Philaster
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Philaster is the noble but dispossessed prince and romantic hero at the center of the Jacobean tragicomedy "Philaster, or Love Lies a-Bleeding" by Beaumont and Fletcher.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Philaster canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23089049 — 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: Philaster Context triple: [Philaster, or Love Lies a-Bleeding, mainCharacter, Philaster]
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A.
Dromio of Ephesus
Dromio of Ephesus is a comic servant character in Shakespeare’s play "The Comedy of Errors," known for his witty wordplay and involvement in the play’s farcical misunderstandings.
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B.
Peneothello
Peneothello is a genus of Australasian robins, small insectivorous passerine birds native to New Guinea and nearby regions.
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C.
Iachimo
Iachimo is a scheming Italian nobleman in Shakespeare’s play "Cymbeline," known for deceitfully attempting to seduce Imogen and falsely claiming to have succeeded.
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D.
Alceste
Alceste is the misanthropic protagonist of Molière’s 1666 comedy "Le Misanthrope," known for his uncompromising honesty and disdain for social hypocrisy.
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E.
Alceste
Alceste is a character in Geoffrey Chaucer’s poem "The Legend of Good Women," often portrayed as a model of faithful, virtuous womanhood who helps frame the work’s celebration of loyal heroines.
- 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: Philaster Target entity description: Philaster is the noble but dispossessed prince and romantic hero at the center of the Jacobean tragicomedy "Philaster, or Love Lies a-Bleeding" by Beaumont and Fletcher.
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A.
Dromio of Ephesus
Dromio of Ephesus is a comic servant character in Shakespeare’s play "The Comedy of Errors," known for his witty wordplay and involvement in the play’s farcical misunderstandings.
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B.
Peneothello
Peneothello is a genus of Australasian robins, small insectivorous passerine birds native to New Guinea and nearby regions.
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C.
Iachimo
Iachimo is a scheming Italian nobleman in Shakespeare’s play "Cymbeline," known for deceitfully attempting to seduce Imogen and falsely claiming to have succeeded.
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D.
Alceste
Alceste is the misanthropic protagonist of Molière’s 1666 comedy "Le Misanthrope," known for his uncompromising honesty and disdain for social hypocrisy.
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E.
Alceste
Alceste is a character in Geoffrey Chaucer’s poem "The Legend of Good Women," often portrayed as a model of faithful, virtuous womanhood who helps frame the work’s celebration of loyal heroines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.