Jezebel (play)
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"Jezebel (play)" is a stage drama that served as the source material for the 1938 Bette Davis film about a headstrong Southern woman whose defiance leads to personal and social ruin in antebellum New Orleans.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jezebel (1938 film) | 3 |
| Jezebel (play) canonical | 1 |
| stage play Jezebel by Owen Davis Sr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5514808 — 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: Jezebel (play) Context triple: [Jezebel, basedOn, Jezebel (play)]
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A.
The Tragedy
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B.
The Women (play)
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C.
Salome
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D.
Miss Julie
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E.
Masbeth
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- 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: Jezebel (play) Target entity description: "Jezebel (play)" is a stage drama that served as the source material for the 1938 Bette Davis film about a headstrong Southern woman whose defiance leads to personal and social ruin in antebellum New Orleans.
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A.
The Tragedy
"The Tragedy" is a song from the collaborative Christmas-themed mixtape "Merry Christmas Lil Mama" by Chance the Rapper and Jeremih.
-
B.
The Women (play)
The Women is a 1936 satirical comedy play by Clare Boothe Luce that portrays the lives, rivalries, and romantic entanglements of a group of wealthy New York women, notable for its all-female cast.
-
C.
Salome
Salome is a biblical and historical figure best known for her dance before Herod Antipas that led to the beheading of John the Baptist.
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D.
Miss Julie
Miss Julie is a naturalistic tragedy by Swedish playwright August Strindberg that explores class conflict, gender power dynamics, and psychological struggle through the doomed relationship between an aristocratic woman and her servant.
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E.
Masbeth
Maspeth is a residential and industrial neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, known for its diverse community and mix of row houses, warehouses, and small businesses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama
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stage play ⓘ |
| adaptationStarring | Bette Davis ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
Jezebel (1938 film)
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linked to:
Jezebel (play)
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts |
plantation society
ⓘ
social conventions of the Old South ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
melodrama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Southern honor culture
ⓘ
defiance of social norms ⓘ personal downfall ⓘ social ruin ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Jezebel ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
Jezebel (1938 film)
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linked to:
Jezebel (play)
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| mainSubject | headstrong Southern woman ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Southern aristocracy
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gender roles in the antebellum South ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | New Orleans ⓘ |
| notableAdaptationYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| settingTime |
antebellum South
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pre–American Civil War era ⓘ |
| titleCharacterConsequence |
romantic tragedy
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social ostracism ⓘ |
| titleCharacterTrait |
headstrong
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rebellious ⓘ |
| workType | source material for film ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jezebel (play) Description of subject: "Jezebel (play)" is a stage drama that served as the source material for the 1938 Bette Davis film about a headstrong Southern woman whose defiance leads to personal and social ruin in antebellum New Orleans.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jezebel (play)
linked to: Jezebel (play)
linked to: Jezebel (play)
linked to: Jezebel (play)