Captain Plume
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Captain Plume is the charming, roguish army officer who serves as the central romantic and comedic figure in George Farquhar’s Restoration comedy "The Recruiting Officer."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Captain Plume canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10452868 — 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: Captain Plume Context triple: [The Recruiting Officer (stage), hasCharacter, Captain Plume]
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A.
The Piper
"The Piper" is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA, featured as a darker, folk-influenced track on their 1980 album "Super Trouper."
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B.
The Log of the Snark
The Log of the Snark is a travel narrative by Bessie Maddern London recounting the around-the-world voyage she undertook with her husband, writer Jack London, aboard their small yacht, the Snark.
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C.
The Penguin and the Leviathan
The Penguin and the Leviathan is a book by legal scholar Yochai Benkler that argues human cooperation and intrinsic motivation are more powerful drivers of social and economic organization than self-interest alone.
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D.
The Captain
The Captain is a 2017 German war drama film directed by Robert Schwentke that portrays a German deserter who assumes a Nazi officer’s identity during the final days of World War II.
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E.
The Captain
The Captain is a Jacobean-era stage comedy by English playwright Francis Beaumont, known for its witty dialogue and exploration of social manners.
- 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: Captain Plume Target entity description: Captain Plume is the charming, roguish army officer who serves as the central romantic and comedic figure in George Farquhar’s Restoration comedy "The Recruiting Officer."
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A.
The Piper
"The Piper" is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA, featured as a darker, folk-influenced track on their 1980 album "Super Trouper."
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B.
The Log of the Snark
The Log of the Snark is a travel narrative by Bessie Maddern London recounting the around-the-world voyage she undertook with her husband, writer Jack London, aboard their small yacht, the Snark.
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C.
The Penguin and the Leviathan
The Penguin and the Leviathan is a book by legal scholar Yochai Benkler that argues human cooperation and intrinsic motivation are more powerful drivers of social and economic organization than self-interest alone.
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D.
The Captain
The Captain is the English translation of the Spanish name "El Capitan," famously associated with the iconic granite monolith in Yosemite National Park.
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E.
The Captain
The Captain is a 2017 German war drama film directed by Robert Schwentke that portrays a German deserter who assumes a Nazi officer’s identity during the final days of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army officer
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comic hero ⓘ fictional character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ romantic lead ⓘ stage character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Recruiting Officer ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Shrewsbury ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
brave
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charming ⓘ flirtatious ⓘ good-natured ⓘ honourable ⓘ resourceful ⓘ roguish ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Farquhar ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
embodies the tension between duty and pleasure
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satirizes military recruiting practices ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1706 ⓘ |
| genre | Restoration comedy character ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasMoralArc | moves from rakishness toward sincerity in love ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | contemporary army recruiting officers ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Restoration drama ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Silvia ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
drives the romantic plot of The Recruiting Officer
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provides much of the comedy in The Recruiting Officer ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableScene | wooing Silvia while she is disguised as a man ⓘ |
| occupation |
captain
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recruiting officer ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
friend of Captain Brazen
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superior of Sergeant Kite ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central character in The Recruiting Officer
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comic protagonist in The Recruiting Officer ⓘ romantic protagonist in The Recruiting Officer ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Restoration era
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late 17th century ⓘ |
| typicalOf | Restoration rake-hero archetype ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain Plume Description of subject: Captain Plume is the charming, roguish army officer who serves as the central romantic and comedic figure in George Farquhar’s Restoration comedy "The Recruiting Officer."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.