The Mayor of Casterbridge
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The Mayor of Casterbridge is a classic 1886 novel by Thomas Hardy that traces the tragic rise and fall of Michael Henchard, a flawed grain merchant in a fictional Wessex town.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Mayor of Casterbridge canonical | 6 |
| The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978 TV serial) | 1 |
| The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003 TV film) | 1 |
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Target entity: The Mayor of Casterbridge Context triple: [Thomas Hardy, notableWork, The Mayor of Casterbridge]
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The Ploughman
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The Baker's Wife
The Baker's Wife is a central, pragmatic yet yearning character in "Into the Woods," whose desire for a child drives much of the story’s moral complexity and emotional depth.
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The Baker's Wife
The Baker's Wife is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, based on a French film about a small village disrupted when the baker’s young wife runs off with a handsome lover.
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The Great Commoner
The Great Commoner was the popular nickname of William Pitt the Elder, a prominent 18th-century British statesman celebrated for his leadership during the Seven Years' War and his advocacy for parliamentary reform.
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The Wedding-Knell
"The Wedding-Knell" is a short Gothic tale by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores themes of death, aging, and the macabre intrusion of the grave into a belated marriage ceremony.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Mayor of Casterbridge Target entity description: The Mayor of Casterbridge is a classic 1886 novel by Thomas Hardy that traces the tragic rise and fall of Michael Henchard, a flawed grain merchant in a fictional Wessex town.
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A.
The Ploughman
"The Ploughman" is a poem by Scottish national poet Robert Burns, reflecting his characteristic focus on rural life and common folk.
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B.
The Baker's Wife
The Baker's Wife is a central, pragmatic yet yearning character in "Into the Woods," whose desire for a child drives much of the story’s moral complexity and emotional depth.
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C.
The Baker's Wife
The Baker's Wife is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, based on a French film about a small village disrupted when the baker’s young wife runs off with a handsome lover.
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D.
The Great Commoner
The Great Commoner was the popular nickname of William Pitt the Elder, a prominent 18th-century British statesman celebrated for his leadership during the Seven Years' War and his advocacy for parliamentary reform.
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E.
The Wedding-Knell
"The Wedding-Knell" is a short Gothic tale by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores themes of death, aging, and the macabre intrusion of the grave into a belated marriage ceremony.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Hardy ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
character and responsibility
ⓘ
fate ⓘ guilt and redemption ⓘ social status and downfall ⓘ the consequences of impulsive actions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | Graphic (magazine) ⓘ |
| firstPublishedAs | serial ⓘ |
| firstSerialPublicationYear | 1886 ⓘ |
| genre |
realist novel
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Mayor of Casterbridge (1921 film)
ⓘ
The Mayor of Casterbridge (1951 film) ⓘ The Mayor of Casterbridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978 TV serial)
The Mayor of Casterbridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003 TV film)
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| hasCharacter |
Abel Whittle
ⓘ
Joshua Jopp ⓘ Newson ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | widely regarded as one of Thomas Hardy's major novels ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780141439785 ⓘ |
| hasMoralQuestion | whether a person can escape the consequences of past actions ⓘ |
| includedIn | classic English literature canon ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | naturalism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Donald Farfrae
ⓘ
Elizabeth-Jane ⓘ Lucetta Templeman ⓘ Michael Henchard ⓘ Susan Henchard ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | chronological with occasional foreshadowing ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of rural English society
ⓘ
psychological depth of protagonist ⓘ |
| openingIncident | Michael Henchard drunkenly sells his wife and child at a fair ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Thomas Hardy's Wessex novels ⓘ |
| placeOfSetting |
Dorset
ⓘ
surface form:
Dorset (fictionalized)
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| plotFocus | rise and fall of Michael Henchard ⓘ |
| protagonist | Michael Henchard ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1886 ⓘ |
| publisher | Smith, Elder & Co. ⓘ |
| setInFictionalRegion |
Kingdom of Wessex
ⓘ
surface form:
Wessex
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| setting | Casterbridge ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 19th century ⓘ |
| tone | tragic ⓘ |
| workLocationOfAuthor | Dorset ⓘ |
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Subject: The Mayor of Casterbridge Description of subject: The Mayor of Casterbridge is a classic 1886 novel by Thomas Hardy that traces the tragic rise and fall of Michael Henchard, a flawed grain merchant in a fictional Wessex town.
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