Sir Clement Willoughby
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Sir Clement Willoughby is a flirtatious, manipulative baronet who serves as one of the principal comic and morally dubious suitors in Fanny Burney’s novel "Evelina."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir Clement Willoughby canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11699809 — 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: Sir Clement Willoughby Context triple: [Evelina, hasCharacter, Sir Clement Willoughby]
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A.
Sir Francis Willoughby
Sir Francis Willoughby was a 16th-century English industrialist and landowner known for his coal-mining wealth and for commissioning the grand Elizabethan mansion Wollaton Hall near Nottingham.
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B.
Sir William Worthy
Sir William Worthy is a central laird-like figure in Allan Ramsay’s pastoral drama "The Gentle Shepherd," representing the benevolent, aristocratic ideal within the play’s Scottish rural setting.
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C.
George Lumley
George Lumley is a character in Alfred Hitchcock’s darkly comic thriller "Family Plot," involved in the film’s intertwined mystery and crime plotlines.
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D.
Sir John Clotworthy
Sir John Clotworthy was a prominent 17th-century Anglo-Irish politician and Parliamentarian notable for his role in the English Civil War and opposition to Charles I.
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E.
Sir William Lucas
Sir William Lucas is a genial, status-conscious former tradesman-turned-knight in Jane Austen’s "Pride and Prejudice," known for his social enthusiasm and deference to higher-ranking company.
- 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: Sir Clement Willoughby Target entity description: Sir Clement Willoughby is a flirtatious, manipulative baronet who serves as one of the principal comic and morally dubious suitors in Fanny Burney’s novel "Evelina."
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A.
Sir Francis Willoughby
Sir Francis Willoughby was a 16th-century English industrialist and landowner known for his coal-mining wealth and for commissioning the grand Elizabethan mansion Wollaton Hall near Nottingham.
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B.
Sir William Worthy
Sir William Worthy is a central laird-like figure in Allan Ramsay’s pastoral drama "The Gentle Shepherd," representing the benevolent, aristocratic ideal within the play’s Scottish rural setting.
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C.
George Lumley
George Lumley is a character in Alfred Hitchcock’s darkly comic thriller "Family Plot," involved in the film’s intertwined mystery and crime plotlines.
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D.
Sir John Clotworthy
Sir John Clotworthy was a prominent 17th-century Anglo-Irish politician and Parliamentarian notable for his role in the English Civil War and opposition to Charles I.
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E.
Sir William Lucas
Sir William Lucas is a genial, status-conscious former tradesman-turned-knight in Jane Austen’s "Pride and Prejudice," known for his social enthusiasm and deference to higher-ranking company.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baronet
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Evelina ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
epistolary novel
ⓘ
novel of manners ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
flirtatious
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impertinent ⓘ insincere ⓘ manipulative ⓘ selfish ⓘ vain ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Lord Orville ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Fanny Burney
ⓘ
linked to:
Frances Burney
|
| firstAppearance |
"Evelina, or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World"
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linked to:
Evelina
|
| functionInPlot |
embodies fashionable corruption
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tests Evelina's judgment ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 18th-century English literature ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally dubious ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
comic relief
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foil to Lord Orville ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 1778 ⓘ |
| pursuesRomantically | Evelina Anville ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
antagonist
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comic character ⓘ suitor of Evelina ⓘ |
| socialStatus | aristocracy ⓘ |
| title | Sir ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sir Clement Willoughby Description of subject: Sir Clement Willoughby is a flirtatious, manipulative baronet who serves as one of the principal comic and morally dubious suitors in Fanny Burney’s novel "Evelina."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.