Dorante
E542219
Dorante is a charming but financially troubled nobleman in Molière’s comedy *Le Bourgeois gentilhomme*, who exploits Monsieur Jourdain’s social ambitions for his own benefit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dorante canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5728080 — 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: Dorante Context triple: [Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, character, Dorante]
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A.
Pánfilo
Pánfilo is a masculine given name of Spanish origin, historically associated with the conquistador Pánfilo de Narváez.
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B.
Don Juan
Don Juan is a long satirical narrative poem by Lord Byron that humorously reimagines the legendary libertine as a naïve young man swept through a series of romantic and political adventures.
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C.
Figaro
Figaro is the clever, quick-witted barber who serves as the central character in Beaumarchais’s plays and later in Rossini’s opera "The Barber of Seville."
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D.
Lucentio
Lucentio is a young, romantic nobleman in Shakespeare’s comedy "The Taming of the Shrew," who disguises himself as a tutor to win the love of Bianca.
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E.
Camillo
Camillo is a loyal Sicilian courtier whose moral integrity and pivotal decisions drive key turns in the plot of the opera "The Winter’s Tale," adapted from Shakespeare’s play.
- 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: Dorante Target entity description: Dorante is a charming but financially troubled nobleman in Molière’s comedy *Le Bourgeois gentilhomme*, who exploits Monsieur Jourdain’s social ambitions for his own benefit.
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A.
Pánfilo
Pánfilo is a masculine given name of Spanish origin, historically associated with the conquistador Pánfilo de Narváez.
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B.
Don Juan
Don Juan is a long satirical narrative poem by Lord Byron that humorously reimagines the legendary libertine as a naïve young man swept through a series of romantic and political adventures.
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C.
Figaro
Figaro is the clever, quick-witted barber who serves as the central character in Beaumarchais’s plays and later in Rossini’s opera "The Barber of Seville."
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D.
Lucentio
Lucentio is a young, romantic nobleman in Shakespeare’s comedy "The Taming of the Shrew," who disguises himself as a tutor to win the love of Bianca.
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E.
Camillo
Camillo is a loyal Sicilian courtier whose moral integrity and pivotal decisions drive key turns in the plot of the opera "The Winter’s Tale," adapted from Shakespeare’s play.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a comedy
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fictional character ⓘ nobleman ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Le Bourgeois gentilhomme ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Dorimène
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Monsieur Jourdain ⓘ |
| benefitsFrom | Monsieur Jourdain’s desire to join the nobility ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
charming
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eloquent ⓘ manipulative ⓘ opportunistic ⓘ |
| createdBy | Molière ⓘ |
| exploits | Monsieur Jourdain ⓘ |
| financialStatus |
impoverished
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in debt ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (1670)
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linked to:
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
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| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | comedy ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to expose the vanity and gullibility of the bourgeoisie ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| occupation | nobleman ⓘ |
| originalPerformanceContext |
court of Louis XIV at Chambord
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linked to:
Château de Chambord
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| relationshipTo | Monsieur Jourdain ⓘ |
| relationshipType | parasite of Monsieur Jourdain ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | catalyst for Monsieur Jourdain’s social delusions ⓘ |
| romanticInvolvement |
Dorimène (in many interpretations)
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linked to:
Dorimène
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| settingOfActivity | bourgeois society in 17th-century France ⓘ |
| socialStatus | aristocrat ⓘ |
| takesAdvantageOf | Monsieur Jourdain’s social ambitions ⓘ |
| themeEmbodied |
critique of aristocratic parasitism
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social hypocrisy ⓘ |
| uses |
flattery to influence Monsieur Jourdain
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his noble title to gain financial support ⓘ |
| workForm | five-act comédie-ballet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dorante Description of subject: Dorante is a charming but financially troubled nobleman in Molière’s comedy *Le Bourgeois gentilhomme*, who exploits Monsieur Jourdain’s social ambitions for his own benefit.
Referenced by (4)
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