Reilly

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character in a play dramatic character fictional character

Reilly is a character in T.S. Eliot’s play "The Cocktail Party," serving as a mysterious, psychiatrist-like figure who guides others through their personal and spiritual crises.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Reilly canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5913153 — 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: Reilly
Context triple: [Celia Coplestone, confidesIn, Reilly]

A. Reilly
Reilly is a surname most notably associated with William K. Reilly, an American environmentalist and former administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
B. Myles
Myles is a masculine given name of English origin, historically associated with figures such as Mayflower military leader Myles Standish.
C. Romiley
Romiley is a suburban village and residential area within the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester, England.
D. Rennie
Rennie is a Scottish surname most notably associated with the family of civil engineers, including John Rennie the Younger.
E. Riley
Riley is the given name of Riley B. King, better known as the legendary blues musician B.B. King.
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: Reilly
Target entity description: Reilly is a character in T.S. Eliot’s play "The Cocktail Party," serving as a mysterious, psychiatrist-like figure who guides others through their personal and spiritual crises.

A. Reilly
Reilly is a surname most notably associated with William K. Reilly, an American environmentalist and former administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
B. Myles
Myles is a masculine given name of English origin, historically associated with figures such as Mayflower military leader Myles Standish.
C. Romiley
Romiley is a suburban village and residential area within the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester, England.
D. Rennie
Rennie is a Scottish surname most notably associated with the family of civil engineers, including John Rennie the Younger.
E. Riley
Riley is the given name of Riley B. King, better known as the legendary blues musician B.B. King.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	character in a play ⓘ dramatic character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ
appearsIn	The Cocktail Party ⓘ
appearsInAct	Act I of The Cocktail Party ⓘ linked to: The Cocktail Party Act II of The Cocktail Party ⓘ Act III of The Cocktail Party ⓘ
associatedWithTheme	marital conflict ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ spiritual redemption ⓘ vocation and sacrifice ⓘ
characterTrait	authoritative ⓘ detached ⓘ insightful ⓘ mysterious ⓘ
createdBy	T. S. Eliot ⓘ
dialogueStyle	probing and analytical ⓘ
dramaticFunction	expositor of the play’s philosophical ideas ⓘ
firstPublicationContext	The Cocktail Party (first performed 1949) ⓘ linked to: The Cocktail Party
genreOfWork	verse drama ⓘ
guides	Celia Coplestone ⓘ Edward Chamberlayne ⓘ Lavinia Chamberlayne ⓘ
helpsWith	personal crises ⓘ spiritual crises ⓘ
influencesDecisionOf	Celia Coplestone’s choice of sacrificial path ⓘ Edward and Lavinia’s reconciliation ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
narrativeFunction	catalyst for characters’ self-discovery ⓘ mediator between ordinary life and spiritual reality ⓘ
nationalityOfAuthor	British-American ⓘ
occupation	psychiatrist-like advisor ⓘ
roleInWork	confidant ⓘ counselor ⓘ spiritual guide ⓘ
symbolicRole	quasi-priestly figure ⓘ representative of a higher spiritual order ⓘ
workSetting	London drawing-room society ⓘ