The Alchemist
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The Alchemist is a celebrated satirical comedy play by English dramatist Ben Jonson, first performed in the early 17th century and renowned for its sharp critique of greed and gullibility.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Alchemist canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3940553 — 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: The Alchemist Context triple: [Ben Jonson, notableWork, The Alchemist]
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A.
The Alchemist
The Alchemist is an internationally bestselling philosophical novel by Paulo Coelho that follows a young shepherd’s spiritual journey in search of his personal legend.
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B.
The Alchemist
The Alchemist is a highly influential American hip-hop producer and DJ known for his sample-heavy, atmospheric beats and extensive collaborations with prominent rappers.
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C.
Alchemist
Alchemist is the codename for Intel’s first-generation Arc discrete graphics architecture aimed at gaming and high-performance graphics workloads.
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D.
Tell Atlas
The Tell Atlas is a fertile, densely populated mountain range in northern Algeria and Tunisia that forms part of the larger Atlas Mountains along the Mediterranean coast.
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E.
Curva do Sol
Curva do Sol is a fast, sweeping corner at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos) circuit in São Paulo, Brazil, known as part of the iconic layout used for Formula One racing.
- 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: The Alchemist Target entity description: The Alchemist is a celebrated satirical comedy play by English dramatist Ben Jonson, first performed in the early 17th century and renowned for its sharp critique of greed and gullibility.
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A.
The Alchemist
The Alchemist is an internationally bestselling philosophical novel by Paulo Coelho that follows a young shepherd’s spiritual journey in search of his personal legend.
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B.
The Alchemist
The Alchemist is a highly influential American hip-hop producer and DJ known for his sample-heavy, atmospheric beats and extensive collaborations with prominent rappers.
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C.
Alchemist
Alchemist is the codename for Intel’s first-generation Arc discrete graphics architecture aimed at gaming and high-performance graphics workloads.
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D.
Tell Atlas
The Tell Atlas is a fertile, densely populated mountain range in northern Algeria and Tunisia that forms part of the larger Atlas Mountains along the Mediterranean coast.
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E.
Curva do Sol
Curva do Sol is a fast, sweeping corner at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos) circuit in São Paulo, Brazil, known as part of the iconic layout used for Formula One racing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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satirical comedy ⓘ stage work ⓘ |
| author | Ben Jonson ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
deception
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fraud ⓘ greed ⓘ gullibility ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticalReputation | one of Ben Jonson's greatest comedies ⓘ |
| dramaticForm |
city comedy
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comedy of humours ⓘ |
| dramaticTechnique |
rapid farcical plotting
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unity of place ⓘ unity of time ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1610 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| firstPerformedBy | King's Men ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1612 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | various modern stage productions ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
con artistry
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credulity ⓘ |
| includedIn | Ben Jonson's 1616 folio ⓘ |
| influenced | later satirical comedies ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Renaissance drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
Stuart period
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surface form:
Jacobean era
|
| majorCharacter |
Ananias
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Dapper ⓘ Drugger ⓘ Lovewit ⓘ Sir Epicure Mammon ⓘ Tribulation Wholesome ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| notableFor | sharp critique of greed and gullibility ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
English Renaissance drama
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surface form:
English Renaissance theatre
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| plotElement | con artists exploiting gullible victims ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Dol Common
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Face ⓘ Subtle ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| settingPeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| structure | five-act play ⓘ |
| targetOfSatire |
alchemists
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get-rich-quick schemes ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ social climbers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Alchemist Description of subject: The Alchemist is a celebrated satirical comedy play by English dramatist Ben Jonson, first performed in the early 17th century and renowned for its sharp critique of greed and gullibility.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Benjamin Jonson