The Sorrows of Frederick
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The Sorrows of Frederick is a stage play by American dramatist Romulus Linney that dramatizes the life and inner conflicts of Prussian ruler Frederick the Great.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Sorrows of Frederick canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11465939 — 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: The Sorrows of Frederick Context triple: [Romulus Linney, notableWork, The Sorrows of Frederick]
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A.
The Test of Freedom
The Test of Freedom is a work by American socialist leader and six-time presidential candidate Norman Thomas that reflects his political philosophy and advocacy for civil liberties and social justice.
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B.
Die Freiheit
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C.
The Free Besieged
The Free Besieged is an unfinished Romantic poem by Greek national poet Dionysios Solomos that reflects the heroism and spiritual resilience of the defenders during the Siege of Missolonghi in the Greek War of Independence.
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D.
Große Freiheit
Große Freiheit is a famous side street off Hamburg’s Reeperbahn known for its nightlife, music clubs, and historic role in the city’s entertainment and red-light scene.
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E.
Der Untertan
Der Untertan is a satirical novel by Heinrich Mann that critiques authoritarianism and the submissive mentality of Wilhelmine German society through the life of its opportunistic protagonist, Diederich Heßling.
- 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: The Sorrows of Frederick Target entity description: The Sorrows of Frederick is a stage play by American dramatist Romulus Linney that dramatizes the life and inner conflicts of Prussian ruler Frederick the Great.
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A.
The Test of Freedom
The Test of Freedom is a work by American socialist leader and six-time presidential candidate Norman Thomas that reflects his political philosophy and advocacy for civil liberties and social justice.
-
B.
Die Freiheit
Die Freiheit was a radical 19th-century German-language anarchist newspaper edited by Johann Most that advocated revolutionary socialism and anarchism.
-
C.
The Free Besieged
The Free Besieged is an unfinished Romantic poem by Greek national poet Dionysios Solomos that reflects the heroism and spiritual resilience of the defenders during the Siege of Missolonghi in the Greek War of Independence.
-
D.
Große Freiheit
Große Freiheit is a famous side street off Hamburg’s Reeperbahn known for its nightlife, music clubs, and historic role in the city’s entertainment and red-light scene.
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E.
Der Untertan
Der Untertan is a satirical novel by Heinrich Mann that critiques authoritarianism and the submissive mentality of Wilhelmine German society through the life of its opportunistic protagonist, Diederich Heßling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stage play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| about |
Prussian monarchy
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personal sacrifice of rulers ⓘ power and responsibility ⓘ psychological portrait of a monarch ⓘ |
| author | Romulus Linney ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical life of Frederick the Great ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Romulus Linney ⓘ |
| depicts |
inner conflicts of Frederick the Great
ⓘ
life of Frederick the Great ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical play
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Frederick the Great
ⓘ
linked to:
Frederick II of Prussia
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| hasDramatist | Romulus Linney ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Prussian ruler Frederick the Great
ⓘ
linked to:
Frederick II of Prussia
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| hasTitle | The Sorrows of Frederick ⓘ |
| literaryForm | drama ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Frederick the Great
ⓘ
linked to:
Frederick II of Prussia
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| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| setting | Prussia ⓘ |
| workType | play ⓘ |
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Input
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