The Honest Whore
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The Honest Whore is an early 17th-century English city comedy play, co-written by Thomas Dekker (with Thomas Middleton for its second part), known for its vivid portrayal of London life and complex treatment of morality and female virtue.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Honest Whore, Part 2 | 2 |
| The Honest Whore canonical | 1 |
| The Honest Whore, Part 1 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4860639 — 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: The Honest Whore Context triple: [Thomas Dekker, notableWork, The Honest Whore]
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A.
The Procuress
The Procuress is a 1622 genre painting by Dutch Caravaggist Dirck van Baburen depicting a brothel scene with a leering procuress overseeing a transaction between a man and a young woman.
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B.
Bartholomew Fair
Bartholomew Fair is a satirical comedy play by Ben Jonson that portrays the chaotic life and diverse characters of a London fair in the early 17th century.
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C.
The Feigned Courtesans
The Feigned Courtesans is a Restoration comedy play by Aphra Behn that satirizes gender roles and social conventions through mistaken identities and witty intrigue.
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D.
Every Man in His Humour
Every Man in His Humour is a late 16th-century comedy play by Ben Jonson that helped establish his reputation and is known for its realistic characters and satirical portrayal of London life.
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E.
The Maid's Revenge
The Maid's Revenge is a Caroline-era tragic play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its themes of love, honor, and revenge within a Spanish courtly setting.
- 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: The Honest Whore Target entity description: The Honest Whore is an early 17th-century English city comedy play, co-written by Thomas Dekker (with Thomas Middleton for its second part), known for its vivid portrayal of London life and complex treatment of morality and female virtue.
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A.
The Procuress
The Procuress is a 1622 genre painting by Dutch Caravaggist Dirck van Baburen depicting a brothel scene with a leering procuress overseeing a transaction between a man and a young woman.
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B.
Bartholomew Fair
Bartholomew Fair is a satirical comedy play by Ben Jonson that portrays the chaotic life and diverse characters of a London fair in the early 17th century.
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C.
The Feigned Courtesans
The Feigned Courtesans is a Restoration comedy play by Aphra Behn that satirizes gender roles and social conventions through mistaken identities and witty intrigue.
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D.
Every Man in His Humour
Every Man in His Humour is a late 16th-century comedy play by Ben Jonson that helped establish his reputation and is known for its realistic characters and satirical portrayal of London life.
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E.
The Maid's Revenge
The Maid's Revenge is a Caroline-era tragic play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its themes of love, honor, and revenge within a Spanish courtly setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English Renaissance drama
ⓘ
city comedy ⓘ play ⓘ play ⓘ play ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlaywright |
Thomas Dekker
ⓘ
Thomas Middleton ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Dekker ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Thomas Middleton ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| depicts | London life ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | prose and verse ⓘ |
| dramaticPeriod | early modern English theatre ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | two-part play ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
citizen
ⓘ
courtesan ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| firstPerformed | early 17th century ⓘ |
| genre |
city comedy
ⓘ
comedy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Honest Whore, Part 1
ⓘ
linked to:
The Honest Whore
The Honest Whore, Part 2 ⓘ
linked to:
The Honest Whore
|
| hasReputationFor |
complex treatment of female virtue
ⓘ
complex treatment of morality ⓘ vivid portrayal of London life ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
English Renaissance theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
English Renaissance drama
|
| literaryPeriod |
Jacobean era
ⓘ
linked to:
Stuart period
|
| mainTheme |
female virtue
ⓘ
marriage ⓘ morality ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| setting |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| subjectMatter |
sexual morality
ⓘ
social class relations ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| theatricalTradition | public theatre in London ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
ⓘ
moralistic ⓘ |
| writtenIn | early 1600s ⓘ |
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Subject: The Honest Whore Description of subject: The Honest Whore is an early 17th-century English city comedy play, co-written by Thomas Dekker (with Thomas Middleton for its second part), known for its vivid portrayal of London life and complex treatment of morality and female virtue.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Honest Whore
linked to: The Honest Whore
linked to: The Honest Whore