Tom Rakewell
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Tom Rakewell is the fictional protagonist of Igor Stravinsky’s opera "The Rake’s Progress," whose moral decline and eventual ruin exemplify the archetypal 18th-century rake.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tom Rakewell canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5317152 — 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: Tom Rakewell Context triple: [The Rake's Progress, mainCharacter, Tom Rakewell]
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A.
Bertram Raphael
Bertram Raphael is an American computer scientist and artificial intelligence pioneer known for his work in automated reasoning and early AI research at institutions such as SRI International.
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B.
Charles Giblyn
Charles Giblyn was an early 20th-century American film director and actor active during the silent film era.
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C.
Geoffrey Crayon
Geoffrey Crayon is the fictional narrator and persona created by Washington Irving, best known for presenting tales such as those in "The Sketch Book," including "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
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D.
Albert Narracott
Albert Narracott is the young English farm boy whose deep bond with his horse Joey drives the emotional core of Michael Morpurgo’s World War I novel "War Horse."
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E.
Henry Snodgrass
Henry Snodgrass was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who played in the early 20th century, best remembered for his time with the New York Giants.
- 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: Tom Rakewell Target entity description: Tom Rakewell is the fictional protagonist of Igor Stravinsky’s opera "The Rake’s Progress," whose moral decline and eventual ruin exemplify the archetypal 18th-century rake.
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A.
Bertram Raphael
Bertram Raphael is an American computer scientist and artificial intelligence pioneer known for his work in automated reasoning and early AI research at institutions such as SRI International.
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B.
Charles Giblyn
Charles Giblyn was an early 20th-century American film director and actor active during the silent film era.
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C.
Geoffrey Crayon
Geoffrey Crayon is the fictional narrator and persona created by Washington Irving, best known for presenting tales such as those in "The Sketch Book," including "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
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D.
Albert Narracott
Albert Narracott is the young English farm boy whose deep bond with his horse Joey drives the emotional core of Michael Morpurgo’s World War I novel "War Horse."
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E.
Henry Snodgrass
Henry Snodgrass was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who played in the early 20th century, best remembered for his time with the New York Giants.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
opera character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Rake’s Progress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Chester Kallman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Igor Stravinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ W. H. Auden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endsUpIn | Bedlam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exemplifies |
eventual ruin
ⓘ
moral decline ⓘ the archetypal rake ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWork | 1951 ⓘ |
| hasArtForm | opera ⓘ |
| hasCharacterArchetype |
18th-century rake
ⓘ
rake ⓘ |
| hasFiancée | Anne Trulove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFinalState | insanity ⓘ |
| hasGenre | neoclassical opera ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| hasMedium | stage ⓘ |
| hasMoralAlignment | morally weak ⓘ |
| hasNationalityInFiction | English ⓘ |
| hasRoleInNarrative | protagonist ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
faithfulness versus infidelity
ⓘ
free will and fate ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
| hasVoiceType | tenor ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | opera ⓘ |
| inherits | a mysterious fortune ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
William Hogarth’s The Rake’s Progress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the 18th-century rake figure ⓘ |
| isTemptedBy | Nick Shadow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| librettoBy |
Chester Kallman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
W. H. Auden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livesIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| makesPactWith | Nick Shadow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marries | Baba the Turk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movesTo | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Igor Stravinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupationInPlot | idle heir ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | The Rake’s Progress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rejects | Anne Trulove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
moral irresponsibility
ⓘ
the consequences of hedonism ⓘ the dangers of sudden wealth ⓘ |
| undergoes |
corruption by vice
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descent into madness ⓘ loss of fortune ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tom Rakewell Description of subject: Tom Rakewell is the fictional protagonist of Igor Stravinsky’s opera "The Rake’s Progress," whose moral decline and eventual ruin exemplify the archetypal 18th-century rake.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Rake’s Progress