Old Man
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The Old Man in Christopher Marlowe’s *Doctor Faustus* is a pious, steadfast figure who represents Christian faith and moral redemption, urging Faustus to repent and resist demonic temptation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Man canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22667434 — 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: Old Man Context triple: [The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, mainCharacter, Old Man]
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Old Man
"Old Man" is the affectionate nickname Benjamin Sisko uses for Jadzia Dax, reflecting her centuries-old Trill symbiont and their long-standing friendship in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
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Old Man
"Old Man" is a classic folk-rock song by Neil Young, known for its reflective lyrics about aging and life perspective, originally released on his 1972 album "Harvest."
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Old Man
Old Man is one of the two central, elderly protagonists in Eugène Ionesco’s absurdist play "The Chairs," embodying themes of futility, memory, and existential despair.
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Old Man
Old Man is the central, allegorical figure in the work "Purgatory," embodying themes of guilt, suffering, and spiritual reckoning.
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the Old Man
The Old Man is a central, symbolic figure in Ernest Hemingway’s novella "The Old Man and the Sea," representing endurance, dignity, and the human struggle against overwhelming odds.
- 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: Old Man Target entity description: The Old Man in Christopher Marlowe’s *Doctor Faustus* is a pious, steadfast figure who represents Christian faith and moral redemption, urging Faustus to repent and resist demonic temptation.
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A.
Old Man
"Old Man" is a classic folk-rock song by Neil Young, known for its reflective lyrics about aging and life perspective, originally released on his 1972 album "Harvest."
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B.
Old Man
Old Man is the central, allegorical figure in the work "Purgatory," embodying themes of guilt, suffering, and spiritual reckoning.
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C.
Old Man
"Old Man" is the affectionate nickname Benjamin Sisko uses for Jadzia Dax, reflecting her centuries-old Trill symbiont and their long-standing friendship in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
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D.
Old Man
Old Man is one of the two central, elderly protagonists in Eugène Ionesco’s absurdist play "The Chairs," embodying themes of futility, memory, and existential despair.
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E.
the Old Man
The Old Man is a central, symbolic figure in Ernest Hemingway’s novella "The Old Man and the Sea," representing endurance, dignity, and the human struggle against overwhelming odds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.