The Scornful Lady
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The Scornful Lady is a Jacobean-era English stage comedy, traditionally attributed to the playwright duo Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, known for its witty dialogue and satirical treatment of love and social manners.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Scornful Lady canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6212761 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Scornful Lady Context triple: [Francis Beaumont, wrote, The Scornful Lady]
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A.
The Wicked Lady
The Wicked Lady is a 1945 British costume melodrama film, starring Margaret Lockwood as a notorious highwaywoman, that became one of the era’s most popular and controversial UK releases.
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B.
The Maid's Revenge
The Maid's Revenge is a Caroline-era tragic play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its themes of love, honor, and revenge within a Spanish courtly setting.
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C.
The Constant Maid
The Constant Maid is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, known for its witty dialogue and exploration of love and social manners.
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D.
Lady Brute
Lady Brute is a central comic heroine in John Vanbrugh’s Restoration play "The Provoked Wife," known for her wit, marital dissatisfaction, and sharp social commentary.
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E.
The Lady’s Trial
The Lady’s Trial is a Caroline-era tragicomedy by English playwright John Ford that explores themes of marital fidelity, honor, and social reputation.
- 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: The Scornful Lady Target entity description: The Scornful Lady is a Jacobean-era English stage comedy, traditionally attributed to the playwright duo Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, known for its witty dialogue and satirical treatment of love and social manners.
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A.
The Wicked Lady
The Wicked Lady is a 1945 British costume melodrama film, starring Margaret Lockwood as a notorious highwaywoman, that became one of the era’s most popular and controversial UK releases.
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B.
The Maid's Revenge
The Maid's Revenge is a Caroline-era tragic play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its themes of love, honor, and revenge within a Spanish courtly setting.
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C.
The Constant Maid
The Constant Maid is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, known for its witty dialogue and exploration of love and social manners.
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D.
Lady Brute
Lady Brute is a central comic heroine in John Vanbrugh’s Restoration play "The Provoked Wife," known for her wit, marital dissatisfaction, and sharp social commentary.
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E.
The Lady’s Trial
The Lady’s Trial is a Caroline-era tragicomedy by English playwright John Ford that explores themes of marital fidelity, honor, and social reputation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English Renaissance play
ⓘ
Jacobean stage comedy ⓘ |
| associatedWith | King's Men theatre company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Francis Beaumont
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Fletcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Francis Beaumont
NERFINISHED
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John Fletcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| firstPerformedInPeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
satire of social manners
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satirical treatment of love ⓘ witty dialogue ⓘ |
| hasForm | five-act play ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later English comedies of manners ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
courtship
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gender relations ⓘ marriage ⓘ social status ⓘ |
| literaryForm | drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Jacobean era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Beaumont and Fletcher canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | comedy of manners ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
love
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social manners ⓘ |
| theatricalTradition | English Renaissance theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenInVerseAndProse | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Scornful Lady Description of subject: The Scornful Lady is a Jacobean-era English stage comedy, traditionally attributed to the playwright duo Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, known for its witty dialogue and satirical treatment of love and social manners.
Referenced by (3)
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