Triple
T8282043
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shearer West |
E193696
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
The Image of the Actor: Verbal and Visual Representation in the Age of Garrick and Kemble
The Image of the Actor: Verbal and Visual Representation in the Age of Garrick and Kemble is a scholarly study by art historian Shearer West that examines how 18th- and early 19th-century British actors were represented and constructed through both visual art and written texts.
|
E723345
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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 Image of the Actor: Verbal and Visual Representation in the Age of Garrick and Kemble | Statement: [Shearer West, notableWork, The Image of the Actor: Verbal and Visual Representation in the Age of Garrick and Kemble]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Image of the Actor: Verbal and Visual Representation in the Age of Garrick and Kemble Context triple: [Shearer West, notableWork, The Image of the Actor: Verbal and Visual Representation in the Age of Garrick and Kemble]
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A.
Portrait of David Garrick
Portrait of David Garrick is a renowned 18th-century painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds depicting the famous English actor David Garrick, exemplifying Reynolds’s influential role in British portraiture.
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B.
Shakespeare and the Modern Stage
"Shakespeare and the Modern Stage" is a critical study by Sir Sidney Lee examining how William Shakespeare’s plays are interpreted, produced, and understood in the context of modern theatre.
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C.
Brutus and Other Heroines: Playing Shakespeare’s Roles for Women
Brutus and Other Heroines: Playing Shakespeare’s Roles for Women is a memoir and critical reflection by actor Harriet Walter on performing Shakespeare’s female and traditionally male roles, exploring gender, power, and interpretation in classical theatre.
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D.
A Life in the Theatre
A Life in the Theatre is an autobiographical work by renowned theatre director Tyrone Guthrie, reflecting on his career, artistic philosophy, and experiences in stage production.
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E.
An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespeare
An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespeare is an influential 18th-century critical work that defends Shakespeare’s artistic merit and helped shape early modern Shakespearean scholarship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: The Image of the Actor: Verbal and Visual Representation in the Age of Garrick and Kemble Triple: [Shearer West, notableWork, The Image of the Actor: Verbal and Visual Representation in the Age of Garrick and Kemble]
Generated description
The Image of the Actor: Verbal and Visual Representation in the Age of Garrick and Kemble is a scholarly study by art historian Shearer West that examines how 18th- and early 19th-century British actors were represented and constructed through both visual art and written texts.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Image of the Actor: Verbal and Visual Representation in the Age of Garrick and Kemble Target entity description: The Image of the Actor: Verbal and Visual Representation in the Age of Garrick and Kemble is a scholarly study by art historian Shearer West that examines how 18th- and early 19th-century British actors were represented and constructed through both visual art and written texts.
-
A.
Portrait of David Garrick
Portrait of David Garrick is a renowned 18th-century painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds depicting the famous English actor David Garrick, exemplifying Reynolds’s influential role in British portraiture.
-
B.
Shakespeare and the Modern Stage
"Shakespeare and the Modern Stage" is a critical study by Sir Sidney Lee examining how William Shakespeare’s plays are interpreted, produced, and understood in the context of modern theatre.
-
C.
Brutus and Other Heroines: Playing Shakespeare’s Roles for Women
Brutus and Other Heroines: Playing Shakespeare’s Roles for Women is a memoir and critical reflection by actor Harriet Walter on performing Shakespeare’s female and traditionally male roles, exploring gender, power, and interpretation in classical theatre.
-
D.
A Life in the Theatre
A Life in the Theatre is an autobiographical work by renowned theatre director Tyrone Guthrie, reflecting on his career, artistic philosophy, and experiences in stage production.
-
E.
An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespeare
An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespeare is an influential 18th-century critical work that defends Shakespeare’s artistic merit and helped shape early modern Shakespearean scholarship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69ca82e217a48190880695635c44b2ed |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb79ef8508819098112a3397c96ca5 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 7:38 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cd6877b8e481908ec1e0b91a5276f6 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 6:48 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cd6d5441248190a9e32281dc8e8d62 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 7:09 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cd7e20f71c8190959319c6683a2810 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 8:20 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:51 p.m.