The Lady’s Trial
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The Lady’s Trial is a Caroline-era tragicomedy by English playwright John Ford that explores themes of marital fidelity, honor, and social reputation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Lady’s Trial canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5723969 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Lady’s Trial Context triple: [John Ford, notableWork, The Lady’s Trial]
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A.
The Mysterious Lady
The Mysterious Lady is a 19th-century painting by the Italian artist Giovanni Boldini, renowned for its elegant portrayal of an enigmatic female figure.
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B.
The Widow’s Trial
The Widow’s Trial is a novel by American author John Ehle, known for its richly drawn characters and exploration of moral and social tensions in a Southern Appalachian setting.
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C.
The Wicked Lady
The Wicked Lady is a 1945 British costume melodrama film, starring Margaret Lockwood as a notorious highwaywoman, that became one of the era’s most popular and controversial UK releases.
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D.
The Lady Who Dared
The Lady Who Dared is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film starring silent-era leading lady Billie Dove in one of her notable sound-era roles.
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E.
The Honourable Woman
The Honourable Woman is a British political thriller television miniseries that follows a woman entangled in international espionage and Middle Eastern peace negotiations.
- 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 Lady’s Trial Target entity description: The Lady’s Trial is a Caroline-era tragicomedy by English playwright John Ford that explores themes of marital fidelity, honor, and social reputation.
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A.
The Mysterious Lady
The Mysterious Lady is a 19th-century painting by the Italian artist Giovanni Boldini, renowned for its elegant portrayal of an enigmatic female figure.
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B.
The Widow’s Trial
The Widow’s Trial is a novel by American author John Ehle, known for its richly drawn characters and exploration of moral and social tensions in a Southern Appalachian setting.
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C.
The Wicked Lady
The Wicked Lady is a 1945 British costume melodrama film, starring Margaret Lockwood as a notorious highwaywoman, that became one of the era’s most popular and controversial UK releases.
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D.
The Lady Who Dared
The Lady Who Dared is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film starring silent-era leading lady Billie Dove in one of her notable sound-era roles.
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E.
The Honourable Woman
The Honourable Woman is a British political thriller television miniseries that follows a woman entangled in international espionage and Middle Eastern peace negotiations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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tragicomedy ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonarchy | Caroline court culture ⓘ |
| author | John Ford ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | stage play ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | five-act structure ⓘ |
| exploresIssue |
female chastity
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male jealousy ⓘ reputation in marriage ⓘ social judgment ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| genre | tragicomedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
courtier
ⓘ
husband ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ |
| hasForm | verse and prose dialogue ⓘ |
| hasMoralFocus |
consequences of suspicion
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testing of a wife’s virtue ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-English Civil War England ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Renaissance drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Caroline era ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| partOf | John Ford’s dramatic canon ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early modern Italy ⓘ |
| theme |
honor
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marital fidelity ⓘ social reputation ⓘ |
| tone | mixed tragic and comic elements ⓘ |
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