Ice Age (Act I)
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Ice Age (Act I) is the opening section of Thornton Wilder’s play “The Skin of Our Teeth,” depicting the Antrobus family’s prehistoric struggle for survival amid an encroaching ice age.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ice Age | 1 |
| Ice Age (Act I) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11458452 — 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)
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Target entity: Ice Age (Act I) Context triple: [Henry Antrobus, settingContext, Ice Age (Act I)]
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Ice Age (2002 film)
Ice Age (2002 film) is an animated adventure-comedy that follows a mismatched group of prehistoric animals on a journey to return a human baby to its tribe during the Ice Age.
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is a 2009 animated adventure-comedy film in the Ice Age franchise that follows Manny, Sid, Diego, and friends into a hidden subterranean world populated by dinosaurs.
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Ice Age
Ice Age is a prehistoric period of extensive global glaciation and cold climate that profoundly shaped Earth’s landscapes, ecosystems, and the evolution of life.
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D.
Ice Age (film series)
Ice Age (film series) is a popular animated movie franchise that follows a group of prehistoric animals on comedic, family-friendly adventures through changing climates and eras.
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E.
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ice Age: Continental Drift is a 2012 animated adventure comedy film, the fourth installment in the Ice Age franchise, following Manny, Sid, and Diego as they are separated from their continent and embark on a seafaring journey.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ice Age (Act I) Target entity description: Ice Age (Act I) is the opening section of Thornton Wilder’s play “The Skin of Our Teeth,” depicting the Antrobus family’s prehistoric struggle for survival amid an encroaching ice age.
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A.
Ice Age (2002 film)
Ice Age (2002 film) is an animated adventure-comedy that follows a mismatched group of prehistoric animals on a journey to return a human baby to its tribe during the Ice Age.
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B.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is a 2009 animated adventure-comedy film in the Ice Age franchise that follows Manny, Sid, Diego, and friends into a hidden subterranean world populated by dinosaurs.
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C.
Ice Age
Ice Age is a prehistoric period of extensive global glaciation and cold climate that profoundly shaped Earth’s landscapes, ecosystems, and the evolution of life.
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D.
Ice Age (film series)
Ice Age (film series) is a popular animated movie franchise that follows a group of prehistoric animals on comedic, family-friendly adventures through changing climates and eras.
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E.
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ice Age: Continental Drift is a 2012 animated adventure comedy film, the fourth installment in the Ice Age franchise, following Manny, Sid, and Diego as they are separated from their continent and embark on a seafaring journey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
part of a play
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theatrical act ⓘ |
| actNumber | I ⓘ |
| associatedAwardOfWork | Pulitzer Prize for Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Thornton Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
cyclical nature of history
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family resilience ⓘ human survival ⓘ |
| depicts | Antrobus family’s struggle for survival ⓘ |
| depictsCondition | advancing glaciers ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
establishes allegorical framework of the play
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introduces Antrobus family ⓘ presents impending global catastrophe ⓘ |
| dramaticTone |
apocalyptic
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comic ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
adaptation to catastrophe
ⓘ
persistence of the human race ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
George Antrobus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gladys Antrobus NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Antrobus NERFINISHED ⓘ Maggie Antrobus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresFamily | Antrobus family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | The Skin of Our Teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical drama
ⓘ
metatheatrical comedy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| openingSectionOf | The Skin of Our Teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | The Skin of Our Teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInStructure | first of three acts ⓘ |
| playwright | Thornton Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYearOfWork | 1942 ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | Antrobus home in Excelsior, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingEvent | encroaching ice age ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | prehistoric era ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
early stages of human civilization
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threat of extinction ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
breaking the fourth wall
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nonlinear historical allegory ⓘ |
| workContainedIn | three-act structure of The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ice Age (Act I) Description of subject: Ice Age (Act I) is the opening section of Thornton Wilder’s play “The Skin of Our Teeth,” depicting the Antrobus family’s prehistoric struggle for survival amid an encroaching ice age.
Referenced by (2)
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Ice Age