Clive Durham
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Clive Durham is a central character in E.M. Forster’s novel "Maurice," portrayed as Maurice Hall’s close friend and conflicted love interest whose struggle with his sexuality and social expectations drives much of the story’s emotional tension.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clive Durham canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8190243 — 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: Clive Durham Context triple: [Maurice, character, Clive Durham]
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A.
Clive Griffin
Clive Griffin is a British pop and soul singer best known for his 1993 duet "When I Fall in Love" with Celine Dion from the film Sleepless in Seattle.
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B.
Clive Beddoe
Clive Beddoe is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the low-cost airline WestJet.
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C.
Clive Revill
Clive Revill is a New Zealand-born actor and voice actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theatre, including providing the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in the 1980 release of "The Empire Strikes Back."
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D.
Clive Egleton
Clive Egleton was a British author best known for his espionage and military thrillers, several of which were adapted for film and television.
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E.
Clive Calder
Clive Calder is a South African-born music executive and billionaire best known for building one of the world’s most successful independent record empires before selling it to major industry players.
- 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: Clive Durham Target entity description: Clive Durham is a central character in E.M. Forster’s novel "Maurice," portrayed as Maurice Hall’s close friend and conflicted love interest whose struggle with his sexuality and social expectations drives much of the story’s emotional tension.
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A.
Clive Griffin
Clive Griffin is a British pop and soul singer best known for his 1993 duet "When I Fall in Love" with Celine Dion from the film Sleepless in Seattle.
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B.
Clive Beddoe
Clive Beddoe is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the low-cost airline WestJet.
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C.
Clive Revill
Clive Revill is a New Zealand-born actor and voice actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theatre, including providing the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in the 1980 release of "The Empire Strikes Back."
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D.
Clive Egleton
Clive Egleton was a British author best known for his espionage and military thrillers, several of which were adapted for film and television.
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E.
Clive Calder
Clive Calder is a South African-born music executive and billionaire best known for building one of the world’s most successful independent record empires before selling it to major industry players.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Maurice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
class and sexuality
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fear and cowardice ⓘ lost opportunities for love ⓘ |
| breaksOffRelationshipWith | Maurice Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThemeRole |
embodies conflict between desire and convention
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illustrates repression of homosexuality in Edwardian England ⓘ |
| characterArc | from idealistic student to conventional politician ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Alec Scudder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | E. M. Forster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | Cambridge University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyBackground | landed gentry ⓘ |
| firstMeets | Maurice Hall at Cambridge ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Maurice Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest | Maurice Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
Maurice Hall’s emotional development
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Maurice Hall’s understanding of his own sexuality ⓘ |
| internalConflict |
struggle with class expectations
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struggle with religious beliefs ⓘ struggle with sexuality ⓘ |
| literaryWorkPublicationStatus | appears in a novel published posthumously ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married to a woman ⓘ |
| marries | Anne Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Cambridge University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Mrs. Durham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of compromise with society
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foil to Maurice Hall ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| politicalCareer | becomes MP ⓘ |
| profession | Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| reasonForBreak |
desire to conform to social expectations
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fear of social consequences ⓘ internalized homophobia ⓘ |
| relationshipWithMaurice |
close friendship
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emotional intimacy ⓘ romantic attachment ⓘ |
| religion | Anglican background ⓘ |
| residence |
Durham family estate
NERFINISHED
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Penge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingContext | English upper-class society ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | homosexual ⓘ |
| socialClass | upper class ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
emotional repression
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social conformity ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Edwardian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clive Durham Description of subject: Clive Durham is a central character in E.M. Forster’s novel "Maurice," portrayed as Maurice Hall’s close friend and conflicted love interest whose struggle with his sexuality and social expectations drives much of the story’s emotional tension.
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