Robert Walton
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Robert Walton is the ambitious Arctic explorer whose letters frame and recount the tragic story of Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley's novel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Walton canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7279876 — 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: Robert Walton Context triple: [Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, narrativeFrameCharacter, Robert Walton]
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A.
Edward Prendick
Edward Prendick is the shipwrecked narrator and protagonist of H. G. Wells's science fiction novel "The Island of Doctor Moreau," who witnesses and recounts the horrific experiments of the titular vivisectionist.
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B.
Arthur Gordon Pym
Arthur Gordon Pym is the fictional protagonist and narrator of Edgar Allan Poe’s only completed novel, whose harrowing sea voyage and encounters with mutiny, shipwreck, and the unknown make him a central figure in early American adventure and horror literature.
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C.
Sir John Byron
Sir John Byron was an English nobleman and politician of the 16th century, notable as an ancestor of the poet Lord Byron and a prominent member of the Byron family of Nottinghamshire.
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D.
Charles Marlow
Charles Marlow is the introspective sailor and storyteller who serves as the primary narrator in several of Joseph Conrad’s works, most notably "Heart of Darkness."
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James Nares
James Nares was an 18th-century English composer and organist best known for his church music and service as a prominent royal chapel musician.
- 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: Robert Walton Target entity description: Robert Walton is the ambitious Arctic explorer whose letters frame and recount the tragic story of Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley's novel.
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A.
Edward Prendick
Edward Prendick is the shipwrecked narrator and protagonist of H. G. Wells's science fiction novel "The Island of Doctor Moreau," who witnesses and recounts the horrific experiments of the titular vivisectionist.
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B.
Arthur Gordon Pym
Arthur Gordon Pym is the fictional protagonist and narrator of Edgar Allan Poe’s only completed novel, whose harrowing sea voyage and encounters with mutiny, shipwreck, and the unknown make him a central figure in early American adventure and horror literature.
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C.
Sir John Byron
Sir John Byron was an English nobleman and politician of the 16th century, notable as an ancestor of the poet Lord Byron and a prominent member of the Byron family of Nottinghamshire.
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D.
Charles Marlow
Charles Marlow is the introspective sailor and storyteller who serves as the primary narrator in several of Joseph Conrad’s works, most notably "Heart of Darkness."
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E.
James Nares
James Nares was an 18th-century English composer and organist best known for his church music and service as a prominent royal chapel musician.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic explorer
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epistolary narrator ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus ⓘ |
| basedIn | London (before the voyage) ⓘ |
| communicationForm | letters ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Victor Frankenstein in final moral choice ⓘ |
| correspondentOf | Margaret Saville ⓘ |
| createdBy | Mary Shelley ⓘ |
| decides | to turn back from the polar expedition ⓘ |
| expressesTheme |
danger of obsessive pursuit of knowledge
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value of domestic affection over glory ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | the opening letters of Frankenstein ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreContext |
Gothic fiction
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science fiction precursor ⓘ |
| goal | to reach the North Pole ⓘ |
| hearsLifeStoryOf | Victor Frankenstein ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Victor Frankenstein’s warnings ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastAppearance | the closing letters of Frankenstein ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
to frame the main narrative
ⓘ
to provide an external perspective on Victor Frankenstein ⓘ |
| meetsCharacter |
Victor Frankenstein
ⓘ
the creature ⓘ |
| narratesStoryOf | Victor Frankenstein ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| observes | the consequences of unchecked ambition ⓘ |
| occupation | sea captain ⓘ |
| recordsStoryOf | Victor Frankenstein ⓘ |
| rescues | Victor Frankenstein ⓘ |
| roleInWork | frame narrator ⓘ |
| seeks | a friend who can sympathize with him ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| sharesTraitWith | Victor Frankenstein ⓘ |
| shipName | unspecified in the novel ⓘ |
| sibling | Margaret Saville ⓘ |
| timePeriodWithinFiction | late 18th century ⓘ |
| trait |
ambitious
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lonely ⓘ romantic idealist ⓘ |
| travelsThrough | Archangel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Walton Description of subject: Robert Walton is the ambitious Arctic explorer whose letters frame and recount the tragic story of Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley's novel.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.