Candida
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Candida is a comedic play by George Bernard Shaw that explores marriage, love, and social ideals through the story of a clergyman’s wife caught between her husband and a young poet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Candida canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2414249 — 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: Candida Context triple: [George Bernard Shaw, notableWork, Candida]
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Candida albicans
Candida albicans is a common opportunistic fungal pathogen in humans, often part of the normal microbiota but capable of causing infections ranging from superficial thrush to life-threatening systemic disease.
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Aspergillus fumigatus
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C.
Subbaromyces
Subbaromyces is a genus of fungi in the family Ophiostomataceae, comprising yeasts or yeast-like species often associated with plant material or insect vectors.
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a species of yeast widely used in baking, brewing, and scientific research as a model eukaryotic organism.
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Sporothrix
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- 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: Candida Target entity description: Candida is a comedic play by George Bernard Shaw that explores marriage, love, and social ideals through the story of a clergyman’s wife caught between her husband and a young poet.
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A.
Candida albicans
Candida albicans is a common opportunistic fungal pathogen in humans, often part of the normal microbiota but capable of causing infections ranging from superficial thrush to life-threatening systemic disease.
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B.
Aspergillus fumigatus
Aspergillus fumigatus is a common airborne filamentous fungus and opportunistic human pathogen, particularly causing severe infections in immunocompromised individuals.
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C.
Subbaromyces
Subbaromyces is a genus of fungi in the family Ophiostomataceae, comprising yeasts or yeast-like species often associated with plant material or insect vectors.
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D.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a species of yeast widely used in baking, brewing, and scientific research as a model eukaryotic organism.
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E.
Sporothrix
Sporothrix is a genus of dimorphic fungi best known for causing sporotrichosis, a subcutaneous infection often acquired from soil, plants, or animals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy
ⓘ
play ⓘ stage work ⓘ |
| antagonist | social conventions ⓘ |
| author | George Bernard Shaw ⓘ |
| character |
Burgess
ⓘ
Candida Morell ⓘ Eugene Marchbanks ⓘ James Morell ⓘ Lexy Mill ⓘ Proserpine Garnett ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dramaticDevice |
drawing-room comedy
ⓘ
love triangle ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | three-act play ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1895 ⓘ |
| firstPublisher |
Archibald Constable and Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Archibald Constable & Co.
|
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
problem play ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | regarded as one of Shaw’s early successful plays ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | 20th-century English drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between idealism and reality
ⓘ
critique of conventional marriage ⓘ female agency ⓘ socialism and social reform ⓘ |
| includedIn | Plays Pleasant ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult theatre-goers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernist theatre precursor ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Candida Morell
ⓘ
Eugene Marchbanks ⓘ James Morell ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| notableQuote | “Which of us do you belong to?” ⓘ |
| partOf |
George Bernard Shaw canon
ⓘ
linked to:
George Bernard Shaw
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| protagonist | Candida Morell ⓘ |
| setting |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| settingTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| structure | three acts ⓘ |
| subject |
domestic life
ⓘ
gender roles ⓘ love ⓘ marriage ⓘ social ideals ⓘ |
| theatricalTradition | Shavian drama ⓘ |
| writer | George Bernard Shaw ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Candida Description of subject: Candida is a comedic play by George Bernard Shaw that explores marriage, love, and social ideals through the story of a clergyman’s wife caught between her husband and a young poet.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.