Mrs Cheveley
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Mrs Cheveley is the cunning, manipulative antagonist in Oscar Wilde’s play "An Ideal Husband," who uses blackmail and charm to threaten the reputations of the main characters.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mrs. Cheveley | 3 |
| Mrs Cheveley canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7864139 — 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: Mrs Cheveley Context triple: [An Ideal Husband, character, Mrs Cheveley]
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A.
Lord Chiltern
Lord Chiltern is a hot-tempered, impulsive aristocrat in Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novels, best known for his turbulent personal life and political entanglements.
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B.
A Woman of No Importance
A Woman of No Importance is an 1893 social comedy play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes Victorian upper-class morality and gender double standards.
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C.
Libeled Lady
Libeled Lady is a 1936 screwball comedy film best known for its ensemble cast including Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy, and Spencer Tracy, and its fast-paced plot involving a libel lawsuit and romantic mix-ups.
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D.
Miss Sophia Grey
Miss Sophia Grey is a wealthy, fashionable young woman in Jane Austen’s novel "Sense and Sensibility," known for becoming engaged to the charming but mercenary John Willoughby.
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E.
The Viscount Buxton
The Viscount Buxton was a British Liberal politician and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of South Africa in the early 20th century.
- 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: Mrs Cheveley Target entity description: Mrs Cheveley is the cunning, manipulative antagonist in Oscar Wilde’s play "An Ideal Husband," who uses blackmail and charm to threaten the reputations of the main characters.
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A.
Lord Chiltern
Lord Chiltern is a hot-tempered, impulsive aristocrat in Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novels, best known for his turbulent personal life and political entanglements.
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B.
A Woman of No Importance
A Woman of No Importance is an 1893 social comedy play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes Victorian upper-class morality and gender double standards.
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C.
Libeled Lady
Libeled Lady is a 1936 screwball comedy film best known for its ensemble cast including Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy, and Spencer Tracy, and its fast-paced plot involving a libel lawsuit and romantic mix-ups.
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D.
Miss Sophia Grey
Miss Sophia Grey is a wealthy, fashionable young woman in Jane Austen’s novel "Sense and Sensibility," known for becoming engaged to the charming but mercenary John Willoughby.
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E.
The Viscount Buxton
The Viscount Buxton was a British Liberal politician and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of South Africa in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ stage character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | An Ideal Husband ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
corruption
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forgery and blackmail ⓘ hypocrisy ⓘ public versus private morality ⓘ |
| blackmails | Sir Robert Chiltern ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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charming ⓘ cunning ⓘ manipulative ⓘ ruthless ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | the ideal of the "ideal husband" ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Lord Goring ⓘ |
| createdBy | Oscar Wilde ⓘ |
| demands | political support for a fraudulent Argentine canal scheme ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWork | 1895 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | comedy of manners ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf | Sir Robert Chiltern's past political corruption ⓘ |
| hasMaritalStatusInFiction | married woman ("Mrs.") ⓘ |
| hasPastConnectionWith | Lord Goring ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| motive |
financial gain
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revenge ⓘ social power ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
manipulative schemes
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witty dialogue ⓘ |
| opposes | Lady Chiltern's idealism ⓘ |
| roleInWork | antagonist ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | London high society ⓘ |
| socialStatusInFiction | aristocratic ⓘ |
| symbolizes | moral corruption beneath social elegance ⓘ |
| threatens |
Lady Chiltern
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Sir Robert Chiltern ⓘ |
| usesTactic |
blackmail
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emotional manipulation ⓘ seduction ⓘ |
| workType | play ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mrs Cheveley Description of subject: Mrs Cheveley is the cunning, manipulative antagonist in Oscar Wilde’s play "An Ideal Husband," who uses blackmail and charm to threaten the reputations of the main characters.
Referenced by (5)
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