Betrayal
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Betrayal is a 1978 play by Harold Pinter that explores infidelity and memory through a reverse-chronological narrative of a love affair.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Betrayal canonical | 6 |
| Betrayal (stage production) | 2 |
| Betrayal (1983 film) | 1 |
| Betrayal (television adaptations) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2745364 — 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: Betrayal Context triple: [Harold Pinter, notableWork, Betrayal]
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A.
The Traitor
*The Traitor* is a 1630s Jacobean revenge tragedy by James Shirley, known for its intricate court intrigue, moral ambiguity, and exploration of political betrayal.
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B.
Love's Cruelty
Love's Cruelty is a Caroline-era tragic play by James Shirley that explores themes of passion, betrayal, and moral corruption in a courtly setting.
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C.
Secrets & Lies
Secrets & Lies is a 1996 British drama film directed by Mike Leigh that explores family secrets and social class through the story of a white woman who discovers her biological daughter is Black.
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D.
Revenge
Revenge was an English galleon of the Elizabethan navy, famed for its heroic last stand against a vastly superior Spanish fleet in 1591 under Sir Richard Grenville.
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E.
Revenge
Revenge is an American television drama series centered on a young woman who infiltrates an affluent Hamptons community to exact vengeance on those who destroyed her family.
- 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: Betrayal Target entity description: Betrayal is a 1978 play by Harold Pinter that explores infidelity and memory through a reverse-chronological narrative of a love affair.
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A.
The Traitor
*The Traitor* is a 1630s Jacobean revenge tragedy by James Shirley, known for its intricate court intrigue, moral ambiguity, and exploration of political betrayal.
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B.
Love's Cruelty
Love's Cruelty is a Caroline-era tragic play by James Shirley that explores themes of passion, betrayal, and moral corruption in a courtly setting.
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C.
Secrets & Lies
Secrets & Lies is a 1996 British drama film directed by Mike Leigh that explores family secrets and social class through the story of a white woman who discovers her biological daughter is Black.
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D.
Revenge
Revenge was an English galleon of the Elizabethan navy, famed for its heroic last stand against a vastly superior Spanish fleet in 1591 under Sir Richard Grenville.
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E.
Revenge
Revenge is an American television drama series centered on a young woman who infiltrates an affluent Hamptons community to exact vengeance on those who destroyed her family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Harold Pinter ⓘ |
| centralRelationship | affair between Emma and Jerry ⓘ |
| character |
Emma
ⓘ
Jerry ⓘ Robert ⓘ Waiter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Harold Pinter ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| dramaticDevice |
dramatic irony created by reversed timeline
ⓘ
use of pauses and silences ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1978 ⓘ |
| firstProducedIn | London theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
memory play ⓘ relationship drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Betrayal (1983 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Betrayal
Betrayal (television adaptations) ⓘ
linked to:
Betrayal
|
| influence | influenced later nonlinear relationship dramas ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
adultery
ⓘ
betrayal ⓘ infidelity ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| maritalStatusOfEmma | married to Robert ⓘ |
| movement | postwar British drama ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | reverse chronological order ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of emotional consequences of adultery
ⓘ
innovative reverse-chronological structure ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Harold Pinter canon
ⓘ
linked to:
Harold Pinter
|
| plotSummary | The play traces an extramarital affair in reverse, beginning after its end and moving back to its inception. ⓘ |
| professionOfJerry | literary agent ⓘ |
| professionOfRobert | publisher ⓘ |
| setting |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| structureFeature | scenes move backward in time ⓘ |
| style |
economical dialogue
ⓘ
subtext-heavy conversation ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
complexities of marriage and friendship
ⓘ
deception and self-deception ⓘ |
| timeSpanCoveredInPlot | approximately nine years ⓘ |
| writer | Harold Pinter ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1978 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Betrayal Description of subject: Betrayal is a 1978 play by Harold Pinter that explores infidelity and memory through a reverse-chronological narrative of a love affair.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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