Appius and Virginia
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Appius and Virginia is a Jacobean-era tragic play, often attributed to John Webster, that dramatizes the corrupt lust of a Roman judge and the resulting sacrifice of a virtuous maiden.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Appius and Virginia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6113061 — 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: Appius and Virginia Context triple: [John Webster, wrote, Appius and Virginia]
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A.
Romola
Romola is a historical novel by George Eliot set in 15th-century Florence, exploring political upheaval, moral conflict, and personal transformation.
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B.
Lucretia
Lucretia is a dramatic Baroque painting by Artemisia Gentileschi that depicts the Roman noblewoman Lucretia at the moment of her tragic suicide, emphasizing themes of honor, violence, and female virtue.
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C.
Lucretia
Lucretia is a central character in the television series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," known as the ambitious and manipulative wife of lanista Batiatus.
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D.
Sena of Caia
Sena of Caia is a regional variety of the Sena language spoken around the Caia area of Mozambique.
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E.
Titus Ollius
Titus Ollius was a Roman of the early Imperial period, chiefly known as the father of the future empress Poppaea Sabina.
- 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: Appius and Virginia Target entity description: Appius and Virginia is a Jacobean-era tragic play, often attributed to John Webster, that dramatizes the corrupt lust of a Roman judge and the resulting sacrifice of a virtuous maiden.
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A.
Romola
Romola is a historical novel by George Eliot set in 15th-century Florence, exploring political upheaval, moral conflict, and personal transformation.
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B.
Lucretia
Lucretia is a dramatic Baroque painting by Artemisia Gentileschi that depicts the Roman noblewoman Lucretia at the moment of her tragic suicide, emphasizing themes of honor, violence, and female virtue.
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C.
Lucretia
Lucretia is a central character in the television series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," known as the ambitious and manipulative wife of lanista Batiatus.
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D.
Sena of Caia
Sena of Caia is a regional variety of the Sena language spoken around the Caia area of Mozambique.
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E.
Titus Ollius
Titus Ollius was a Roman of the early Imperial period, chiefly known as the father of the future empress Poppaea Sabina.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jacobean play
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tragedy ⓘ |
| antagonist | Appius Claudius ⓘ |
| attributedTo | John Webster ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | disputed authorship ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Roman historical tradition
ⓘ
legend of Verginia ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dramaticForm |
five-act play
ⓘ
verse drama ⓘ |
| dramaticTradition | Renaissance revenge and domestic tragedy ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 17th-century English theatre ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | English Renaissance drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
Jacobean era
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linked to:
Stuart period
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| mainCharacter |
Appius Claudius
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linked to:
Appius Claudius Caecus
Virginia ⓘ Virginius ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A corrupt Roman judge lusts after a virtuous maiden, leading to her sacrificial death to preserve her honor. ⓘ |
| protagonist | Virginia ⓘ |
| setting |
ancient Rome
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linked to:
Roman Antiquity
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| theme |
corruption of justice
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female chastity and virtue ⓘ lust and abuse of power ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ tyranny versus republican virtue ⓘ |
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Subject: Appius and Virginia Description of subject: Appius and Virginia is a Jacobean-era tragic play, often attributed to John Webster, that dramatizes the corrupt lust of a Roman judge and the resulting sacrifice of a virtuous maiden.
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