Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones’s Diary
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Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones’s Diary is the reserved, principled barrister who serves as Bridget’s complicated love interest and a modern reimagining of Jane Austen’s Mr. Darcy.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mark Darcy | 11 |
| Colin Firth as Mark Darcy | 1 |
| Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones’s Diary canonical | 1 |
| Mr Darcy in Bridget Jones’s Diary (film) | 1 |
| Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T98457 — 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.
Target entity: Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones’s Diary Context triple: [Colin Firth, notableRole, Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones’s Diary]
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Sir Walter Mildmay
Sir Walter Mildmay was a 16th-century English statesman and Chancellor of the Exchequer under Queen Elizabeth I, noted for his influential role in government and support of education and Puritan reform.
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Colin Firth
Colin Firth is an Academy Award–winning English actor renowned for his nuanced performances in films such as "The King’s Speech," "Pride and Prejudice," and "A Single Man."
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Richard Curtis
Richard Curtis is a British screenwriter, producer, and director best known for creating and writing popular romantic comedies such as "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Notting Hill," and "Love Actually."
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Geoffrey Crayon
Geoffrey Crayon is the fictional narrator and persona created by Washington Irving, best known for presenting tales such as those in "The Sketch Book," including "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
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E.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch is an acclaimed English actor known for his roles in the television series "Sherlock" and films such as "The Imitation Game" and the Marvel Cinematic Universe's "Doctor Strange."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones’s Diary Target entity description: Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones’s Diary is the reserved, principled barrister who serves as Bridget’s complicated love interest and a modern reimagining of Jane Austen’s Mr. Darcy.
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A.
Sir Walter Mildmay
Sir Walter Mildmay was a 16th-century English statesman and Chancellor of the Exchequer under Queen Elizabeth I, noted for his influential role in government and support of education and Puritan reform.
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B.
Colin Firth
Colin Firth is an Academy Award–winning English actor renowned for his nuanced performances in films such as "The King’s Speech," "Pride and Prejudice," and "A Single Man."
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C.
Richard Curtis
Richard Curtis is a British screenwriter, producer, and director best known for creating and writing popular romantic comedies such as "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Notting Hill," and "Love Actually."
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D.
Geoffrey Crayon
Geoffrey Crayon is the fictional narrator and persona created by Washington Irving, best known for presenting tales such as those in "The Sketch Book," including "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
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E.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch is an acclaimed English actor known for his roles in the television series "Sherlock" and films such as "The Imitation Game" and the Marvel Cinematic Universe's "Doctor Strange."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptationType | modern reimagining of Jane Austen’s Mr. Darcy ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (film)
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surface form:
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004 film)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (film) ⓘ
surface form:
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (novel)
Bridget Jones’s Baby ⓘ
surface form:
Bridget Jones’s Baby (film)
Bridget Jones’s Diary ⓘ
surface form:
Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001 film)
Bridget Jones’s Diary ⓘ
surface form:
Bridget Jones’s Diary (novel)
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| associatedWith |
Bridget Jones
ⓘ
surface form:
Bridget Jones franchise
|
| associatedWork |
Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series)
ⓘ
surface form:
Pride and Prejudice (as source inspiration)
|
| basedOn | Fitzwilliam Darcy ⓘ |
| creator | Helen Fielding ⓘ |
| familyBackground | upper-middle-class English family ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Bridget Jones’s Diary
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surface form:
Bridget Jones’s Diary (1996 novel)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
emotional reserve
ⓘ
moral integrity ⓘ professional success ⓘ |
| hasLoveRival | Daniel Cleaver ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones’s Diary
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| loveInterestOf | Bridget Jones ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
foil to Daniel Cleaver
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primary love interest ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableQuote | I like you very much. Just as you are. ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
ⓘ
human rights lawyer ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
honourable
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loyal ⓘ principled ⓘ reserved ⓘ socially awkward ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Colin Firth ⓘ |
| professionDetail | specializes in human rights law ⓘ |
| relationshipStatus | on-and-off partner of Bridget Jones ⓘ |
| relative | Bridget Jones’s mother’s friend’s son ⓘ |
| romanticArc | enemies to lovers with Bridget Jones ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| storyTheme |
misunderstanding and reconciliation
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modern romance ⓘ personal growth ⓘ |
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Subject: Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones’s Diary Description of subject: Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones’s Diary is the reserved, principled barrister who serves as Bridget’s complicated love interest and a modern reimagining of Jane Austen’s Mr. Darcy.
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