Act Without Words II
E361612
Act Without Words II is a short, wordless mime play by Samuel Beckett that explores themes of routine, dependence, and human futility through the contrasting movements of two silent characters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act Without Words II canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3446966 — 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: Act Without Words II Context triple: [Billie Whitelaw, notableWork, Act Without Words II]
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A.
Act Without Words I
Act Without Words I is a short, wordless mime play by Samuel Beckett that explores themes of isolation, futility, and human resilience through precise physical movement and staging.
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B.
No More Words
"No More Words" is a memoir by Reeve Lindbergh reflecting on the final years and declining health of her mother, aviator and author Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
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C.
Acta Non Verba
Acta Non Verba is the Latin motto of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, emphasizing the primacy of actions over words.
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D.
Only These Words
"Only These Words" is a song featured on the album *Higher Truth* by Chris Cornell.
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E.
The Words
The Words is Jean-Paul Sartre’s autobiographical work in which he reflects on his childhood and the development of his literary and philosophical identity.
- 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: Act Without Words II Target entity description: Act Without Words II is a short, wordless mime play by Samuel Beckett that explores themes of routine, dependence, and human futility through the contrasting movements of two silent characters.
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A.
Act Without Words I
Act Without Words I is a short, wordless mime play by Samuel Beckett that explores themes of isolation, futility, and human resilience through precise physical movement and staging.
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B.
No More Words
"No More Words" is a memoir by Reeve Lindbergh reflecting on the final years and declining health of her mother, aviator and author Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
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C.
Acta Non Verba
Acta Non Verba is the Latin motto of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, emphasizing the primacy of actions over words.
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D.
Only These Words
"Only These Words" is a song featured on the album *Higher Truth* by Chris Cornell.
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E.
The Words
The Words is Jean-Paul Sartre’s autobiographical work in which he reflects on his childhood and the development of his literary and philosophical identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mime play
ⓘ
one-act play ⓘ short play ⓘ theatre of the absurd work ⓘ |
| author | Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| creator | Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
| dialogue | none ⓘ |
| dramaticTechnique |
minimalism
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precise choreography ⓘ repetitive patterning ⓘ visual metaphor ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
contrasting temperaments
ⓘ
daily rituals ⓘ passivity and activity ⓘ |
| form | mime ⓘ |
| genre | absurdist drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
A
ⓘ
B ⓘ |
| hasNo | spoken text ⓘ |
| hasPart |
sequence with character A
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sequence with character B ⓘ |
| intendedPerformanceStyle | silent mime ⓘ |
| language | wordless ⓘ |
| movement | Theatre of the Absurd ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | non-verbal ⓘ |
| numberOfCharacters | 2 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Act Without Words I ⓘ |
| structure | two contrasting movement sequences ⓘ |
| style | Beckettian ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
futility of action
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human condition ⓘ interdependence ⓘ |
| theme |
dependence
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existentialism ⓘ human futility ⓘ human suffering ⓘ mechanization of life ⓘ monotony ⓘ routine ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | 20th century ⓘ |
| uses |
physical comedy
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repetition ⓘ stage directions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Act Without Words II Description of subject: Act Without Words II is a short, wordless mime play by Samuel Beckett that explores themes of routine, dependence, and human futility through the contrasting movements of two silent characters.
Referenced by (3)
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