Tom Bertram
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Tom Bertram is a wealthy, pleasure-seeking young gentleman in Jane Austen’s novel "Mansfield Park," whose irresponsibility and later illness contribute significantly to the story’s moral and familial tensions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tom Bertram canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8322760 — 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: Tom Bertram Context triple: [Mansfield Park, character, Tom Bertram]
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Sir Thomas Bertram
Sir Thomas Bertram is a wealthy, authoritative baronet and head of the Bertram family in Jane Austen’s novel "Mansfield Park," whose stern morality and eventual self-reflection shape much of the story’s domestic and social drama.
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B.
Mr Bennet
Mr Bennet is the witty, detached patriarch of the Bennet family in Jane Austen’s novel "Pride and Prejudice."
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Maria Bertram
Maria Bertram is a central character in Jane Austen's novel "Mansfield Park," known for her beauty, social ambition, and ultimately scandalous marital infidelity.
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Edward Austen Knight
Edward Austen Knight was Jane Austen’s wealthy older brother who was adopted by rich relatives, inherited large estates, and provided her with the Chawton cottage where she wrote and revised many of her novels.
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E.
Mr. Woodhouse
Mr. Woodhouse is the anxious, hypochondriacal, and overprotective father of Emma Woodhouse in Jane Austen’s novel, whose fears and fussiness provide both humor and obstacles to social activity.
- 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: Tom Bertram Target entity description: Tom Bertram is a wealthy, pleasure-seeking young gentleman in Jane Austen’s novel "Mansfield Park," whose irresponsibility and later illness contribute significantly to the story’s moral and familial tensions.
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A.
Sir Thomas Bertram
Sir Thomas Bertram is a wealthy, authoritative baronet and head of the Bertram family in Jane Austen’s novel "Mansfield Park," whose stern morality and eventual self-reflection shape much of the story’s domestic and social drama.
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B.
Mr Bennet
Mr Bennet is the witty, detached patriarch of the Bennet family in Jane Austen’s novel "Pride and Prejudice."
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C.
Maria Bertram
Maria Bertram is a central character in Jane Austen's novel "Mansfield Park," known for her beauty, social ambition, and ultimately scandalous marital infidelity.
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D.
Edward Austen Knight
Edward Austen Knight was Jane Austen’s wealthy older brother who was adopted by rich relatives, inherited large estates, and provided her with the Chawton cottage where she wrote and revised many of her novels.
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E.
Mr. Woodhouse
Mr. Woodhouse is the anxious, hypochondriacal, and overprotective father of Emma Woodhouse in Jane Austen’s novel, whose fears and fussiness provide both humor and obstacles to social activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a novel
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Mansfield Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | theatricals at Mansfield Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| birthOrder | eldest son ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
careless
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extravagant ⓘ improvident ⓘ irresponsible ⓘ pleasure-seeking ⓘ |
| createdBy | Jane Austen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Bertram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Mansfield Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Mansfield Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Tom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParent |
Lady Bertram
NERFINISHED
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Sir Thomas Bertram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSibling |
Edmund Bertram
NERFINISHED
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Fanny Price NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Bertram NERFINISHED ⓘ Maria Bertram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| healthEvent | serious illness ⓘ |
| healthEventConsequence | forces him to confront his past conduct ⓘ |
| inheritsFrom | Sir Thomas Bertram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | novel of manners ⓘ |
| moralArc | partial reformation after illness ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
example of the dangers of dissipation
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foil to Edmund Bertram ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation | heir to Mansfield Park ⓘ |
| plotInvolvement |
contributes to the familial tensions of Mansfield Park
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contributes to the moral tensions of Mansfield Park ⓘ |
| publicationContext | Mansfield Park (1814 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToFannyPrice |
cousin
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initially neglectful ⓘ |
| residesIn | Mansfield Park estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInTheatricals | instigator of the private play ⓘ |
| setting | Northamptonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | landed gentry ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
duty versus pleasure
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family obligation ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Regency era England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| undergoes | moral development ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tom Bertram Description of subject: Tom Bertram is a wealthy, pleasure-seeking young gentleman in Jane Austen’s novel "Mansfield Park," whose irresponsibility and later illness contribute significantly to the story’s moral and familial tensions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.