Act III
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Act III is the final act of Thornton Wilder’s play "The Skin of Our Teeth," depicting the Antrobus family’s post-apocalyptic struggle to rebuild civilization and affirm human resilience.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Act III canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2479660 — 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: Act III Context triple: [The Skin of Our Teeth, hasPart, Act III]
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Act II
Act II is the middle section of Thornton Wilder’s play "The Skin of Our Teeth," continuing the Antrobus family’s allegorical journey through recurring catastrophes and human resilience.
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Acts
Acts are formal pieces of legislation enacted by a parliament or legislative body that establish or modify laws within a jurisdiction.
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C.
Book III
Book III is the section of John Locke’s "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding" that focuses on the nature, use, and limitations of language in human knowledge.
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Book III
Book III is the section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s political treatise *The Social Contract* that focuses on the nature, forms, and functioning of government in relation to the sovereign people.
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E.
Book III
Book III is the final section of Newton’s *Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica*, in which he applies his laws of motion and universal gravitation to explain the motions of celestial bodies and the structure of the solar system.
- 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: Act III Target entity description: Act III is the final act of Thornton Wilder’s play "The Skin of Our Teeth," depicting the Antrobus family’s post-apocalyptic struggle to rebuild civilization and affirm human resilience.
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A.
Act II
Act II is the middle section of Thornton Wilder’s play "The Skin of Our Teeth," continuing the Antrobus family’s allegorical journey through recurring catastrophes and human resilience.
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B.
Acts
Acts are formal pieces of legislation enacted by a parliament or legislative body that establish or modify laws within a jurisdiction.
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C.
Book III
Book III is the section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s political treatise *The Social Contract* that focuses on the nature, forms, and functioning of government in relation to the sovereign people.
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D.
Book III
Book III is the section of John Locke’s "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding" that focuses on the nature, use, and limitations of language in human knowledge.
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E.
Book III
Book III is the final section of Newton’s *Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica*, in which he applies his laws of motion and universal gravitation to explain the motions of celestial bodies and the structure of the solar system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | theatrical act ⓘ |
| contains |
dialogue about rebuilding laws and books
ⓘ
moments of comic irony amid devastation ⓘ |
| creator | Thornton Wilder ⓘ |
| depicts |
aftermath of global war
ⓘ
attempts to restart human culture ⓘ |
| dramaticStructureRole | denouement ⓘ |
| dramaticTone | tragicomedy ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
continuity of human knowledge
ⓘ
moral choices of the Antrobus family ⓘ |
| follows |
The Skin of Our Teeth
ⓘ
surface form:
Act II (The Skin of Our Teeth)
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| hasCharacter |
Sabina
ⓘ
Stage Manager ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
George Antrobus
ⓘ
Gladys Antrobus ⓘ Henry Antrobus ⓘ Maggie Antrobus ⓘ |
| isSectionOf | Pulitzer Prize-winning play ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American drama ⓘ |
| medium | stage performance ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
epilogue-like reflection on human history
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resolution of central conflicts ⓘ |
| partOf | The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ |
| partOfWork | modernist drama ⓘ |
| positionInSeries |
final act
ⓘ
third act ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Skin of Our Teeth
ⓘ
surface form:
Act I (The Skin of Our Teeth)
The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ
surface form:
Act II (The Skin of Our Teeth)
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| setting |
post-apocalyptic world
ⓘ
ruined Atlantic City boardwalk ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
fragility of civilization
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perpetual renewal of humanity ⓘ |
| theme |
cyclical nature of history
ⓘ
family reconciliation ⓘ hope ⓘ human resilience ⓘ rebuilding civilization ⓘ survival after catastrophe ⓘ |
| usesDramaticTechnique |
breaking the fourth wall
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metatheatre ⓘ nonlinear theatrical conventions ⓘ |
| workTitle | Act III self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Act III Description of subject: Act III is the final act of Thornton Wilder’s play "The Skin of Our Teeth," depicting the Antrobus family’s post-apocalyptic struggle to rebuild civilization and affirm human resilience.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.