Stephano
E352330
Stephano is a comical, drunken butler in William Shakespeare’s play "The Tempest," known for his foolish schemes and slapstick antics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stephano canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3391487 — 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: Stephano Context triple: [The Tempest, featuresCharacter, Stephano]
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A.
Timoteo
Timoteo is a masculine given name, commonly used in Romance-language countries, derived from the biblical name Timothy.
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B.
Jaquino
Jaquino is a supporting character in Beethoven’s opera "Fidelio," typically portrayed as the young jailer in love with Marzelline.
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C.
Sylvanus
Sylvanus is the full given name of Canadian ice hockey legend Syl Apps, a Hall of Fame center known for his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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D.
Timoteus
Timoteus is a male given name, commonly used in various European languages and derived from the biblical name Timothy.
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E.
Tobias
Tobias was a Native American man from the 17th-century Wampanoag community, known primarily through his familial connection to the Sakonnet leader Awashonks.
- 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: Stephano Target entity description: Stephano is a comical, drunken butler in William Shakespeare’s play "The Tempest," known for his foolish schemes and slapstick antics.
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A.
Timoteo
Timoteo is a masculine given name, commonly used in Romance-language countries, derived from the biblical name Timothy.
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B.
Jaquino
Jaquino is a supporting character in Beethoven’s opera "Fidelio," typically portrayed as the young jailer in love with Marzelline.
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C.
Sylvanus
Sylvanus is the full given name of Canadian ice hockey legend Syl Apps, a Hall of Fame center known for his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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D.
Timoteus
Timoteus is a male given name, commonly used in various European languages and derived from the biblical name Timothy.
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E.
Tobias
Tobias was a Native American man from the 17th-century Wampanoag community, known primarily through his familial connection to the Sakonnet leader Awashonks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
butler
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comic character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ servant ⓘ |
| allegiance |
King Alonso of Naples
ⓘ
linked to:
Alfonso II of Naples
|
| appearsIn |
The Tempest
ⓘ
film adaptations of The Tempest ⓘ stage adaptations of The Tempest ⓘ television adaptations of The Tempest ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Caliban
ⓘ
Trinculo ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
boastful
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cowardly ⓘ credulous ⓘ drunken ⓘ foolish ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
parodies the main plot of usurpation
ⓘ
provides slapstick humor ⓘ |
| drinks | wine ⓘ |
| employerInFiction | Alonso ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Tempest, Act II
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linked to:
The Tempest
|
| hasDialogueForm | prose comedy scenes ⓘ |
| inUniverseStatus | shipwreck survivor ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| languageStyle | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance drama ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Italian ⓘ |
| notableAction |
gets Caliban drunk
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is hailed as a god by Caliban ⓘ plans to marry Miranda in his scheme ⓘ |
| occupation | butler ⓘ |
| plotInvolvement |
conspires to kill Prospero
ⓘ
plots to seize control of the island ⓘ |
| relationshipToCaliban | self-styled master ⓘ |
| relationshipToTrinculo | drinking companion ⓘ |
| roleInWork | comic relief ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | a remote enchanted island ⓘ |
| sourceWorkForm | play ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
colonialism (comic subplot)
ⓘ
illusion and delusion ⓘ power and usurpation ⓘ |
| workAuthorEra |
Elizabethan-Jacobean theatre
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linked to:
English Renaissance drama
|
| workGenre |
Shakespearean romance
ⓘ
tragicomedy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stephano Description of subject: Stephano is a comical, drunken butler in William Shakespeare’s play "The Tempest," known for his foolish schemes and slapstick antics.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.