Mrs. Costello
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Mrs. Costello is a socially snobbish, judgmental American expatriate in Henry James’s novella "Daisy Miller," serving as a foil to the more open and naive title character.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mrs. Costello canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2417970 — 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. Costello Context triple: [Daisy Miller, mainCharacter, Mrs. Costello]
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A.
Teresa Capone
Teresa Capone was the mother of notorious American gangster Al Capone and a key figure in his Italian immigrant family background.
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B.
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio is an American actress and singer known for her acclaimed performances in films such as "The Color of Money," "The Abyss," and "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves," as well as numerous stage and television roles.
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C.
Patsy Kelly
Patsy Kelly was an American actress and comedian known for her wisecracking roles in 1930s comedies and later character parts in film, television, and stage.
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D.
Margalo Gillmore
Margalo Gillmore was an English-born American stage and film actress known for her sophisticated supporting roles in Broadway productions and classic Hollywood films of the mid-20th century.
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E.
Maggie Verver
Maggie Verver is the sensitive, intelligent American heiress at the center of Henry James's novel "The Golden Bowl," whose marriage and family loyalties are tested by hidden betrayals.
- 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. Costello Target entity description: Mrs. Costello is a socially snobbish, judgmental American expatriate in Henry James’s novella "Daisy Miller," serving as a foil to the more open and naive title character.
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A.
Teresa Capone
Teresa Capone was the mother of notorious American gangster Al Capone and a key figure in his Italian immigrant family background.
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B.
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio is an American actress and singer known for her acclaimed performances in films such as "The Color of Money," "The Abyss," and "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves," as well as numerous stage and television roles.
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C.
Patsy Kelly
Patsy Kelly was an American actress and comedian known for her wisecracking roles in 1930s comedies and later character parts in film, television, and stage.
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D.
Margalo Gillmore
Margalo Gillmore was an English-born American stage and film actress known for her sophisticated supporting roles in Broadway productions and classic Hollywood films of the mid-20th century.
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E.
Maggie Verver
Maggie Verver is the sensitive, intelligent American heiress at the center of Henry James's novel "The Golden Bowl," whose marriage and family loyalties are tested by hidden betrayals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ supporting character ⓘ |
| alignment | antagonistic toward Daisy Miller’s behavior ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Daisy Miller ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American (Henry James) ⓘ |
| characterRole | foil to Daisy Miller ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
class-conscious
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conventional ⓘ judgmental ⓘ socially conservative ⓘ socially snobbish ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdBy | Henry James ⓘ |
| familyRelation | aunt of Winterbourne ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Daisy Miller
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surface form:
Daisy Miller: A Study
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| functionInNarrative |
contrasts with Daisy Miller’s openness
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embodies American expatriate snobbery ⓘ represents rigid Old World social codes ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearsIn | novella ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriodOfWork | late 19th century ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
influences Winterbourne’s view of Daisy Miller
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voice of expatriate American colony in Europe ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| perceptionOfDaisyMiller |
considers Daisy Miller improper
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disapproves of Daisy Miller ⓘ views Daisy Miller as socially unacceptable ⓘ |
| relative | Winterbourne ⓘ |
| residence |
Europe
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Geneva ⓘ |
| settingOfWork |
European high society
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Italy ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| socialStatus | upper-class American expatriate ⓘ |
| thematicAssociation |
Old World vs. New World values
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reputation and scandal ⓘ respectability ⓘ social exclusion ⓘ social judgment ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1878 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mrs. Costello Description of subject: Mrs. Costello is a socially snobbish, judgmental American expatriate in Henry James’s novella "Daisy Miller," serving as a foil to the more open and naive title character.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.