Celia Coplestone is a young woman seeking spiritual meaning
E131512
female character
fictional character
martyr figure
protagonist
spiritually searching character
theatrical character
Celia Coplestone is a spiritually searching young woman in T. S. Eliot’s play "The Cocktail Party," whose quest for deeper meaning leads her toward self-sacrifice and martyrdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Celia Coplestone is a young woman seeking spiritual meaning canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1147491 — 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: Celia Coplestone is a young woman seeking spiritual meaning Context triple: [The Cocktail Party, characterRole, Celia Coplestone is a young woman seeking spiritual meaning]
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A.
Church Lady
Church Lady is a famously uptight, judgmental, and holier-than-thou televangelist character portrayed by Dana Carvey in the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live.
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B.
Maryon Pearson
Maryon Pearson was a Canadian political spouse and noted wit, best known as the wife of former Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson.
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C.
Sarah Cloyce
Sarah Cloyce was a woman accused during the Salem witch trials, known for being the sister of fellow accused Rebecca Nurse and for later helping to challenge the legitimacy of the proceedings.
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D.
Elizabeth Drake
Elizabeth Drake was an English gentlewoman of the 17th century best known as the mother of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, one of Britain’s most celebrated military commanders.
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E.
Hetta Carbury
Hetta Carbury is a principled and intelligent young woman in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," whose romantic and moral choices highlight the book’s critique of Victorian society and financial corruption.
- 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: Celia Coplestone is a young woman seeking spiritual meaning Target entity description: Celia Coplestone is a spiritually searching young woman in T. S. Eliot’s play "The Cocktail Party," whose quest for deeper meaning leads her toward self-sacrifice and martyrdom.
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A.
Church Lady
Church Lady is a famously uptight, judgmental, and holier-than-thou televangelist character portrayed by Dana Carvey in the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live.
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B.
Maryon Pearson
Maryon Pearson was a Canadian political spouse and noted wit, best known as the wife of former Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson.
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C.
Sarah Cloyce
Sarah Cloyce was a woman accused during the Salem witch trials, known for being the sister of fellow accused Rebecca Nurse and for later helping to challenge the legitimacy of the proceedings.
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D.
Elizabeth Drake
Elizabeth Drake was an English gentlewoman of the 17th century best known as the mother of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, one of Britain’s most celebrated military commanders.
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E.
Hetta Carbury
Hetta Carbury is a principled and intelligent young woman in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," whose romantic and moral choices highlight the book’s critique of Victorian society and financial corruption.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
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fictional character ⓘ martyr figure ⓘ protagonist ⓘ spiritually searching character ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Cocktail Party ⓘ |
| associatedWith | themes of guilt and redemption ⓘ |
| characterArc | from emotional dependence to spiritual dedication ⓘ |
| chooses | path of self-sacrifice ⓘ |
| confidesIn | Reilly ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Edward Chamberlayne
ⓘ
Lavinia Chamberlayne ⓘ |
| createdBy | T. S. Eliot ⓘ |
| deathCause | ritual killing ⓘ |
| diesAs | martyr ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Cocktail Party ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| guidedBy | Reilly ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipType | extramarital affair ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Christian spirituality
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martyrdom ⓘ self-sacrifice ⓘ spiritual quest ⓘ |
| inLoveWith | Edward Chamberlayne ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | to embody the cost of true spiritual vocation ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation | secretary ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Anglo-Catholicism ⓘ |
| represents |
ideal of absolute commitment
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rejection of comfortable compromise ⓘ |
| seeks |
deeper spiritual meaning
ⓘ
moral purpose ⓘ |
| setIn |
London
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linked to:
London, England
|
| symbolizes |
Christian sainthood
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redemptive suffering ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| travelsTo | an unnamed foreign mission field ⓘ |
| undergoes |
psychological transformation
ⓘ
spiritual crisis ⓘ |
| workGenre |
play
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verse drama ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Celia Coplestone is a young woman seeking spiritual meaning Description of subject: Celia Coplestone is a spiritually searching young woman in T. S. Eliot’s play "The Cocktail Party," whose quest for deeper meaning leads her toward self-sacrifice and martyrdom.
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