Act II
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Act II is the middle section of Thornton Wilder’s play "The Skin of Our Teeth," continuing the Antrobus family’s allegorical journey through recurring catastrophes and human resilience.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2479659 — 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: Act II Context triple: [The Skin of Our Teeth, hasPart, Act II]
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A.
Act One
Act One is Moss Hart’s celebrated autobiographical memoir chronicling his rise from poverty to becoming a successful Broadway playwright and director.
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Acts
Acts are formal pieces of legislation enacted by a parliament or legislative body that establish or modify laws within a jurisdiction.
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C.
Chapter Two
Chapter Two is a 1979 romantic comedy film produced by Lawrence Weingarten, adapted from Neil Simon’s semi-autobiographical stage play about love and second chances after loss.
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Part Two
Part Two is a major section of John Conway’s mathematical work "On Numbers and Games," where he develops and explores the theory of combinatorial games in depth.
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E.
Book II
Book II is the second major section of Hugo Grotius’s foundational work "De iure belli ac pacis," in which he systematically develops his theory of natural law and its application to war and peace.
- 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: Act II Target entity description: Act II is the middle section of Thornton Wilder’s play "The Skin of Our Teeth," continuing the Antrobus family’s allegorical journey through recurring catastrophes and human resilience.
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A.
Act One
Act One is Moss Hart’s celebrated autobiographical memoir chronicling his rise from poverty to becoming a successful Broadway playwright and director.
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B.
Acts
Acts are formal pieces of legislation enacted by a parliament or legislative body that establish or modify laws within a jurisdiction.
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C.
Chapter Two
Chapter Two is a 1979 romantic comedy film produced by Lawrence Weingarten, adapted from Neil Simon’s semi-autobiographical stage play about love and second chances after loss.
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D.
Part Two
Part Two is a major section of John Conway’s mathematical work "On Numbers and Games," where he develops and explores the theory of combinatorial games in depth.
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E.
Book II
Book II is the second major section of Hugo Grotius’s foundational work "De iure belli ac pacis," in which he systematically develops his theory of natural law and its application to war and peace.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | act of a play ⓘ |
| author | Thornton Wilder ⓘ |
| containsEvent |
Antrobus family crisis on the boardwalk
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approach of a great storm ⓘ beauty contest involving Sabina ⓘ boarding of a symbolic ark ⓘ gathering of refugees and animals ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dramaticFunction |
development of central conflicts
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middle section of the play ⓘ |
| dramaticStructureRole |
climax of marital and moral tensions
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rising action ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
George Antrobus
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Gladys Antrobus ⓘ Henry Antrobus ⓘ Maggie Antrobus ⓘ Sabina ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceInWork | 1942 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Act III (The Skin of Our Teeth)
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linked to:
The Skin of Our Teeth
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| follows |
Act I (The Skin of Our Teeth)
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linked to:
The Skin of Our Teeth
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| genre |
absurdist drama
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comedy ⓘ epic theatre ⓘ |
| hasCentralConflict |
George Antrobus versus temptation
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Maggie Antrobus versus abandonment ⓘ family unity versus personal desire ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
allegory
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metatheatrical drama ⓘ |
| partOf | The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Atlantic City, New Jersey
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linked to:
Atlantic City
boardwalk ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | contemporary to early 1940s ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
moral testing of humanity
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persistence of the human family ⓘ precariousness of civilization ⓘ |
| theme |
cyclical nature of history
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human resilience ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ recurring catastrophes ⓘ responsibility to future generations ⓘ survival of civilization ⓘ temptation and infidelity ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
actors commenting on the play
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breaking the fourth wall ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Act II Description of subject: Act II is the middle section of Thornton Wilder’s play "The Skin of Our Teeth," continuing the Antrobus family’s allegorical journey through recurring catastrophes and human resilience.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Act II