Alithea
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Alithea is a virtuous and intelligent gentlewoman in William Wycherley’s Restoration comedy "The Country Wife," whose moral integrity contrasts with the play’s surrounding hypocrisy and sexual intrigue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alithea canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10452900 — 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: Alithea Context triple: [The Country Wife, mainCharacter, Alithea]
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A.
Earlitha
Earlitha "Cookie" Johnson is an American businesswoman and philanthropist best known as the wife of NBA legend Magic Johnson and for her work in fashion and HIV/AIDS advocacy.
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B.
Corinna
Corinna was an ancient Greek lyric poet from Boeotia, renowned for her choral poetry composed in the Aeolic dialect.
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C.
Sylvana
Sylvana is a feminine given name, often considered a variant of Silvana, typically associated with meanings related to forests or woodland.
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D.
Jacintha
Jacintha is a feminine given name, typically considered a variant of Hyacinth and associated with the flower of the same name.
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E.
Zeleia
Zeleia was an ancient city in the region of Mysia in northwestern Asia Minor, known from classical Greek and Roman historical and geographical sources.
- 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: Alithea Target entity description: Alithea is a virtuous and intelligent gentlewoman in William Wycherley’s Restoration comedy "The Country Wife," whose moral integrity contrasts with the play’s surrounding hypocrisy and sexual intrigue.
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A.
Earlitha
Earlitha "Cookie" Johnson is an American businesswoman and philanthropist best known as the wife of NBA legend Magic Johnson and for her work in fashion and HIV/AIDS advocacy.
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B.
Corinna
Corinna was an ancient Greek lyric poet from Boeotia, renowned for her choral poetry composed in the Aeolic dialect.
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C.
Sylvana
Sylvana is a feminine given name, often considered a variant of Silvana, typically associated with meanings related to forests or woodland.
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D.
Jacintha
Jacintha is a feminine given name, typically considered a variant of Hyacinth and associated with the flower of the same name.
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E.
Zeleia
Zeleia was an ancient city in the region of Mysia in northwestern Asia Minor, known from classical Greek and Roman historical and geographical sources.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
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fictional character ⓘ gentlewoman ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| analyzedFor |
representation of female virtue in Restoration comedy
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tension between personal integrity and social pressure ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Country Wife
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linked to:
The Country Wife (stage)
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| appearsInAct |
Act II of The Country Wife
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Act III of The Country Wife ⓘ
linked to:
The Country Wife (stage)
Act IV of The Country Wife ⓘ
linked to:
The Country Wife (stage)
Act V of The Country Wife ⓘ
linked to:
The Country Wife (stage)
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| associatedTheme |
honesty versus affectation
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marriage and fidelity ⓘ virtue tested by social corruption ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
honest
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intelligent ⓘ loyal ⓘ morally upright ⓘ rational ⓘ sincere ⓘ virtuous ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
hypocrisy in The Country Wife
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sexual intrigue in The Country Wife ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Wycherley ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
foil to Harcourt
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foil to Sparkish ⓘ foil to the libertine ethos of the play ⓘ moral center of The Country Wife ⓘ |
| engagedTo | Sparkish ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | London Restoration stage ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | Restoration comedy ⓘ |
| hasMediumAdaptation |
stage revivals
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television adaptations of The Country Wife ⓘ |
| hasRoleInWork | major character in The Country Wife ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Pinchwife ⓘ |
| languageOriginOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
Restoration literature
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linked to:
Restoration theatre
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| lovedBy | Harcourt ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | truth ⓘ |
| medium | stage drama ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | English ⓘ |
| relatedAs | sister of Pinchwife ⓘ |
| studiedIn | English literature courses ⓘ |
| symbolizes | moral integrity ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction |
Restoration era
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linked to:
Stuart period
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| workPublicationYear | 1675 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alithea Description of subject: Alithea is a virtuous and intelligent gentlewoman in William Wycherley’s Restoration comedy "The Country Wife," whose moral integrity contrasts with the play’s surrounding hypocrisy and sexual intrigue.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Country Wife (stage)