Thénardiers
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The Thénardiers are a cruel and exploitative innkeeping couple in Victor Hugo's "Les Misérables" who abuse and extort the child left in their care.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thénardier | 9 |
| Madame Thénardier | 6 |
| Thénardiers canonical | 2 |
| Azelma Thénardier | 1 |
| Madame Thénardier in Les Misérables (stage) | 1 |
| Thénardier family | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Thénardiers Context triple: [Fantine, entrustsChildTo, Thénardiers]
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A.
Fantine
Fantine is a tragic young mother in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, whose descent into poverty and sacrifice for her child embodies the novel’s social injustice and emotional core.
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B.
Madame Defarge
Madame Defarge is a vengeful, knitting revolutionary in Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities," emblematic of the ruthless spirit of the French Revolution.
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C.
Madame Vauquer
Madame Vauquer is the miserly, aging widow who runs the shabby Parisian boarding house in Balzac’s novel "Le Père Goriot."
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D.
Jean-Joachim Goriot
Jean-Joachim Goriot is the tragic, self-sacrificing former vermicelli manufacturer in Balzac’s novel who ruins himself out of obsessive devotion to his ungrateful daughters.
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E.
Éponine
Éponine is a tragic, lovestruck young woman in Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, known for her unrequited love for Marius and her poignant solo “On My Own” in the 2012 film adaptation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Thénardiers Target entity description: The Thénardiers are a cruel and exploitative innkeeping couple in Victor Hugo's "Les Misérables" who abuse and extort the child left in their care.
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A.
Fantine
Fantine is a tragic young mother in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, whose descent into poverty and sacrifice for her child embodies the novel’s social injustice and emotional core.
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B.
Madame Defarge
Madame Defarge is a vengeful, knitting revolutionary in Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities," emblematic of the ruthless spirit of the French Revolution.
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C.
Madame Vauquer
Madame Vauquer is the miserly, aging widow who runs the shabby Parisian boarding house in Balzac’s novel "Le Père Goriot."
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D.
Jean-Joachim Goriot
Jean-Joachim Goriot is the tragic, self-sacrificing former vermicelli manufacturer in Balzac’s novel who ruins himself out of obsessive devotion to his ungrateful daughters.
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E.
Éponine
Éponine is a tragic, lovestruck young woman in Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, known for her unrequited love for Marius and her poignant solo “On My Own” in the 2012 film adaptation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonists
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fictional character duo ⓘ innkeepers ⓘ literary characters ⓘ |
| abuses | Cosette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
Les Misérables (musical)
NERFINISHED
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Les Misérables (various film adaptations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alias | Jondrette family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Les Misérables NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Jean Valjean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| createdBy | Victor Hugo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demandsMoneyFor | Cosette's upkeep ⓘ |
| extortsFrom | Jean Valjean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | Montfermeil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1862 ⓘ |
| genre | historical novel characters ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Azelma Thénardier
NERFINISHED
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Gavroche NERFINISHED ⓘ Unnamed younger sons ⓘ Éponine Thénardier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthicalSignificance | example of vice and selfishness ⓘ |
| hasThemeRelation |
exploitation
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injustice ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Paris criminal underworld
ⓘ
attempted robbery of Jean Valjean ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century French literature ⓘ |
| member |
Madame Thénardier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monsieur Thénardier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | corrupt ⓘ |
| nationality | French (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cruelty
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exploitation of children ⓘ greed ⓘ |
| occupation |
criminals
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innkeepers ⓘ |
| pretendsToCareFor | Cosette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Les Misérables (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
moral degradation
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social corruption ⓘ |
| roleInMusical | comic relief villains ⓘ |
| setDuring |
July Monarchy
NERFINISHED
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post-Napoleonic France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| songAssociated | Master of the House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatsAsServant | Cosette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Referenced by (20)
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