The Witch
E126646
The Witch is a central, morally complex sorceress in the musical fantasy "Into the Woods," known for driving the plot through her curses, bargains, and eventual transformation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Witch canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1108021 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Witch Context triple: [Into the Woods (2014 film), featuresCharacter, The Witch]
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A.
Company of Wolves
Company of Wolves is a film production company known for its involvement in British cinema projects such as the 2002 adaptation of "Nicholas Nickleby."
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B.
A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls is a dark fantasy drama film that blends emotional coming-of-age storytelling with supernatural elements as a young boy copes with his mother's terminal illness through visits from a giant tree-like monster.
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C.
Season of the Witch
Season of the Witch is a 2011 supernatural action-horror film starring Nicolas Cage as a medieval knight tasked with escorting an accused witch suspected of causing the Black Plague.
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D.
Crimson Peak
Crimson Peak is a 2015 gothic romance horror film directed by Guillermo del Toro, known for its lavish Victorian production design, ghostly atmosphere, and twisted family drama.
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E.
Changeling
Changeling is a 2008 mystery crime drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Angelina Jolie, centered on a mother's search for her missing son in 1920s Los Angeles and the corruption she uncovers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Witch Target entity description: The Witch is a central, morally complex sorceress in the musical fantasy "Into the Woods," known for driving the plot through her curses, bargains, and eventual transformation.
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A.
Company of Wolves
Company of Wolves is a film production company known for its involvement in British cinema projects such as the 2002 adaptation of "Nicholas Nickleby."
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B.
A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls is a dark fantasy drama film that blends emotional coming-of-age storytelling with supernatural elements as a young boy copes with his mother's terminal illness through visits from a giant tree-like monster.
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C.
Season of the Witch
Season of the Witch is a 2011 supernatural action-horror film starring Nicolas Cage as a medieval knight tasked with escorting an accused witch suspected of causing the Black Plague.
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D.
Crimson Peak
Crimson Peak is a 2015 gothic romance horror film directed by Guillermo del Toro, known for its lavish Victorian production design, ghostly atmosphere, and twisted family drama.
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E.
Changeling
Changeling is a 2008 mystery crime drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Angelina Jolie, centered on a mother's search for her missing son in 1920s Los Angeles and the corruption she uncovers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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musical theatre character ⓘ sorceress ⓘ |
| ability |
casting curses
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lifting curses ⓘ magic ⓘ transformation magic ⓘ |
| alignmentWithProtagonists | both helper and adversary ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Into the Woods
ⓘ
Into the Woods (2014 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Into the Woods
|
| basedOn |
fairy-tale witches
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the Witch from Rapunzel ⓘ |
| characterArc | from vengeful and controlling to vulnerable and disillusioned ⓘ |
| creator |
James Lapine
ⓘ
Stephen Sondheim ⓘ |
| drivesPlotThrough |
bargains
ⓘ
curses ⓘ quests ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Into the Woods (1987 stage musical)
ⓘ
linked to:
Into the Woods
|
| genre | musical fantasy ⓘ |
| hasSong |
“Last Midnight”
ⓘ
“Prologue: Into the Woods” ⓘ
linked to:
Into the Woods
“Stay With Me” ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
stage ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally complex ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonist
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antihero ⓘ catalyst ⓘ central character ⓘ |
| occupation | witch ⓘ |
| plotAction |
demands magical items from the Baker and his Wife
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places a curse on the Baker's family ⓘ seeks to regain her lost beauty ⓘ undergoes a physical transformation ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Bernadette Peters
ⓘ
Meryl Streep ⓘ various stage actresses ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Rapunzel
ⓘ
the Baker ⓘ the Baker's Wife ⓘ
linked to:
The Baker's Wife
|
| relationshipTypeWith Rapunzel | adoptive mother ⓘ |
| setting | a fairy-tale kingdom ⓘ |
| speaksLanguage | English ⓘ |
| themeConnection |
consequences of wishes
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moral ambiguity ⓘ parent–child relationships ⓘ responsibility ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Witch Description of subject: The Witch is a central, morally complex sorceress in the musical fantasy "Into the Woods," known for driving the plot through her curses, bargains, and eventual transformation.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Into the Woods
subject linked to:
“Stay With Me”
subject linked to:
“Last Midnight”
subject linked to:
“Last Midnight”