Trial by Combat
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"Trial by Combat" is a short story by Shirley Jackson that explores themes of paranoia, social tension, and the fragility of civility in everyday life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Trial by Combat canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8316949 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trial by Combat Context triple: [The Lottery and Other Stories, hasPart, Trial by Combat]
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A.
Trial by Battle
"Trial by Battle" is a historical study by British jurist and historian Lord Sumption examining the origins and early phases of the Hundred Years' War between England and France.
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B.
The Duel
"The Duel" is a novella by Russian writer Anton Chekhov that explores moral conflict, spiritual crisis, and the clash of ideals in a provincial Caucasian town.
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C.
The Ill-Made Knight
The Ill-Made Knight is a 1940 fantasy novel by T. H. White that retells the life and inner struggles of Sir Lancelot within the larger Arthurian saga The Once and Future King.
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D.
By the Sword
"By the Sword" is a thriller novel by F. Paul Wilson that forms part of his long-running Repairman Jack series, blending supernatural elements with fast-paced suspense.
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E.
The Ordeal
The Ordeal is a historical novel by Russian writer Alexei Tolstoy that portrays the upheavals of World War I and the Russian Revolution through the lives of several intertwined characters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trial by Combat Target entity description: "Trial by Combat" is a short story by Shirley Jackson that explores themes of paranoia, social tension, and the fragility of civility in everyday life.
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A.
Trial by Battle
"Trial by Battle" is a historical study by British jurist and historian Lord Sumption examining the origins and early phases of the Hundred Years' War between England and France.
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B.
The Duel
"The Duel" is a novella by Russian writer Anton Chekhov that explores moral conflict, spiritual crisis, and the clash of ideals in a provincial Caucasian town.
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C.
The Ill-Made Knight
The Ill-Made Knight is a 1940 fantasy novel by T. H. White that retells the life and inner struggles of Sir Lancelot within the larger Arthurian saga The Once and Future King.
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D.
By the Sword
"By the Sword" is a thriller novel by F. Paul Wilson that forms part of his long-running Repairman Jack series, blending supernatural elements with fast-paced suspense.
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E.
The Ordeal
The Ordeal is a historical novel by Russian writer Alexei Tolstoy that portrays the upheavals of World War I and the Russian Revolution through the lives of several intertwined characters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Shirley Jackson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| explores |
breakdown of social niceties
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conflict over personal property ⓘ fear of the other ⓘ unreliability of perception ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological fiction
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short fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasLength | short story length ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacterGender | female protagonist ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar American fiction ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
domestic realism
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irony ⓘ minimalist setting ⓘ psychological tension ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| settingContext | mid-20th-century America ⓘ |
| settingType | urban apartment building ⓘ |
| sharesThemesWith |
The Haunting of Hill House
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The Lottery ⓘ We Have Always Lived in the Castle ⓘ |
| theme |
class tension
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fragility of civility ⓘ gender dynamics ⓘ isolation in urban life ⓘ paranoia ⓘ power imbalance ⓘ social tension ⓘ suspicion between neighbors ⓘ |
| tone |
ominous
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uneasy ⓘ |
| workOf | Shirley Jackson bibliography ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Trial by Combat Description of subject: "Trial by Combat" is a short story by Shirley Jackson that explores themes of paranoia, social tension, and the fragility of civility in everyday life.
Referenced by (1)
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subject linked to:
short story collection "The Lottery and Other Stories"