Caleb Williams
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Caleb Williams is the inquisitive and morally driven protagonist of William Godwin’s 1794 novel, whose pursuit of truth entangles him in a harrowing conflict with his powerful employer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caleb Williams canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7130768 — 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: Caleb Williams Context triple: [Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams, mainCharacter, Caleb Williams]
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A.
Trevor Lawrence
Trevor Lawrence is an American football quarterback widely regarded as a top young talent in the NFL and the franchise leader of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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B.
Justin Fields
Justin Fields is an American football quarterback known for his dual-threat playmaking ability, who starred at Ohio State before being drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft.
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C.
Baker Mayfield
Baker Mayfield is an American football quarterback best known for winning the Heisman Trophy at Oklahoma and being selected first overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
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D.
Joe Burrow
Joe Burrow is an American football quarterback known for leading the Cincinnati Bengals to renewed success after a record-setting college career at LSU.
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E.
Lamar Jackson
Lamar Jackson is an NFL quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens known for his electrifying dual-threat playmaking and MVP-winning performances.
- 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: Caleb Williams Target entity description: Caleb Williams is the inquisitive and morally driven protagonist of William Godwin’s 1794 novel, whose pursuit of truth entangles him in a harrowing conflict with his powerful employer.
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A.
Trevor Lawrence
Trevor Lawrence is an American football quarterback widely regarded as a top young talent in the NFL and the franchise leader of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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B.
Justin Fields
Justin Fields is an American football quarterback known for his dual-threat playmaking ability, who starred at Ohio State before being drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft.
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C.
Baker Mayfield
Baker Mayfield is an American football quarterback best known for winning the Heisman Trophy at Oklahoma and being selected first overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
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D.
Joe Burrow
Joe Burrow is an American football quarterback known for leading the Cincinnati Bengals to renewed success after a record-setting college career at LSU.
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E.
Lamar Jackson
Lamar Jackson is an NFL quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens known for his electrifying dual-threat playmaking and MVP-winning performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ novel protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Caleb Williams
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Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthorMovement | English radicalism ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosophy | radical political philosophy ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
persecution by a powerful aristocrat
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pursuit of truth about his employer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Godwin ⓘ |
| employer | Ferdinando Falkland ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceDate | 1794 ⓘ |
| genreContext |
Gothic fiction
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political novel ⓘ |
| hasMoralConcern |
integrity
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justice ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
curious
ⓘ
idealistic ⓘ inquisitive ⓘ intelligent ⓘ morally driven ⓘ persevering ⓘ truth-seeking ⓘ |
| isPursuedBy | legal authorities ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Romantic era ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | early example of the political novel in English literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | vehicle for social critique ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| occupation | secretary ⓘ |
| opposes | Ferdinando Falkland ⓘ |
| setIn | 18th-century England ⓘ |
| suffersFrom |
false accusations
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persecution ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
abuse of power
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individual versus authority ⓘ justice and injustice ⓘ political oppression ⓘ surveillance and control ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Caleb Williams Description of subject: Caleb Williams is the inquisitive and morally driven protagonist of William Godwin’s 1794 novel, whose pursuit of truth entangles him in a harrowing conflict with his powerful employer.
Referenced by (11)
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