Madame Defarge
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Madame Defarge is a vengeful, knitting revolutionary in Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities," emblematic of the ruthless spirit of the French Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Madame Defarge canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Madame Defarge Context triple: [A Tale of Two Cities (1935 film), characterPortrayed, Madame Defarge]
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Madame Valmondé
Madame Valmondé is a wealthy, compassionate Louisiana plantation mistress and adoptive mother figure in Kate Chopin’s short story "Désirée’s Baby."
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Madame Vabre
Madame Vabre is a fictional bourgeois woman in Émile Zola’s novel "Pot-Bouille," representing the hypocrisies and moral decay of Parisian middle-class society in the 19th century.
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C.
Éponine
Éponine is a tragic, lovestruck young woman in Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, known for her unrequited love for Marius and her poignant solo “On My Own” in the 2012 film adaptation.
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D.
Madame Duveyrier
Madame Duveyrier is a bourgeois Parisian woman in Émile Zola’s novel "Pot-Bouille," emblematic of the hypocrisies and moral compromises of Second Empire middle-class society.
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E.
Madame Roland
Madame Roland was a prominent French Revolutionary figure and influential political salonnière associated with the Girondin faction, known for her writings and eventual execution during the Reign of Terror.
- 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: Madame Defarge Target entity description: Madame Defarge is a vengeful, knitting revolutionary in Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities," emblematic of the ruthless spirit of the French Revolution.
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A.
Madame Valmondé
Madame Valmondé is a wealthy, compassionate Louisiana plantation mistress and adoptive mother figure in Kate Chopin’s short story "Désirée’s Baby."
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B.
Madame Vabre
Madame Vabre is a fictional bourgeois woman in Émile Zola’s novel "Pot-Bouille," representing the hypocrisies and moral decay of Parisian middle-class society in the 19th century.
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C.
Éponine
Éponine is a tragic, lovestruck young woman in Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, known for her unrequited love for Marius and her poignant solo “On My Own” in the 2012 film adaptation.
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D.
Madame Duveyrier
Madame Duveyrier is a bourgeois Parisian woman in Émile Zola’s novel "Pot-Bouille," emblematic of the hypocrisies and moral compromises of Second Empire middle-class society.
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E.
Madame Roland
Madame Roland was a prominent French Revolutionary figure and influential political salonnière associated with the Girondin faction, known for her writings and eventual execution during the Reign of Terror.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ revolutionary ⓘ villain ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Tale of Two Cities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jacques
NERFINISHED
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the Defarges' wine shop NERFINISHED ⓘ the guillotine ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | accidental gunshot ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cold
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relentless ⓘ secretive ⓘ vengeful ⓘ |
| creator | Charles Dickens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
archetype of the vengeful revolutionary woman
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name used as a metaphor for implacable political revenge ⓘ |
| death | dies in a struggle with Miss Pross ⓘ |
| enemy |
Charles Darnay
NERFINISHED
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Dr. Alexandre Manette NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucie Manette NERFINISHED ⓘ the Evrémonde family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyBackground | relative of a peasant family abused by the Evrémondes ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | A Tale of Two Cities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | historical novel character ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations of A Tale of Two Cities
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stage adaptations of A Tale of Two Cities ⓘ television adaptations of A Tale of Two Cities ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
antagonist to the Manette and Darnay families
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embodiment of uncontrolled revolutionary fury ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| method | records names of aristocratic victims in her knitting ⓘ |
| motivation | revenge for wrongs done to her family ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
implacable desire for revenge
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knitting coded lists of enemies ⓘ |
| occupation | wine shop owner ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
instigator of denunciations
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leader of the revolutionary women ⓘ |
| setIn | French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Ernest Defarge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
revolutionary vengeance
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ruthless spirit of the French Revolution ⓘ |
| workPublicationDate | 1859 ⓘ |
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