Squire Sullen
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Squire Sullen is a boorish, hard-drinking country gentleman and unhappy husband in George Farquhar’s Restoration comedy "The Beaux' Stratagem."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Squire Sullen canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10452825 — 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: Squire Sullen Context triple: [The Beaux' Stratagem, hasCharacter, Squire Sullen]
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A.
Squire Cass
Squire Cass is a wealthy, domineering landowner and the most prominent man in the village of Raveloe in George Eliot’s novel "Silas Marner."
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B.
Squire
The Squire is a youthful, romantic, and chivalrous nobleman-in-training in Geoffrey Chaucer’s *The Canterbury Tales*, known for his courtly manners, artistic talents, and devotion to love.
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C.
Squire
Squire is an English surname historically associated with landowners or attendants to knights, and notably borne by Chris Squire, the bassist of the progressive rock band Yes.
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D.
Squire Christopher Dale
Squire Christopher Dale is a proud, conservative country gentleman in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Small House at Allington," known for his rigid principles and complicated relationships with his nieces.
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E.
Squire James Mock
Squire James Mock was an early settler and prominent local figure after whom the town of Mocksville, North Carolina, was named.
- 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: Squire Sullen Target entity description: Squire Sullen is a boorish, hard-drinking country gentleman and unhappy husband in George Farquhar’s Restoration comedy "The Beaux' Stratagem."
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A.
Squire Cass
Squire Cass is a wealthy, domineering landowner and the most prominent man in the village of Raveloe in George Eliot’s novel "Silas Marner."
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B.
Squire
The Squire is a youthful, romantic, and chivalrous nobleman-in-training in Geoffrey Chaucer’s *The Canterbury Tales*, known for his courtly manners, artistic talents, and devotion to love.
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C.
Squire
Squire is an English surname historically associated with landowners or attendants to knights, and notably borne by Chris Squire, the bassist of the progressive rock band Yes.
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D.
Squire Christopher Dale
Squire Christopher Dale is a proud, conservative country gentleman in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Small House at Allington," known for his rigid principles and complicated relationships with his nieces.
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E.
Squire James Mock
Squire James Mock was an early settler and prominent local figure after whom the town of Mocksville, North Carolina, was named.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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husband ⓘ male character ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Beaux' Stratagem
ⓘ
linked to:
The Beaux' Stratagem (stage)
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| associatedTheme |
alcohol and dissipation
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country versus town manners ⓘ gender relations ⓘ marital discord ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
The Beaux' Stratagem, Act II
ⓘ
linked to:
The Beaux' Stratagem (stage)
The Beaux' Stratagem, Act III ⓘ
linked to:
The Beaux' Stratagem (stage)
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| createdBy | George Farquhar ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
comic figure
ⓘ
obstacle to romantic resolution ⓘ satire of country gentry ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Beaux' Stratagem
ⓘ
linked to:
The Beaux' Stratagem (stage)
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| firstPerformanceDate | 1707 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace |
Queen's Theatre, Haymarket
ⓘ
linked to:
Queen's Theatre, Haymarket, London
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| genre | Restoration comedy character ⓘ |
| habit | hard-drinking ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Restoration and early 18th-century English drama ⓘ |
| literaryRole |
foil to Mrs. Sullen
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foil to the beaux (Aimwell and Archer) ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | unhappily married ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| narrativeOutcome | agrees to separation from Mrs. Sullen ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
neglectful of his wife
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prefers drinking companions to domestic life ⓘ |
| occupation | country gentleman ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
boorish
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coarse ⓘ ill-tempered ⓘ rude ⓘ |
| relationship | mismatched spouse of Mrs. Sullen ⓘ |
| setting | Lichfield ⓘ |
| spouse | Mrs. Sullen ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | early 18th century England ⓘ |
| vice | alcohol ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Squire Sullen Description of subject: Squire Sullen is a boorish, hard-drinking country gentleman and unhappy husband in George Farquhar’s Restoration comedy "The Beaux' Stratagem."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Beaux' Stratagem (stage)