.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mrs. Warren's Profession
this entity surface form:
Mrs. Warren