Paul
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Paul is the tormented protagonist of Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s opera "Die tote Stadt," struggling with grief and obsession over his dead wife in the decaying city of Bruges.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Paul Context triple: [Die tote Stadt, centralCharacter, Paul]
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Paul
Paul is a laid-back, charming sperm donor whose unexpected involvement with his biological children disrupts a lesbian couple’s family dynamic in the film "The Kids Are All Right."
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Paul is a 2011 sci-fi comedy film about two British geeks who encounter a wisecracking alien during a road trip across the United States.
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Paul
Paul is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, known for its historic church and coastal setting near Penzance.
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Paul
Paul is a character in the crime drama film "Never Die Alone," which follows the violent, intertwined lives of drug dealers and those around them.
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Paul
Paul is a character from the "Wild" universe, known for his role within its adventurous, nature-centered narrative.
- 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: Paul Target entity description: Paul is the tormented protagonist of Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s opera "Die tote Stadt," struggling with grief and obsession over his dead wife in the decaying city of Bruges.
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Paul
Paul is a central character in Terrence McNally’s play "The Lisbon Traviata," a darkly comic drama about friendship, obsession, and opera.
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Paul is the charismatic young con artist at the center of the play and film "Six Degrees of Separation," whose deception exposes themes of class, connection, and identity among wealthy New Yorkers.
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Paul
Paul is the central character of the story "Paul the Peddler," depicted as a resourceful young street vendor navigating the challenges of urban life.
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Paul
Paul is the middle-aged American widower portrayed by Marlon Brando in the controversial 1972 film "Last Tango in Paris."
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Paul
Paul is a central character in the psychological horror film "It Comes at Night," portrayed as a protective family man struggling to safeguard his loved ones amid a mysterious, apocalyptic threat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
opera character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Die tote Stadt ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I of Die tote Stadt
ⓘ
linked to:
Nachtstück
Act II of Die tote Stadt ⓘ Act III of Die tote Stadt ⓘ |
| artFormContext | late-Romantic opera ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
Eros and Thanatos (love and death)
ⓘ
linked to:
Eros
memory and illusion ⓘ religious guilt ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Paul in "Bruges-la-Morte"
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linked to:
Bruges-la-Morte
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| centralConflict |
confusion between memory and reality
ⓘ
inability to accept his wife Marie’s death ⓘ |
| characterArc | from obsessive mourning toward renunciation ⓘ |
| cityDescribedAs |
Die tote Stadt (the dead city)
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linked to:
The Dead City
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| createdBy |
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
ⓘ
Paul Schott ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | focus of psychological drama ⓘ |
| emotion | grief over his dead wife ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Die tote Stadt ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | premiere of Die tote Stadt in 1920 ⓘ |
| friend | Frank (Die tote Stadt) ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hallucinates |
procession of monks and nuns in Bruges
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visions blending Marie and Marietta ⓘ |
| housekeeper | Brigitta (Die tote Stadt) ⓘ |
| keeps |
lock of Marie’s hair
ⓘ
portraits of Marie ⓘ shrine to Marie ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| librettoBy |
Paul Schott (pseudonym of Julius and Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
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linked to:
Julius Korngold
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| maritalStatus | widower ⓘ |
| meets |
Marietta (Die tote Stadt)
ⓘ
linked to:
Marie (Die tote Stadt)
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| nationalTraditionOfWork | Austro-German opera ⓘ |
| notableScene |
confrontation with Marietta in his shrine room
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vision of strangling Marietta with Marie’s hair ⓘ |
| occupation | bourgeois citizen of Bruges ⓘ |
| perceivesAs | double of Marie ⓘ |
| primaryTrait |
grief-stricken
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obsessive ⓘ |
| relationshipWithMarietta |
attempt to resurrect Marie through Marietta
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erotic obsession ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | Catholic milieu ⓘ |
| residence | Bruges ⓘ |
| settingTime | late 19th century or early 20th century Bruges ⓘ |
| spouse | Marie (Die tote Stadt) ⓘ |
| symbolicallyRepresents |
danger of living in the past
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pathological mourning ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Paul Description of subject: Paul is the tormented protagonist of Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s opera "Die tote Stadt," struggling with grief and obsession over his dead wife in the decaying city of Bruges.
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