Arcadia
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Arcadia is a critically acclaimed 1993 play by Tom Stoppard that intertwines past and present to explore themes of chaos, knowledge, and romantic entanglements.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arcadia canonical | 18 |
| Arcadia (1993 play) | 2 |
| Arcadia (1993 stage play) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3067141 — 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: Arcadia Context triple: [Tom Stoppard, wrote, Arcadia]
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A.
Arcadia
Arcadia is a mountainous region in the central Peloponnese of Greece, historically famed as a rustic, pastoral idyll in art and literature.
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B.
Arcadia
Arcadia is a suburban city in Los Angeles County, California, known for its affluent neighborhoods, the Santa Anita Park racetrack, and the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden.
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C.
The Arcadian
The Arcadian is a popular entertainment and leisure complex in Birmingham, England, known for its mix of bars, restaurants, and nightlife venues.
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D.
Asphodel Meadows
Asphodel Meadows is a region of the Greek underworld where the souls of ordinary or unremarkable mortals dwell after death.
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E.
Godstone
Godstone is a village in Surrey, England, known for its historic charm and location near major transport routes.
- 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: Arcadia Target entity description: Arcadia is a critically acclaimed 1993 play by Tom Stoppard that intertwines past and present to explore themes of chaos, knowledge, and romantic entanglements.
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A.
Arcadia
Arcadia is a mountainous region in the central Peloponnese of Greece, historically famed as a rustic, pastoral idyll in art and literature.
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B.
Arcadia
Arcadia is a suburban city in Los Angeles County, California, known for its affluent neighborhoods, the Santa Anita Park racetrack, and the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden.
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C.
The Arcadian
The Arcadian is a popular entertainment and leisure complex in Birmingham, England, known for its mix of bars, restaurants, and nightlife venues.
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D.
Asphodel Meadows
Asphodel Meadows is a region of the Greek underworld where the souls of ordinary or unremarkable mortals dwell after death.
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E.
Godstone
Godstone is a village in Surrey, England, known for its historic charm and location near major transport routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | play ⓘ |
| actCount | 2 ⓘ |
| author | Tom Stoppard ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1993 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ metatheatrical play ⓘ philosophical play ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bernard Nightingale
ⓘ
Captain Brice ⓘ Chloë Coverly ⓘ Ezra Chater ⓘ Hannah Jarvis ⓘ Jellaby ⓘ Lady Croom ⓘ Richard Noakes ⓘ Septimus Hodge ⓘ Thomasina Coverly ⓘ Valentine Coverly ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
limits of knowledge
ⓘ
love and desire ⓘ misinterpretation of evidence ⓘ order and chaos ⓘ relationship between past and present ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of determinism and randomness
ⓘ
integration of science and literature ⓘ use of nonlinear time ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereCity |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| premiereLocation |
Royal National Theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
National Theatre in London
|
| setting | Sidley Park ⓘ |
| settingTime |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
| structure | alternating timelines ⓘ |
| subject |
chaos theory
ⓘ
classical literature ⓘ entropy ⓘ epistemology ⓘ historiography ⓘ landscape gardening ⓘ mathematics ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ thermodynamics ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
Romantic era
ⓘ
linked to:
Romanticism
contemporary era ⓘ |
| writtenIn | early 1990s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arcadia Description of subject: Arcadia is a critically acclaimed 1993 play by Tom Stoppard that intertwines past and present to explore themes of chaos, knowledge, and romantic entanglements.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Arcadia
linked to: Arcadia
linked to: Arcadia