Mrs. Grose
E245589
Mrs. Grose is the loyal and plainspoken housekeeper in Henry James’s novella "The Turn of the Screw," serving as the governess’s confidante and a grounded counterpoint to the story’s growing supernatural dread.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mrs. Grose canonical | 6 |
| Barbara Marten as Mrs. Grose | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2210446 — 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: Mrs. Grose Context triple: [The Turn of the Screw, mainCharacter, Mrs. Grose]
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A.
Agnes
Agnes is the sweet, unicorn-obsessed youngest daughter of Gru in the Despicable Me franchise, known for her innocence, enthusiasm, and iconic “It’s so fluffy!” line.
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B.
Agnes
Agnes is a feminine given name of Greek origin meaning "pure" or "chaste," historically popular in various European cultures and Christian traditions.
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C.
Mary Tuffley
Mary Tuffley was the wife of English writer Daniel Defoe, known primarily through her marriage to the famed author of "Robinson Crusoe."
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D.
Helga Cranston
Helga Cranston was a film editor best known for her work on Laurence Olivier’s 1948 adaptation of Shakespeare’s "Hamlet."
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E.
Mrs Hurtle
Mrs Hurtle is a passionate, unconventional American widow in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," known for her intense relationship with Paul Montague and her challenge to Victorian social norms.
- 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: Mrs. Grose Target entity description: Mrs. Grose is the loyal and plainspoken housekeeper in Henry James’s novella "The Turn of the Screw," serving as the governess’s confidante and a grounded counterpoint to the story’s growing supernatural dread.
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A.
Agnes
Agnes is the sweet, unicorn-obsessed youngest daughter of Gru in the Despicable Me franchise, known for her innocence, enthusiasm, and iconic “It’s so fluffy!” line.
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B.
Agnes
Agnes is a feminine given name of Greek origin meaning "pure" or "chaste," historically popular in various European cultures and Christian traditions.
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C.
Mary Tuffley
Mary Tuffley was the wife of English writer Daniel Defoe, known primarily through her marriage to the famed author of "Robinson Crusoe."
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D.
Helga Cranston
Helga Cranston was a film editor best known for her work on Laurence Olivier’s 1948 adaptation of Shakespeare’s "Hamlet."
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E.
Mrs Hurtle
Mrs Hurtle is a passionate, unconventional American widow in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," known for her intense relationship with Paul Montague and her challenge to Victorian social norms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
housekeeper ⓘ supporting character ⓘ |
| alignment | morally concerned with the children’s welfare ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Turn of the Screw ⓘ |
| appearsInChapterCountApprox | multiple chapters throughout the novella ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Flora
ⓘ
Miles ⓘ Miss Jessel ⓘ Peter Quint ⓘ the governess ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | Bly ⓘ |
| authorNationalityOfWork | American-born British writer ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
loyal
ⓘ
plainspoken ⓘ practical ⓘ protective ⓘ |
| communicationStyle |
direct
ⓘ
uneducated but expressive ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Henry James ⓘ |
| employer | the uncle of the children in The Turn of the Screw ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContextOfWork | serialized in Collier’s Weekly ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
Gothic fiction
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ghost story ⓘ |
| knowledgeOfPastEvents |
aware of Miss Jessel’s history at Bly
ⓘ
linked to:
Miss Jessel
aware of Peter Quint’s history at Bly ⓘ
linked to:
Peter Quint
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | not a point-of-view narrator ⓘ |
| medium | novella ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
confidante of the governess
ⓘ
foil to the governess ⓘ grounded counterpoint to supernatural elements ⓘ |
| occupation | housekeeper ⓘ |
| relationshipToChildren | caretaker of Miles and Flora ⓘ |
| role | housekeeper at Bly ⓘ |
| workAuthor | Henry James ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1898 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mrs. Grose Description of subject: Mrs. Grose is the loyal and plainspoken housekeeper in Henry James’s novella "The Turn of the Screw," serving as the governess’s confidante and a grounded counterpoint to the story’s growing supernatural dread.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mrs. Grose