Triple
T887184
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | George Jacobs Sr. |
E19155
|
entity |
| Predicate | fictionalizationOf |
P3171
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
George Jacobs (character in The Crucible)
George Jacobs (the character in Arthur Miller’s play *The Crucible*) is a dramatized version of a real Salem villager falsely accused of witchcraft, used to highlight the hysteria and injustice of the Salem witch trials.
|
E105832
|
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: George Jacobs (character in The Crucible) | Statement: [George Jacobs Sr., fictionalizationOf, George Jacobs (character in The Crucible)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George Jacobs (character in The Crucible) Context triple: [George Jacobs Sr., fictionalizationOf, George Jacobs (character in The Crucible)]
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A.
John Proctor
John Proctor was a 17th-century Salem farmer who became one of the most famous individuals executed after openly challenging the legitimacy of the Salem witch trials.
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B.
Judge Danforth
Judge Danforth is a stern, self-righteous deputy governor and presiding judge in Arthur Miller’s play *The Crucible*, emblematic of the inflexible authority driving the Salem witch trials.
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C.
Thomas Putnam
Thomas Putnam was a prominent and influential accuser during the Salem witch trials, known for aggressively pursuing witchcraft charges against many of his neighbors.
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D.
Elizabeth Proctor
Elizabeth Proctor is a central character in Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible," portrayed as a morally upright but emotionally reserved wife whose integrity and strained marriage to John Proctor are tested amid the Salem witch trials.
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E.
Giles Corey
Giles Corey was an elderly farmer in colonial Massachusetts who became infamous for being pressed to death after refusing to enter a plea during the Salem witch trials.
- 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: George Jacobs (character in The Crucible) Triple: [George Jacobs Sr., fictionalizationOf, George Jacobs (character in The Crucible)]
Generated description
George Jacobs (the character in Arthur Miller’s play *The Crucible*) is a dramatized version of a real Salem villager falsely accused of witchcraft, used to highlight the hysteria and injustice of the Salem witch trials.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George Jacobs (character in The Crucible) Target entity description: George Jacobs (the character in Arthur Miller’s play *The Crucible*) is a dramatized version of a real Salem villager falsely accused of witchcraft, used to highlight the hysteria and injustice of the Salem witch trials.
-
A.
John Proctor
John Proctor was a 17th-century Salem farmer who became one of the most famous individuals executed after openly challenging the legitimacy of the Salem witch trials.
-
B.
Judge Danforth
Judge Danforth is a stern, self-righteous deputy governor and presiding judge in Arthur Miller’s play *The Crucible*, emblematic of the inflexible authority driving the Salem witch trials.
-
C.
Thomas Putnam
Thomas Putnam was a prominent and influential accuser during the Salem witch trials, known for aggressively pursuing witchcraft charges against many of his neighbors.
-
D.
Elizabeth Proctor
Elizabeth Proctor is a central character in Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible," portrayed as a morally upright but emotionally reserved wife whose integrity and strained marriage to John Proctor are tested amid the Salem witch trials.
-
E.
Giles Corey
Giles Corey was an elderly farmer in colonial Massachusetts who became infamous for being pressed to death after refusing to enter a plea during the Salem witch trials.
- 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_69a4939c32488190a7ccd41cf0abb22b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4ace8b8688190ac065f92c017adec |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a7c021732c8190a3b4020f8e3cb90e |
completed | March 4, 2026, 5:16 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a7c0f4bd348190a5c258650a92958a |
completed | March 4, 2026, 5:19 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a7c206d5c481908f45fcf9b94eec14 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 5:24 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.