Godfrey Cass is revealed as Eppie's biological father
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Godfrey Cass is a central character in George Eliot’s novel "Silas Marner," whose concealed paternity of Eppie becomes a pivotal revelation that drives the story’s moral and emotional climax.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Godfrey Cass is revealed as Eppie's biological father canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Godfrey Cass is revealed as Eppie's biological father Context triple: [Silas Marner, plotElement, Godfrey Cass is revealed as Eppie's biological father]
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George's Mother
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Ronnie Mitchell
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Uncle Frank
"Uncle Frank" is a 2020 coming-of-age road trip drama film written and directed by Alan Ball, in which Paul Bettany stars as a closeted gay literature professor confronting his past and family in the American South of the 1970s.
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Shaun Cassidy
Shaun Cassidy is an American singer, actor, and television producer best known as a 1970s teen idol and star of the TV series "The Hardy Boys Mysteries."
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Frank Darling
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Godfrey Cass is revealed as Eppie's biological father Target entity description: Godfrey Cass is a central character in George Eliot’s novel "Silas Marner," whose concealed paternity of Eppie becomes a pivotal revelation that drives the story’s moral and emotional climax.
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A.
George's Mother
"George's Mother" is a naturalistic short novel by American author Stephen Crane that portrays the harsh realities of urban poverty and family conflict in late 19th-century New York.
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B.
Ronnie Mitchell
Ronnie Mitchell is a fictional character from the British soap opera "EastEnders," known as a member of the Mitchell family and central to many of the show's dramatic storylines.
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C.
Uncle Frank
"Uncle Frank" is a 2020 coming-of-age road trip drama film written and directed by Alan Ball, in which Paul Bettany stars as a closeted gay literature professor confronting his past and family in the American South of the 1970s.
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D.
Shaun Cassidy
Shaun Cassidy is an American singer, actor, and television producer best known as a 1970s teen idol and star of the TV series "The Hardy Boys Mysteries."
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E.
Frank Darling
Frank Darling was a prominent Canadian architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for designing many significant institutional and commercial buildings in Toronto.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a novel
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fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Silas Marner ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter | multiple chapters of Silas Marner ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
Victorian novel
ⓘ
realist fiction ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
class and social respectability
ⓘ
marriage and legitimacy ⓘ parenthood and adoption ⓘ |
| biologicalChild | Eppie ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Silas Marner ⓘ |
| creator | George Eliot ⓘ |
| familyName | Cass ⓘ |
| fullName | Godfrey Cass ⓘ |
| hasChildWith | Molly Farren ⓘ |
| hasFather | Squire Cass ⓘ |
| hasSecretMarriageWith | Molly Farren ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Dunstan Cass ⓘ |
| initiallyFailsToAcknowledge | Eppie ⓘ |
| laterAttemptsToClaim | Eppie ⓘ |
| laterMoralAction | admits paternity of Eppie ⓘ |
| livesInFictionalCounty | Warwickshire-like rural England ⓘ |
| moralFailure | prioritizes reputation over acknowledging child ⓘ |
| moralThemeEmbodied |
consequences of moral cowardice
ⓘ
redemption and confession ⓘ responsibility for one’s child ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
ⓘ
moral foil to Silas Marner ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | English ⓘ |
| occupation | landowner ⓘ |
| paternityConcealedFrom |
Eppie
ⓘ
Raveloe community ⓘ Silas Marner ⓘ |
| paternityRevealedTo |
Eppie
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Silas Marner ⓘ |
| pivotalPlotFunction | hidden father of Eppie ⓘ |
| relationshipToEppie |
biological father
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non-custodial parent ⓘ |
| relationshipToSilasMarner | Eppie’s rival claimant as parent ⓘ |
| residesIn | Raveloe ⓘ |
| setInWorkPublishedIn | 1861 ⓘ |
| socialClass | rural gentry ⓘ |
| storyClimaxInvolves | claiming Eppie after confessing paternity ⓘ |
| turningPointEvent | revelation as Eppie’s biological father ⓘ |
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Subject: Godfrey Cass is revealed as Eppie's biological father Description of subject: Godfrey Cass is a central character in George Eliot’s novel "Silas Marner," whose concealed paternity of Eppie becomes a pivotal revelation that drives the story’s moral and emotional climax.
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