Triple
T20012504
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bassanio |
E494622
|
entity |
| Predicate | motivatesPlotOf |
P98526
|
FINISHED |
| Object | The Merchant of Venice |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: The Merchant of Venice | Statement: [Bassanio, motivatesPlotOf, The Merchant of Venice]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Merchant of Venice Context triple: [Bassanio, motivatesPlotOf, The Merchant of Venice]
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A.
The Merchant of Venice
chosen
The Merchant of Venice is a Shakespearean play that blends romantic comedy with intense drama, best known for the character Shylock and its exploration of mercy, justice, and prejudice.
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B.
Act 5 of The Merchant of Venice
Act 5 of *The Merchant of Venice* is the play’s final act, set at Belmont, where the romantic plots are resolved, rings are returned, and themes of mercy, loyalty, and reconciliation are brought to a close.
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C.
Act 1 of The Merchant of Venice
Act 1 of *The Merchant of Venice* is the opening act of Shakespeare’s comedy that introduces the central characters and sets in motion the plot involving friendship, love, and the risky bond that drives the drama.
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D.
The Merchant of Yonkers
The Merchant of Yonkers is a 1938 farcical play by Thornton Wilder that served as the earlier version of his later, more famous play The Matchmaker, which in turn inspired the musical Hello, Dolly!.
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E.
Shylock
Shylock is the complex Jewish moneylender and central antagonist-turned-sympathetic figure in William Shakespeare’s play "The Merchant of Venice."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: motivatesPlotOf Context triple: [Bassanio, motivatesPlotOf, The Merchant of Venice]
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A.
motivationFor
Indicates that one entity serves as the reason, drive, or incentive behind another entity’s action, state, or occurrence.
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B.
motivatedByGoal
Indicates that an action, behavior, or state occurs as a result of an intention to achieve a specific goal or desired outcome.
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C.
characterMotivation
Indicates the underlying reasons, desires, or goals that drive a character’s actions and decisions within a narrative.
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D.
motivated
Indicates that one entity provides a reason, drive, or incentive that causes another entity to act or behave in a certain way.
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E.
influencesPlotOf
chosen
Indicates that one entity has an effect on or helps shape the storyline or narrative development of another entity.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69da626b2d748190886981ea90c8b2ea |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e66238f434819083b11458179bb601 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 5:28 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69e54cdddbd48190becc8b2aa5ab4ef9 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 9:45 p.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 3:34 p.m.