Mrs. Allonby
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Mrs. Allonby is a witty, cynical, and flirtatious society woman in Oscar Wilde’s play "A Woman of No Importance," known for her sharp epigrams and unconventional views on morality and marriage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mrs. Allonby canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7596077 — 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: Mrs. Allonby Context triple: [A Woman of No Importance, hasCharacter, Mrs. Allonby]
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A.
Margaret Allerton
Margaret Allerton was a member of the Allerton family connected to early Plymouth Colony history through her brother, Mayflower passenger Isaac Allerton.
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B.
Mrs. Wallington
Mrs. Wallington is the namesake of Mrs. Wallington's School, likely an influential educator or benefactor associated with its founding or legacy.
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C.
Lady Boyle
Lady Boyle is the title by which Catherine Fenton, an Irish noblewoman of the early 17th century and wife of the influential statesman Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, is historically known.
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D.
Henrietta Tyrrell
Henrietta Tyrrell was an artist linked to the early 20th-century British avant-garde Vorticist movement.
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E.
Grace Allerton
Grace Allerton was a member of the early 17th-century Allerton family associated with the Pilgrim settlers of Plymouth Colony.
- 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: Mrs. Allonby Target entity description: Mrs. Allonby is a witty, cynical, and flirtatious society woman in Oscar Wilde’s play "A Woman of No Importance," known for her sharp epigrams and unconventional views on morality and marriage.
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A.
Margaret Allerton
Margaret Allerton was a member of the Allerton family connected to early Plymouth Colony history through her brother, Mayflower passenger Isaac Allerton.
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B.
Mrs. Wallington
Mrs. Wallington is the namesake of Mrs. Wallington's School, likely an influential educator or benefactor associated with its founding or legacy.
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C.
Lady Boyle
Lady Boyle is the title by which Catherine Fenton, an Irish noblewoman of the early 17th century and wife of the influential statesman Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, is historically known.
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D.
Henrietta Tyrrell
Henrietta Tyrrell was an artist linked to the early 20th-century British avant-garde Vorticist movement.
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E.
Grace Allerton
Grace Allerton was a member of the early 17th-century Allerton family associated with the Pilgrim settlers of Plymouth Colony.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
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fictional character ⓘ society woman ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Woman of No Importance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I of A Woman of No Importance
NERFINISHED
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Act II of A Woman of No Importance NERFINISHED ⓘ Act III of A Woman of No Importance NERFINISHED ⓘ Act IV of A Woman of No Importance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
gender roles
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hypocrisy of Victorian morality ⓘ marriage and infidelity ⓘ social reputation ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
clever
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cynical ⓘ flirtatious ⓘ ironical ⓘ witty ⓘ worldly ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dialogueStyle |
epigrammatic
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paradoxical ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | A Woman of No Importance universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | A Woman of No Importance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYearOfWork | 1893 ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearsIn | comedy of manners ⓘ |
| knownFor |
sharp epigrams
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unconventional views on marriage ⓘ unconventional views on morality ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
embodiment of social satire
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vehicle for Wildean wit ⓘ |
| moralStance |
critical of traditional marriage ideals
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skeptical of conventional morality ⓘ |
| relationshipToOtherCharacter |
acquaintance of Lady Hunstanton
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acquaintance of Mrs. Arbuthnot ⓘ friend of Lady Stutfield ⓘ interlocutor of Lord Illingworth ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
commentator on Victorian morals
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member of English upper-class society ⓘ |
| workMedium | stage play ⓘ |
| workSetting | Victorian England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mrs. Allonby Description of subject: Mrs. Allonby is a witty, cynical, and flirtatious society woman in Oscar Wilde’s play "A Woman of No Importance," known for her sharp epigrams and unconventional views on morality and marriage.
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