The Little Monk
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The Little Monk is a young, devout cleric in Bertolt Brecht’s play "Life of Galileo" who embodies the moral and religious conflict stirred by Galileo’s scientific discoveries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Little Monk canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6751227 — 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: The Little Monk Context triple: [Life of Galileo, featuresCharacter, The Little Monk]
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A.
Father of All Monks
Father of All Monks is an honorific title given to Anthony the Great, recognizing him as a pioneering founder and model of Christian monasticism.
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B.
The White Monkey
The White Monkey is a 1924 novel by John Galsworthy, part of his Forsyte-related “A Modern Comedy” trilogy, exploring post–World War I English society and changing social values.
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C.
Buddha and the Chocolate Box
"Buddha and the Chocolate Box" is a 1974 studio album by British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens that blends folk-rock with spiritual and introspective themes.
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D.
Monk's Dream
"Monk's Dream" is a landmark jazz album by pianist and composer Thelonious Monk, celebrated for its distinctive improvisational style and status as one of his most acclaimed recordings.
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E.
Meddling Monk
The Meddling Monk is a renegade Time Lord from the Doctor Who universe who uses time travel to interfere with historical events for his own mischievous purposes.
- 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 Little Monk Target entity description: The Little Monk is a young, devout cleric in Bertolt Brecht’s play "Life of Galileo" who embodies the moral and religious conflict stirred by Galileo’s scientific discoveries.
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A.
Father of All Monks
Father of All Monks is an honorific title given to Anthony the Great, recognizing him as a pioneering founder and model of Christian monasticism.
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B.
The White Monkey
The White Monkey is a 1924 novel by John Galsworthy, part of his Forsyte-related “A Modern Comedy” trilogy, exploring post–World War I English society and changing social values.
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C.
Buddha and the Chocolate Box
"Buddha and the Chocolate Box" is a 1974 studio album by British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens that blends folk-rock with spiritual and introspective themes.
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D.
Monk's Dream
"Monk's Dream" is a landmark jazz album by pianist and composer Thelonious Monk, celebrated for its distinctive improvisational style and status as one of his most acclaimed recordings.
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E.
Meddling Monk
The Meddling Monk is a renegade Time Lord from the Doctor Who universe who uses time travel to interfere with historical events for his own mischievous purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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stage character ⓘ |
| age | young ⓘ |
| alignment | Church hierarchy ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Life of Galileo ⓘ |
| appearsInAct | middle sections of Life of Galileo ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
epic theatre
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
conflict between science and religion
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responsibility of intellectuals ⓘ social impact of scientific discovery ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
conflicted
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devout ⓘ pious ⓘ timid ⓘ |
| concernFor | peasants and their faith ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Bertolt Brecht ⓘ |
| dramaticArc | moves from naive certainty to troubled doubt ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
gives voice to the oppressed peasantry’s perspective
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provides a counterpoint to Galileo’s rationalism ⓘ |
| experiencesConflictBetween |
religious faith
ⓘ
scientific truth ⓘ |
| expressesConcernAbout |
impact of Galileo’s discoveries on simple believers
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threat to Church authority ⓘ |
| fears |
loss of spiritual security for common people
ⓘ
punishment from Church authorities ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | play Life of Galileo ⓘ |
| hasDialogueWith | Galileo Galilei ⓘ |
| ideologicalAlignment | religious orthodoxy ⓘ |
| internalStruggle | loyalty to Church versus acknowledgment of evidence ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalWork | German ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | key figure in articulating Brecht’s critique of institutional power ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| moralPosition | prioritizes spiritual comfort over empirical truth ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
illustrates the social consequences of new scientific ideas
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represents the tension between faith and science ⓘ |
| occupation | cleric ⓘ |
| relationshipToGalileo | disciple and interlocutor ⓘ |
| religiousOrder |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
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| roleInWork | embodies moral and religious conflict caused by Galileo’s discoveries ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Italy ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
moral hesitation in the face of progress
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ordinary believer confronted with scientific change ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Little Monk Description of subject: The Little Monk is a young, devout cleric in Bertolt Brecht’s play "Life of Galileo" who embodies the moral and religious conflict stirred by Galileo’s scientific discoveries.
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