play "Inherit the Wind"
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"Inherit the Wind" is a landmark American play that dramatizes the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial to explore themes of intellectual freedom, religious fundamentalism, and the conflict between science and faith.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T243043 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: play "Inherit the Wind" Context triple: [Scopes "Monkey" Trial, popularCultureDepiction, play "Inherit the Wind"]
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play "Our American Cousin"
"Our American Cousin" is an 1858 three-act farcical stage comedy by English playwright Tom Taylor, best known as the play being performed at Ford's Theatre when President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
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Mister Speaker
Mister Speaker is the traditional formal address used for a male Speaker presiding over the United States House of Representatives.
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Footlights
Footlights is the famed Cambridge University theatrical and comedy club known for launching the careers of many prominent British humorists and performers.
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Red Dust
Red Dust is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama film starring Clark Gable and Jean Harlow, set on a rubber plantation in French Indochina.
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National Velvet
National Velvet is a classic 1944 family sports drama film about a young girl and her horse competing in the Grand National steeplechase.
- 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: play "Inherit the Wind" Target entity description: "Inherit the Wind" is a landmark American play that dramatizes the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial to explore themes of intellectual freedom, religious fundamentalism, and the conflict between science and faith.
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A.
play "Our American Cousin"
"Our American Cousin" is an 1858 three-act farcical stage comedy by English playwright Tom Taylor, best known as the play being performed at Ford's Theatre when President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
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B.
Mister Speaker
Mister Speaker is the traditional formal address used for a male Speaker presiding over the United States House of Representatives.
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C.
Footlights
Footlights is the famed Cambridge University theatrical and comedy club known for launching the careers of many prominent British humorists and performers.
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D.
Red Dust
Red Dust is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama film starring Clark Gable and Jean Harlow, set on a rubber plantation in French Indochina.
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E.
National Velvet
National Velvet is a classic 1944 family sports drama film about a young girl and her horse competing in the Grand National steeplechase.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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stage work ⓘ |
| basedOn |
1925 Scopes Trial
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linked to:
State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes
Scopes Monkey Trial ⓘ
linked to:
Scopes "Monkey" Trial
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
drama
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historical drama ⓘ legal drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bailiff
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Bannister ⓘ Bertram Cates ⓘ
linked to:
Dick York as Bertram Cates
Court Stenographer ⓘ Dunlap ⓘ E. K. Hornbeck ⓘ Elijah ⓘ Henry Drummond ⓘ
linked to:
Clarence Darrow
Howard ⓘ Judge Merle ⓘ Jurors ⓘ Matthew Harrison Brady ⓘ Mayor of Hillsboro ⓘ Meeker ⓘ Melinda ⓘ Mrs. Blair ⓘ Mrs. Brady ⓘ Mrs. Krebs ⓘ Platt ⓘ Rachel Brown ⓘ Radio Man ⓘ Reverend Jeremiah Brown ⓘ Sillers ⓘ Spectators ⓘ Tom Davenport ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
conflict between science and religion
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evolution versus creationism debate ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ freedom of thought ⓘ intellectual freedom ⓘ religious fundamentalism ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | courtroom trial over teaching evolution ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
media influence on public opinion
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politicization of religion ⓘ social pressure in small-town America ⓘ tension between modernism and traditionalism ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| settingLocation | fictional town of Hillsboro ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1920s ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | biblical phrase "inherit the wind" from Proverbs 11:29 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: play "Inherit the Wind" Description of subject: "Inherit the Wind" is a landmark American play that dramatizes the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial to explore themes of intellectual freedom, religious fundamentalism, and the conflict between science and faith.
Referenced by (28)
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Elijah
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Donna Anderson
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fictional town of Hillsboro
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fictional town of Hillsboro
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