Puntila
E616214
Puntila is a wealthy, mercurial Finnish landowner whose shifting moods and class contradictions drive the social and political satire in Bertolt Brecht’s play "Mr Puntila and His Man Matti."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Puntila canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6751948 — 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: Puntila Context triple: [Mr Puntila and His Man Matti, mainCharacter, Puntila]
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A.
Papingo
Papingo is a picturesque traditional village in the Zagori region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, known for its stone architecture and dramatic mountain scenery.
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B.
Tupiza
Tupiza is a small historic town in southern Bolivia known for its dramatic red-rock canyons and as a gateway to Andean landscapes and mining regions.
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C.
Pipiriki
Pipiriki is a small rural settlement in New Zealand’s central North Island, known as a gateway to the Whanganui River and Whanganui National Park.
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D.
Pischa
Pischa is a mountain area and ski region near Davos in the Swiss Alps, known for its freeride terrain and winter sports opportunities.
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E.
Pitiüses
The Pitiüses are a small Mediterranean archipelago comprising the Spanish Balearic Islands of Ibiza and Formentera and their surrounding islets.
- 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: Puntila Target entity description: Puntila is a wealthy, mercurial Finnish landowner whose shifting moods and class contradictions drive the social and political satire in Bertolt Brecht’s play "Mr Puntila and His Man Matti."
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A.
Papingo
Papingo is a picturesque traditional village in the Zagori region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, known for its stone architecture and dramatic mountain scenery.
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B.
Tupiza
Tupiza is a small historic town in southern Bolivia known for its dramatic red-rock canyons and as a gateway to Andean landscapes and mining regions.
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C.
Pipiriki
Pipiriki is a small rural settlement in New Zealand’s central North Island, known as a gateway to the Whanganui River and Whanganui National Park.
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D.
Pischa
Pischa is a mountain area and ski region near Davos in the Swiss Alps, known for its freeride terrain and winter sports opportunities.
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E.
Pitiüses
The Pitiüses are a small Mediterranean archipelago comprising the Spanish Balearic Islands of Ibiza and Formentera and their surrounding islets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Mr Puntila and His Man Matti ⓘ |
| behaviorPattern |
changes attitudes when drunk
ⓘ
reneges on promises when sober ⓘ |
| centralThemeInvolvement |
class struggle
ⓘ
political satire ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
alcoholic
ⓘ
harsh when sober ⓘ kind when drunk ⓘ mercurial ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Finland ⓘ |
| creator | Bertolt Brecht ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
source of comic effect
ⓘ
vehicle for political commentary ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWorkCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWorkLocation |
Zürich
ⓘ
linked to:
Zurich
|
| hasDaughter | Eva Puntila ⓘ |
| hasMotive | to maintain his social status ⓘ |
| hasServant | Matti ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | epic theatre ⓘ |
| mainRelationship | master–servant relationship with Matti ⓘ |
| nameInFull | Johannes Puntila ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | protagonist of the play ⓘ |
| occupation | landowner ⓘ |
| relationship | father of Eva Puntila ⓘ |
| represents |
class hypocrisy
ⓘ
contradictions of bourgeois class ⓘ |
| setting | rural Finland ⓘ |
| socialClass | upper class ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
critique of capitalism
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exposure of class contradictions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Puntila Description of subject: Puntila is a wealthy, mercurial Finnish landowner whose shifting moods and class contradictions drive the social and political satire in Bertolt Brecht’s play "Mr Puntila and His Man Matti."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.