Petruchio
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Petruchio is the bold, domineering suitor who attempts to "tame" the strong-willed Katherina in Shakespeare’s comedy The Taming of the Shrew.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Petruchio canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5182923 — 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: Petruchio Context triple: [The Taming of the Shrew, mainCharacter, Petruchio]
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A.
Launcelot Gobbo
Launcelot Gobbo is a comic servant character in Shakespeare’s play "The Merchant of Venice," known for his humorous wordplay and conflicted loyalties.
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B.
Brabantio
Brabantio is a Venetian senator and the protective father of Desdemona in William Shakespeare's tragedy "Othello."
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C.
Benedick
Benedick is a witty, sharp-tongued nobleman and confirmed bachelor whose verbal sparring and reluctant romance with Beatrice form a central comic focus in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.
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D.
Malvolio
Malvolio is a pompous, self-righteous steward in Shakespeare’s comedy *Twelfth Night*, best known for his comic humiliation after being tricked into believing his mistress loves him.
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E.
Don Pedro
Don Pedro is a noble prince of Aragon who serves as a charismatic and benevolent leader and matchmaker in Shakespeare’s comedy "Much Ado About Nothing."
- 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: Petruchio Target entity description: Petruchio is the bold, domineering suitor who attempts to "tame" the strong-willed Katherina in Shakespeare’s comedy The Taming of the Shrew.
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A.
Launcelot Gobbo
Launcelot Gobbo is a comic servant character in Shakespeare’s play "The Merchant of Venice," known for his humorous wordplay and conflicted loyalties.
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B.
Brabantio
Brabantio is a Venetian senator and the protective father of Desdemona in William Shakespeare's tragedy "Othello."
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C.
Benedick
Benedick is a witty, sharp-tongued nobleman and confirmed bachelor whose verbal sparring and reluctant romance with Beatrice form a central comic focus in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.
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D.
Malvolio
Malvolio is a pompous, self-righteous steward in Shakespeare’s comedy *Twelfth Night*, best known for his comic humiliation after being tricked into believing his mistress loves him.
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E.
Don Pedro
Don Pedro is a noble prince of Aragon who serves as a charismatic and benevolent leader and matchmaker in Shakespeare’s comedy "Much Ado About Nothing."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
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fictional character ⓘ male literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Taming of the Shrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInForm |
film adaptations of The Taming of the Shrew
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opera adaptations of The Taming of the Shrew ⓘ stage play ⓘ television adaptations of The Taming of the Shrew ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baptista Minola
NERFINISHED
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Grumio NERFINISHED ⓘ Hortensio NERFINISHED ⓘ Katherina Minola NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucentio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
assertive
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bold ⓘ confident ⓘ domineering ⓘ manipulative ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalDiscussionTopic |
comedy and cruelty in Shakespeare
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domestic power dynamics ⓘ gender roles in Shakespeare ⓘ patriarchy in early modern England ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Taming of the Shrew, Act 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | Elizabethan comedy ⓘ |
| goal |
to marry a wealthy wife
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to tame Katherina Minola ⓘ |
| inspiredAdaptation |
Fred in the musical Kiss Me, Kate
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Petruchio-like characters in modern retellings of The Taming of the Shrew ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Early Modern English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAction |
arrives late and inappropriately dressed to his wedding
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denies Katherina food and sleep as part of his taming strategy ⓘ insists that the sun is the moon to test Katherina’s obedience ⓘ marries Katherina for her dowry ⓘ |
| notableQuoteContext | final scene wager on wives’ obedience ⓘ |
| occupation | gentleman ⓘ |
| origin | Verona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationship | suitor of Katherina Minola ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist ⓘ |
| sceneType | comic ⓘ |
| spouse | Katherina Minola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textualSource | The Taming of the Shrew, First Folio (1623) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
psychological manipulation
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role-playing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Petruchio Description of subject: Petruchio is the bold, domineering suitor who attempts to "tame" the strong-willed Katherina in Shakespeare’s comedy The Taming of the Shrew.
Referenced by (1)
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