Woyzeck
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Woyzeck is an unfinished, groundbreaking 19th-century German play by Georg Büchner that portrays the psychological and social downfall of a poor soldier, and is considered a key precursor to modern drama and expressionism.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Woyzeck canonical | 9 |
| Wozzeck | 4 |
| Woyzeck (stage production) | 1 |
| Woyzeck on the Highveld | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6823426 — 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: Woyzeck Context triple: [Young Germany, notableWork, Woyzeck]
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A.
Stiffelio
Stiffelio is an 1850 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, notable for its unconventional story of a Protestant minister confronting adultery and forgiveness.
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B.
The Good Person of Szechwan
The Good Person of Szechwan is a socially critical play by Bertolt Brecht that explores the challenges of living a moral life within an unjust, capitalist society.
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C.
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny is a satirical opera with music by Kurt Weill that critiques capitalism and moral decay through the story of a hedonistic, lawless city.
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D.
The Wild Duck
The Wild Duck is a tragicomedy play by Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen that explores family secrets, self-deception, and the destructive pursuit of idealism.
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E.
Jenůfa
Jenůfa is the tragic heroine of Leoš Janáček’s opera of the same name, a young Moravian woman whose story of love, betrayal, and redemption is central to one of the composer’s most acclaimed works.
- 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: Woyzeck Target entity description: Woyzeck is an unfinished, groundbreaking 19th-century German play by Georg Büchner that portrays the psychological and social downfall of a poor soldier, and is considered a key precursor to modern drama and expressionism.
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A.
Stiffelio
Stiffelio is an 1850 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, notable for its unconventional story of a Protestant minister confronting adultery and forgiveness.
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B.
The Good Person of Szechwan
The Good Person of Szechwan is a socially critical play by Bertolt Brecht that explores the challenges of living a moral life within an unjust, capitalist society.
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C.
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny is a satirical opera with music by Kurt Weill that critiques capitalism and moral decay through the story of a hedonistic, lawless city.
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D.
The Wild Duck
The Wild Duck is a tragicomedy play by Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen that explores family secrets, self-deception, and the destructive pursuit of idealism.
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E.
Jenůfa
Jenůfa is the tragic heroine of Leoš Janáček’s opera of the same name, a young Moravian woman whose story of love, betrayal, and redemption is central to one of the composer’s most acclaimed works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German play
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play ⓘ stage work ⓘ unfinished play ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
ballet
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film ⓘ novelization ⓘ opera ⓘ radio play ⓘ television production ⓘ |
| author | Georg Büchner ⓘ |
| basedOn | real-life case of Johann Christian Woyzeck ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
key work of German literature
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major precursor to modernist drama ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Woyzeck’s mental deterioration and social oppression ⓘ |
| character |
Dr. (the Doctor)
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Marie ⓘ the Captain ⓘ the Drum Major ⓘ |
| completionStatus | unfinished ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| criticalReception | considered groundbreaking ⓘ |
| dramaticInnovation |
early use of open, non-linear structure
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focus on working-class protagonist ⓘ |
| form | fragmentary ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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tragedy ⓘ |
| influenced |
expressionist theatre
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modern drama ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
modern drama precursor
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precursor to expressionism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Franz Woyzeck ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
lower-class life
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scientific experimentation on humans ⓘ |
| notableAdaptation | opera "Wozzeck" by Alban Berg ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | soldier ⓘ |
| setting | 19th-century German garrison town ⓘ |
| structure | scenes in loose order ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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class oppression ⓘ exploitation ⓘ jealousy ⓘ madness ⓘ poverty ⓘ psychological downfall ⓘ social downfall ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Woyzeck Description of subject: Woyzeck is an unfinished, groundbreaking 19th-century German play by Georg Büchner that portrays the psychological and social downfall of a poor soldier, and is considered a key precursor to modern drama and expressionism.
Referenced by (15)
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