Goneril
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Goneril is one of King Lear’s elder daughters in Shakespeare’s tragedy, known for her cruelty, ambition, and betrayal of her father.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Goneril canonical | 7 |
| Regan in King Lear | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3456781 — 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: Goneril Context triple: [King Lear, mainCharacter, Goneril]
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Cordelia
Cordelia is an unincorporated census-designated community in Solano County, California, known for its location near the junction of major highways and its role as a residential and commercial hub in the area.
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Cordelia
Cordelia is the youngest daughter of King Lear in Shakespeare’s tragedy, renowned for her honesty, loyalty, and tragic fate.
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Cordelia
Cordelia is a character in Margaret Atwood's novel "Cat's Eye," known as the childhood friend and tormentor of the protagonist, Elaine Risley.
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Cordelia’s Portion
Cordelia’s Portion is a painting by Victorian artist Ford Madox Brown depicting the moment in Shakespeare’s King Lear when the honest daughter Cordelia receives her share of the kingdom.
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Honora
Honora is a feminine given name of Latin origin meaning "honor" or "woman of honor."
- 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: Goneril Target entity description: Goneril is one of King Lear’s elder daughters in Shakespeare’s tragedy, known for her cruelty, ambition, and betrayal of her father.
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A.
Cordelia
Cordelia is an unincorporated census-designated community in Solano County, California, known for its location near the junction of major highways and its role as a residential and commercial hub in the area.
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B.
Cordelia
Cordelia is the youngest daughter of King Lear in Shakespeare’s tragedy, renowned for her honesty, loyalty, and tragic fate.
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C.
Cordelia
Cordelia is a character in Margaret Atwood's novel "Cat's Eye," known as the childhood friend and tormentor of the protagonist, Elaine Risley.
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Cordelia’s Portion
Cordelia’s Portion is a painting by Victorian artist Ford Madox Brown depicting the moment in Shakespeare’s King Lear when the honest daughter Cordelia receives her share of the kingdom.
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E.
Honora
Honora is a feminine given name of Latin origin meaning "honor" or "woman of honor."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | King Lear ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cordelia
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Duke of Albany ⓘ Edmund ⓘ King Lear ⓘ Regan ⓘ |
| birthOrder | eldest daughter of King Lear ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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cruel ⓘ hypocritical ⓘ manipulative ⓘ treacherous ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Cordelia
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Duke of Albany ⓘ King Lear ⓘ Regan ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| deathCause | suicide by stabbing or self-inflicted violence ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
daughter of King Lear
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sister of Cordelia ⓘ sister of Regan ⓘ |
| fate | commits suicide ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Act I of King Lear
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linked to:
King Lear
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| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageFeature | uses flattery to deceive King Lear ⓘ |
| medium | stage drama ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | villainous ⓘ |
| notableAction |
betrays King Lear after receiving her portion of the kingdom
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encourages harsh treatment of Gloucester ⓘ forms an alliance with Regan against King Lear ⓘ orders her servants to treat King Lear and his followers disrespectfully ⓘ participates in stripping King Lear of his authority and dignity ⓘ poisons Regan out of jealousy over Edmund ⓘ professes exaggerated love for King Lear to gain a share of his kingdom ⓘ reduces the number of knights in King Lear’s retinue ⓘ |
| plotInvolvement |
conspires with Regan and Cornwall to consolidate power in Britain
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plots against her husband Albany when he opposes her cruelty ⓘ plots to have Edmund kill Albany ⓘ |
| roleInTheme |
contrasts with Cordelia’s honesty and loyalty
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embodies filial ingratitude ⓘ illustrates the corruption of power ⓘ |
| romanticInterest | Edmund ⓘ |
| setting | ancient Britain ⓘ |
| spouse | Duke of Albany ⓘ |
| workGenre | tragedy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Goneril Description of subject: Goneril is one of King Lear’s elder daughters in Shakespeare’s tragedy, known for her cruelty, ambition, and betrayal of her father.
Referenced by (8)
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