The Fever
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The Fever is a one-person political drama by Wallace Shawn that explores privilege, revolution, and moral responsibility through an intense, introspective monologue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Fever canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9751942 — 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 Fever Context triple: [Wallace Shawn, notableWork, The Fever]
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A.
The Fever Van
The Fever Van is a painting by British artist L. S. Lowry that depicts an urban street scene centered on an ambulance-like "fever van," capturing the atmosphere of working-class life in industrial England.
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B.
That Heat
"That Heat" is a Latin-infused hip hop track by Common featuring will.i.am and Sérgio Mendes, known for its smooth groove and blend of rap with Brazilian rhythms.
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C.
Fevre Dream
Fevre Dream is a historical horror novel by George R. R. Martin that blends vampire mythology with 19th-century Mississippi River steamboat culture.
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D.
A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out
A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out is the 2005 debut studio album by Panic! at the Disco, known for its theatrical pop-punk sound and verbose, narrative-driven lyrics.
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E.
On Fire
On Fire is a nonfiction book by Naomi Klein that explores the climate crisis and advocates for transformative, justice-centered solutions such as a Green New Deal.
- 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 Fever Target entity description: The Fever is a one-person political drama by Wallace Shawn that explores privilege, revolution, and moral responsibility through an intense, introspective monologue.
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A.
The Fever Van
The Fever Van is a painting by British artist L. S. Lowry that depicts an urban street scene centered on an ambulance-like "fever van," capturing the atmosphere of working-class life in industrial England.
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B.
That Heat
"That Heat" is a Latin-infused hip hop track by Common featuring will.i.am and Sérgio Mendes, known for its smooth groove and blend of rap with Brazilian rhythms.
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C.
Fevre Dream
Fevre Dream is a historical horror novel by George R. R. Martin that blends vampire mythology with 19th-century Mississippi River steamboat culture.
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D.
A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out
A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out is the 2005 debut studio album by Panic! at the Disco, known for its theatrical pop-punk sound and verbose, narrative-driven lyrics.
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E.
On Fire
"On Fire" is an ancient treatise by the Greek philosopher Theophrastus that examines the nature, causes, and properties of fire within early scientific and philosophical thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
one-person play
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play ⓘ political drama ⓘ |
| author | Wallace Shawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | tension between comfort and political responsibility ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Wallace Shawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticDevice |
confessional monologue
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direct address to audience ⓘ stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| dramaticFocus |
internal conflict
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political awakening ⓘ |
| form | monologue ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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political theatre ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | unnamed narrator ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
challenge audience complacency
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provoke political self-examination ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | introspective monologue ⓘ |
| notableFor |
direct engagement with audience conscience
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intense introspective tone ⓘ |
| performanceStyle | solo performance ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcern |
ethics of privilege
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individual responsibility for systemic injustice ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | left-wing critique of capitalism ⓘ |
| settingType | unspecified foreign country ⓘ |
| structure | one-person monologue ⓘ |
| style |
didactic
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essayistic ⓘ politically charged ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
complicity in oppression
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ethics of political revolution ⓘ relationship between wealthy individuals and poverty ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult theatre audiences ⓘ |
| theme |
class consciousness
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guilt ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ political violence ⓘ privilege ⓘ revolution ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| writer | Wallace Shawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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