Cecilia Lisbon
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Cecilia Lisbon is the youngest and most enigmatic of the Lisbon sisters in Jeffrey Eugenides' novel "The Virgin Suicides," whose tragic fate sets the tone for the story's haunting exploration of adolescence and suburban malaise.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cecilia Lisbon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9839532 — 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: Cecilia Lisbon Context triple: [The Virgin Suicides, mainCharacter, Cecilia Lisbon]
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A.
Cecília de Araújo
Cecília de Araújo is known as the wife of Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of an independent Timor-Leste.
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B.
Isabel Fonseca
Isabel Fonseca is an American-Uruguayan writer and critic best known for her non-fiction book "Bury Me Standing," a study of Romani culture, as well as for her work as a novelist and essayist.
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C.
Isabel Barreto
Isabel Barreto was a late 16th-century Spanish navigator and colonial figure often regarded as one of the first known female admirals in history, noted for her role in Pacific exploration.
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D.
Lucia Moniz
Lucia Moniz is a Portuguese actress and singer best known internationally for her role in the film "Love Actually."
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E.
Celia Franca
Celia Franca was a British-Canadian dancer, choreographer, and artistic director who played a pivotal role in establishing professional ballet in Canada.
- 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: Cecilia Lisbon Target entity description: Cecilia Lisbon is the youngest and most enigmatic of the Lisbon sisters in Jeffrey Eugenides' novel "The Virgin Suicides," whose tragic fate sets the tone for the story's haunting exploration of adolescence and suburban malaise.
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A.
Cecília de Araújo
Cecília de Araújo is known as the wife of Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of an independent Timor-Leste.
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B.
Isabel Fonseca
Isabel Fonseca is an American-Uruguayan writer and critic best known for her non-fiction book "Bury Me Standing," a study of Romani culture, as well as for her work as a novelist and essayist.
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C.
Isabel Barreto
Isabel Barreto was a late 16th-century Spanish navigator and colonial figure often regarded as one of the first known female admirals in history, noted for her role in Pacific exploration.
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D.
Lucia Moniz
Lucia Moniz is a Portuguese actress and singer best known internationally for her role in the film "Love Actually."
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E.
Celia Franca
Celia Franca was a British-Canadian dancer, choreographer, and artistic director who played a pivotal role in establishing professional ballet in Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | The Virgin Suicides (1999 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 13 ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Virgin Suicides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
adolescence
ⓘ
female adolescence ⓘ isolation ⓘ suburban disillusionment ⓘ suicide ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
enigmatic
ⓘ
introverted ⓘ morbidly preoccupied with death ⓘ |
| creator | Jeffrey Eugenides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Mr. Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Virgin Suicides (novel, 1993) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Cecilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keeps | a diary ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| livesWith |
her four sisters
ⓘ
her parents ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| methodOfSuicide | jumping from a second-story window onto a fence ⓘ |
| mother | Mrs. Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narratedBy | unnamed group of neighborhood boys ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | catalyst for the novel's events ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first Lisbon sister to die by suicide ⓘ |
| notableQuote | Obviously, Doctor, you've never been a 13-year-old girl. ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Hanna R. Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInFamily | youngest sister ⓘ |
| previousSuicideAttempt | slitting her wrists in the bathtub ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| residence | suburban Grosse Pointe, Michigan ⓘ |
| setting | American suburb ⓘ |
| siblingOf |
Bonnie Lisbon
NERFINISHED
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Lux Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ Therese Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
suburban malaise
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the fragility of adolescence ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cecilia Lisbon Description of subject: Cecilia Lisbon is the youngest and most enigmatic of the Lisbon sisters in Jeffrey Eugenides' novel "The Virgin Suicides," whose tragic fate sets the tone for the story's haunting exploration of adolescence and suburban malaise.
Referenced by (1)
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