Lady Capulet
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Lady Capulet is Juliet’s mother in Shakespeare’s tragedy "Romeo and Juliet," a noblewoman of Verona whose concern for status and tradition contributes to the play’s familial conflict.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lady Capulet canonical | 7 |
| Gloria Capulet in Romeo + Juliet | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3067283 — 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: Lady Capulet Context triple: [Romeo and Juliet, character, Lady Capulet]
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A.
Juliet Capulet
Juliet Capulet is the young heroine of William Shakespeare’s tragedy "Romeo and Juliet," renowned as one half of literature’s most famous star-crossed lovers.
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B.
Lord Capulet
Lord Capulet is Juliet’s authoritative and temperamental father in Shakespeare’s tragedy, whose decisions and conflicts help drive the lovers toward their fatal end.
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C.
Friar Laurence
Friar Laurence is the well-intentioned Franciscan priest in Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet" who secretly marries the young lovers and devises the ill-fated plan that leads to their tragic end.
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D.
Lady Montague
Lady Montague is Romeo's concerned and peace-seeking mother in William Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet."
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E.
House of Capulet
The House of Capulet is one of the two feuding noble families in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," known as Juliet's family and rivals to the Montagues in Verona.
- 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: Lady Capulet Target entity description: Lady Capulet is Juliet’s mother in Shakespeare’s tragedy "Romeo and Juliet," a noblewoman of Verona whose concern for status and tradition contributes to the play’s familial conflict.
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A.
Juliet Capulet
Juliet Capulet is the young heroine of William Shakespeare’s tragedy "Romeo and Juliet," renowned as one half of literature’s most famous star-crossed lovers.
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B.
Lord Capulet
Lord Capulet is Juliet’s authoritative and temperamental father in Shakespeare’s tragedy, whose decisions and conflicts help drive the lovers toward their fatal end.
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C.
Friar Laurence
Friar Laurence is the well-intentioned Franciscan priest in Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet" who secretly marries the young lovers and devises the ill-fated plan that leads to their tragic end.
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D.
Lady Montague
Lady Montague is Romeo's concerned and peace-seeking mother in William Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet."
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E.
House of Capulet
The House of Capulet is one of the two feuding noble families in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," known as Juliet's family and rivals to the Montagues in Verona.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
film adaptations of Romeo and Juliet
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opera adaptations of Romeo and Juliet ⓘ television adaptations of Romeo and Juliet ⓘ |
| alignment | Capulet side in the family feud ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Romeo and Juliet ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Capulet feast
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surface form:
Capulet ball
arrangement of Juliet’s marriage to Paris ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily |
House of Capulet
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surface form:
Capulet family
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| child | Juliet Capulet ⓘ |
| citizenship | Verona ⓘ |
| concern |
family honor
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family tradition ⓘ social status ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
contrasts with Juliet’s independence
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contributes to familial conflict ⓘ represents traditional authority ⓘ |
| familyName | Capulet ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | Verona ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Romeo and Juliet
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surface form:
Romeo and Juliet universe
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| firstAppearance |
Act I of Romeo and Juliet
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surface form:
Romeo and Juliet, Act 1
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| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | tragedy ⓘ |
| hasThemeConnection |
generational divide
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parent–child conflict ⓘ patriarchal and aristocratic norms ⓘ |
| inConflictWithFamily |
House of Montague
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surface form:
Montague family
|
| languageOfWork | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance ⓘ |
| literaryRoleType | supporting character ⓘ |
| mediumOfWork | play ⓘ |
| nationalityOfWork’sAuthor | English ⓘ |
| opposesRelationshipWith | Romeo Montague ⓘ |
| relative | Tybalt ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
Juliet’s mother
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matriarch of the Capulet family ⓘ |
| speaksLanguageInWork | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| spouse | Lord Capulet ⓘ |
| stageMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| supportsMarriageWith | Count Paris ⓘ |
| workAuthor | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| workDateOfFirstPerformance | 1590s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lady Capulet Description of subject: Lady Capulet is Juliet’s mother in Shakespeare’s tragedy "Romeo and Juliet," a noblewoman of Verona whose concern for status and tradition contributes to the play’s familial conflict.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gloria Capulet in Romeo + Juliet