Pericles, Prince of Tyre
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Pericles, Prince of Tyre is a Shakespearean romance play that follows the adventurous and often perilous journeys of a noble prince across the Mediterranean.
All labels observed (1)
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| Pericles, Prince of Tyre canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pericles, Prince of Tyre Context triple: [Works of William Shakespeare, includesWork, Pericles, Prince of Tyre]
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Pentheus
Pentheus is a tragic king in Greek mythology, best known for opposing the worship of Dionysus and being torn apart by his own mother and aunts in a Dionysian frenzy.
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B.
Polus
Polus is a young, ambitious rhetorician in Plato’s dialogue "Gorgias," often portrayed as an overconfident student of the sophist Gorgias.
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Polus
Polus is the Roman mythological figure identified with the Greek Titan Coeus, associated with the celestial axis and the heavens.
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D.
Hermocrates
Hermocrates is a Syracusan statesman and military leader from classical Greece, known from historical accounts and as a character in Plato’s dialogues.
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Jason of Pherae
Jason of Pherae was a powerful 4th-century BC Thessalian leader and military commander who unified much of Thessaly and briefly emerged as a major rival to other Greek powers before his assassination.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pericles, Prince of Tyre Target entity description: Pericles, Prince of Tyre is a Shakespearean romance play that follows the adventurous and often perilous journeys of a noble prince across the Mediterranean.
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A.
Pentheus
Pentheus is a tragic king in Greek mythology, best known for opposing the worship of Dionysus and being torn apart by his own mother and aunts in a Dionysian frenzy.
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B.
Polus
Polus is a young, ambitious rhetorician in Plato’s dialogue "Gorgias," often portrayed as an overconfident student of the sophist Gorgias.
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C.
Polus
Polus is the Roman mythological figure identified with the Greek Titan Coeus, associated with the celestial axis and the heavens.
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D.
Hermocrates
Hermocrates is a Syracusan statesman and military leader from classical Greece, known from historical accounts and as a character in Plato’s dialogues.
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E.
Jason of Pherae
Jason of Pherae was a powerful 4th-century BC Thessalian leader and military commander who unified much of Thessaly and briefly emerged as a major rival to other Greek powers before his assassination.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jacobean drama
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Shakespearean romance ⓘ play ⓘ stage work ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | c. 1607–1608 ⓘ |
| author | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | tragicomedy ⓘ |
| features |
brothel scenes
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chorus-like commentary by Gower ⓘ recognition scenes ⓘ shipwrecks ⓘ tournaments ⓘ |
| firstKnownPublication | 1609 quarto ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | quarto ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure drama
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romance ⓘ |
| includedIn | some later editions of the Shakespeare First Folio tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Jacobean era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | late Shakespearean romances ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Cleon
NERFINISHED
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Dionyza NERFINISHED ⓘ Gower NERFINISHED ⓘ Helicanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Marina NERFINISHED ⓘ Pericles NERFINISHED ⓘ Simonides NERFINISHED ⓘ Thaisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narratorCharacter | Gower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | early 17th century ⓘ |
| placeOfActionRegion | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Pericles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Cymbeline
NERFINISHED
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The Tempest NERFINISHED ⓘ The Winter’s Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Antioch
NERFINISHED
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Ephesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarsus NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceAuthor | John Gower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceWork | Confessio Amantis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | five acts ⓘ |
| theme |
chastity and virtue
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divine providence ⓘ family separation ⓘ loss and reunion ⓘ maritime adventure ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Works of William Shakespeare