Pozzo
E500995
Pozzo is a domineering, bombastic landowner in Samuel Beckett’s play "Waiting for Godot," known for his cruel treatment of his servant Lucky and his later decline into blindness and dependence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pozzo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5203009 — 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: Pozzo Context triple: [Waiting for Godot, character, Pozzo]
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A.
Pietraporzio
Pietraporzio is a small mountain municipality in Italy’s Piedmont region, situated in the upper Stura Valley near the French border.
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B.
Tognana
Tognana is a frazione (hamlet) of the municipality of Piove di Sacco in the Veneto region of northern Italy.
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C.
Gambettola
Gambettola is a small town and comune in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, known for its traditional carnival floats and craftsmanship.
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D.
Quarracino
Quarracino is an Italian-origin surname most notably associated with Argentine Cardinal Antonio Quarracino.
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E.
Pecetto
Pecetto is a small hamlet within the alpine municipality of Macugnaga in Italy’s Piedmont region.
- 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: Pozzo Target entity description: Pozzo is a domineering, bombastic landowner in Samuel Beckett’s play "Waiting for Godot," known for his cruel treatment of his servant Lucky and his later decline into blindness and dependence.
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A.
Pietraporzio
Pietraporzio is a small mountain municipality in Italy’s Piedmont region, situated in the upper Stura Valley near the French border.
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B.
Tognana
Tognana is a frazione (hamlet) of the municipality of Piove di Sacco in the Veneto region of northern Italy.
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C.
Gambettola
Gambettola is a small town and comune in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, known for its traditional carnival floats and craftsmanship.
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D.
Quarracino
Quarracino is an Italian-origin surname most notably associated with Argentine Cardinal Antonio Quarracino.
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E.
Pecetto
Pecetto is a small hamlet within the alpine municipality of Macugnaga in Italy’s Piedmont region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Waiting for Godot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsWith |
Estragon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir NERFINISHED ⓘ the Boy ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
dependency reversal
ⓘ
master–slave dynamic ⓘ power and its decay ⓘ |
| becomes |
blind
ⓘ
physically dependent ⓘ |
| characterType |
bombastic
ⓘ
domineering ⓘ |
| creator | Samuel Beckett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
contrast to Vladimir and Estragon
ⓘ
embodiment of oppressive authority ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Act I of Waiting for Godot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | absurdist play ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalWork |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| laterAppearance | Act II of Waiting for Godot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| LuckyRole | servant ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| nationalityInText | unspecified ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
cruelty
ⓘ
self-importance ⓘ verbosity ⓘ |
| occupation | landowner ⓘ |
| physicalConditionInActII | blind ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Lucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInRelationshipWithLucky | master ⓘ |
| symbolism |
abuse of power
ⓘ
human degradation ⓘ impermanence of authority ⓘ |
| timeGapBetweenAppearances | about one day in the play’s diegesis ⓘ |
| treatsCruelly | Lucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| undergoesChange |
decline into blindness
ⓘ
increasing dependence on Lucky ⓘ |
| workAuthorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| workFirstPerformance | 1953 (French premiere of Waiting for Godot) ⓘ |
| workThemeContext | existentialism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pozzo Description of subject: Pozzo is a domineering, bombastic landowner in Samuel Beckett’s play "Waiting for Godot," known for his cruel treatment of his servant Lucky and his later decline into blindness and dependence.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.