Judith Sutpen
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Judith Sutpen is a central figure in William Faulkner's novel "Absalom, Absalom!", embodying the tragic complexities of Southern aristocracy, family legacy, and doomed relationships in the post–Civil War American South.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Judith Sutpen canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5587324 — 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: Judith Sutpen Context triple: [Absalom, Absalom!, mainCharacter, Judith Sutpen]
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A.
Caddy Compson
Caddy Compson is a central, elusive figure in William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," whose troubled life and moral transgressions profoundly shape the fate and inner turmoil of the Compson family.
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B.
Caroline Compson
Caroline Compson is the self-pitying, hypochondriacal matriarch of the Compson family in William Faulkner’s novel *The Sound and the Fury*, whose emotional fragility and narcissism contribute to her family’s decline.
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C.
Miss Quentin Compson
Miss Quentin Compson is a rebellious and troubled young woman from William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," whose defiance against her oppressive family environment culminates in her dramatic escape.
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D.
Desiree Scott
Desiree Scott is a Canadian professional soccer midfielder known for her key role with the Canada women's national team, including multiple Olympic bronze medals.
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E.
Jane Ewing
Jane Ewing was the wife of American frontiersman and Kentucky pioneer John Hardin.
- 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: Judith Sutpen Target entity description: Judith Sutpen is a central figure in William Faulkner's novel "Absalom, Absalom!", embodying the tragic complexities of Southern aristocracy, family legacy, and doomed relationships in the post–Civil War American South.
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A.
Caddy Compson
Caddy Compson is a central, elusive figure in William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," whose troubled life and moral transgressions profoundly shape the fate and inner turmoil of the Compson family.
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B.
Caroline Compson
Caroline Compson is the self-pitying, hypochondriacal matriarch of the Compson family in William Faulkner’s novel *The Sound and the Fury*, whose emotional fragility and narcissism contribute to her family’s decline.
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C.
Miss Quentin Compson
Miss Quentin Compson is a rebellious and troubled young woman from William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," whose defiance against her oppressive family environment culminates in her dramatic escape.
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D.
Desiree Scott
Desiree Scott is a Canadian professional soccer midfielder known for her key role with the Canada women's national team, including multiple Olympic bronze medals.
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E.
Jane Ewing
Jane Ewing was the wife of American frontiersman and Kentucky pioneer John Hardin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Absalom, Absalom! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
Southern Gothic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modernist literature ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Jefferson, Mississippi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yoknapatawpha County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithResidence | Sutpen's Hundred NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralToPlotOf | Absalom, Absalom! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
central character
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tragic heroine ⓘ |
| countryOfWorkPublication | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Sutpen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasBrother | Henry Sutpen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFather | Thomas Sutpen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFiancé | Charles Bon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHalfBrother | Charles Bon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMother | Ellen Coldfield Sutpen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Charles Bon
NERFINISHED
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Ellen Coldfield Sutpen NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Sutpen NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosa Coldfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Sutpen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovementOfWork | American modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of Southern aristocracy
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figure of doomed relationships ⓘ symbol of family legacy ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | Yoknapatawpha County saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationContext | Absalom, Absalom! (1936 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Sound and the Fury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
American Civil War era
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Antebellum American South NERFINISHED ⓘ Reconstruction era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
decline of the Old South
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family curse ⓘ fatalism ⓘ gender roles in the South ⓘ incest ⓘ race and miscegenation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Judith Sutpen Description of subject: Judith Sutpen is a central figure in William Faulkner's novel "Absalom, Absalom!", embodying the tragic complexities of Southern aristocracy, family legacy, and doomed relationships in the post–Civil War American South.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.