An Enemy of the People
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An Enemy of the People is a realist drama by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen that explores the moral and political conflict that erupts when a doctor exposes pollution in his town’s lucrative spa baths.
All labels observed (1)
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| An Enemy of the People canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5169149 — 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: An Enemy of the People Context triple: [Henrik Ibsen, notableWork, An Enemy of the People]
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Miss Julie
Miss Julie is a naturalistic tragedy by Swedish playwright August Strindberg that explores class conflict, gender power dynamics, and psychological struggle through the doomed relationship between an aristocratic woman and her servant.
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The Doll's House is a major early story arc in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman that explores themes of identity, dreams, and power through the introduction of key characters like Rose Walker and the Corinthian.
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The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
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D.
The Devil and Daniel Webster
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E.
The Good Person of Szechwan
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- 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: An Enemy of the People Target entity description: An Enemy of the People is a realist drama by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen that explores the moral and political conflict that erupts when a doctor exposes pollution in his town’s lucrative spa baths.
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A.
Miss Julie
Miss Julie is a naturalistic tragedy by Swedish playwright August Strindberg that explores class conflict, gender power dynamics, and psychological struggle through the doomed relationship between an aristocratic woman and her servant.
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B.
The Doll's House
The Doll's House is a major early story arc in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman that explores themes of identity, dreams, and power through the introduction of key characters like Rose Walker and the Corinthian.
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C.
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui is a satirical play by Bertolt Brecht that allegorically depicts Adolf Hitler’s rise to power through the story of a Chicago gangster.
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D.
The Devil and Daniel Webster
The Devil and Daniel Webster is a 1941 fantasy drama film, based on Stephen Vincent Benét’s short story, about a New Hampshire farmer who sells his soul to the Devil and enlists famed orator Daniel Webster to defend him.
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E.
The Good Person of Szechwan
The Good Person of Szechwan is a socially critical play by Bertolt Brecht that explores the challenges of living a moral life within an unjust, capitalist society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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realist drama ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
democracy and the majority
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economic interests versus ethics ⓘ environmental pollution ⓘ role of the press ⓘ |
| author | Henrik Ibsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
freedom of speech
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individual versus society ⓘ majority tyranny ⓘ political corruption ⓘ public health ⓘ whistleblowing ⓘ |
| character |
Aslaksen
NERFINISHED
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Billing NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Thomas Stockmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Hovstad NERFINISHED ⓘ Katherine Stockmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Morten Kiil NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Stockmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Petra Stockmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType |
moral conflict
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political conflict ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | prose drama ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | five-act play ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1882 ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Gyldendal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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realism ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
An Enemy of the People (1950 film)
NERFINISHED
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An Enemy of the People (1978 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ An Enemy of the People (play adaptations in English) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ganashatru NERFINISHED ⓘ Jana Gana Mana (stage and film adaptations influenced by the play) ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | controversy over Ibsen’s play Ghosts ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | modern drama ⓘ |
| movement | realism in theatre ⓘ |
| notableQuote | The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone. ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Norwegian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | En folkefiende NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | written after Ghosts and before The Wild Duck ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A doctor discovers that the town’s lucrative spa baths are polluted and faces public hostility when he insists on exposing the truth. ⓘ |
| protagonist | Dr. Thomas Stockmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1882 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Norwegian coastal town ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 19th century ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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