The Exception and the Rule
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The Exception and the Rule is a didactic, politically charged play by Bertolt Brecht that uses an episodic, parable-like story to expose class injustice and critique capitalist society.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Exception and the Rule canonical | 2 |
| Die Ausnahme und die Regel | 1 |
| The Exception and the Rule (dramatic parable) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1348012 — 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 Exception and the Rule Context triple: [Bertolt Brecht, notableWork, The Exception and the Rule]
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A.
Rule of Four
The Rule of Four refers to the system of government established by the Roman emperor Diocletian in which the empire was jointly ruled by two senior emperors (Augusti) and two junior emperors (Caesares).
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B.
The New Rulers of the World
The New Rulers of the World is a documentary film and book by journalist John Pilger that investigates the impacts of globalization, corporate power, and Western foreign policy on developing countries.
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C.
As He Saw It
"As He Saw It" is a memoir by Elliott Roosevelt that offers an insider’s account of his father Franklin D. Roosevelt’s views and experiences during World War II.
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D.
Beyond Reason
"Beyond Reason" is a memoir by Margaret Trudeau in which she recounts her life as the wife of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and her personal struggles with mental health and public scrutiny.
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E.
A World Apart
"A World Apart" is a memoir by Polish writer Gustaw Herling-Grudziński that recounts his harrowing experiences in a Soviet Gulag during World War II.
- 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 Exception and the Rule Target entity description: The Exception and the Rule is a didactic, politically charged play by Bertolt Brecht that uses an episodic, parable-like story to expose class injustice and critique capitalist society.
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A.
Rule of Four
The Rule of Four refers to the system of government established by the Roman emperor Diocletian in which the empire was jointly ruled by two senior emperors (Augusti) and two junior emperors (Caesares).
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B.
The New Rulers of the World
The New Rulers of the World is a documentary film and book by journalist John Pilger that investigates the impacts of globalization, corporate power, and Western foreign policy on developing countries.
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C.
As He Saw It
"As He Saw It" is a memoir by Elliott Roosevelt that offers an insider’s account of his father Franklin D. Roosevelt’s views and experiences during World War II.
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D.
Beyond Reason
"Beyond Reason" is a memoir by Margaret Trudeau in which she recounts her life as the wife of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and her personal struggles with mental health and public scrutiny.
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E.
A World Apart
"A World Apart" is a memoir by Polish writer Gustaw Herling-Grudziński that recounts his harrowing experiences in a Soviet Gulag during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
didactic play
ⓘ
epic theatre work ⓘ play ⓘ |
| author | Bertolt Brecht ⓘ |
| character |
the Guide
ⓘ
the Judge ⓘ the Merchant ⓘ
linked to:
Merchant
the Porter ⓘ
linked to:
Porter
|
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| criticizes |
bourgeois morality
ⓘ
capitalist legal system ⓘ |
| didacticGoal |
to reveal the class character of justice
ⓘ
to show that what is legal may be unjust ⓘ |
| dramaticStyle |
Verfremdungseffekt
ⓘ
alienation effect ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
teaching Marxist ideas
ⓘ
teaching epic theatre techniques ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1930 ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic theatre
ⓘ
epic theatre ⓘ political theatre ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage productions worldwide ⓘ |
| hasForm | parable ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Marxism
ⓘ
dialectical materialism ⓘ |
| intendedFunction |
didactic
ⓘ
political education ⓘ |
| languageFeature |
direct address to the audience
ⓘ
narration between scenes ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
bourgeois justice
ⓘ
class injustice ⓘ critique of capitalist society ⓘ exploitation of workers ⓘ |
| movement |
epic theatre movement
ⓘ
modernist theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | episodic ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lehrstücke
ⓘ
linked to:
The Tutor
|
| plotSummary | A merchant traveling through the desert exploits and mistreats his porter, ultimately killing him and being acquitted by the court under bourgeois law. ⓘ |
| protagonist |
the Merchant
ⓘ
linked to:
Merchant
|
| setting | a desert journey ⓘ |
| structure | short, numbered scenes ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
politically engaged audiences
ⓘ
workers ⓘ |
| workOf | Bertolt Brecht ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Exception and the Rule Description of subject: The Exception and the Rule is a didactic, politically charged play by Bertolt Brecht that uses an episodic, parable-like story to expose class injustice and critique capitalist society.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Exception and the Rule
linked to: The Exception and the Rule