Triple
T22667434
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus |
E559827
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Old Man
The Old Man in Christopher Marlowe’s *Doctor Faustus* is a pious, steadfast figure who represents Christian faith and moral redemption, urging Faustus to repent and resist demonic temptation.
|
E1549106
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Old Man | Statement: [The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, mainCharacter, Old Man]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Man Context triple: [The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, mainCharacter, Old Man]
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A.
Old Man
"Old Man" is the affectionate nickname Benjamin Sisko uses for Jadzia Dax, reflecting her centuries-old Trill symbiont and their long-standing friendship in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
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B.
Old Man
"Old Man" is a classic folk-rock song by Neil Young, known for its reflective lyrics about aging and life perspective, originally released on his 1972 album "Harvest."
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C.
Old Man
Old Man is one of the two central, elderly protagonists in Eugène Ionesco’s absurdist play "The Chairs," embodying themes of futility, memory, and existential despair.
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D.
Old Man
Old Man is the central, allegorical figure in the work "Purgatory," embodying themes of guilt, suffering, and spiritual reckoning.
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E.
the Old Man
The Old Man is a central, symbolic figure in Ernest Hemingway’s novella "The Old Man and the Sea," representing endurance, dignity, and the human struggle against overwhelming odds.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Old Man Triple: [The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, mainCharacter, Old Man]
Generated description
The Old Man in Christopher Marlowe’s *Doctor Faustus* is a pious, steadfast figure who represents Christian faith and moral redemption, urging Faustus to repent and resist demonic temptation.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Man Target entity description: The Old Man in Christopher Marlowe’s *Doctor Faustus* is a pious, steadfast figure who represents Christian faith and moral redemption, urging Faustus to repent and resist demonic temptation.
-
A.
Old Man
"Old Man" is a classic folk-rock song by Neil Young, known for its reflective lyrics about aging and life perspective, originally released on his 1972 album "Harvest."
-
B.
Old Man
Old Man is the central, allegorical figure in the work "Purgatory," embodying themes of guilt, suffering, and spiritual reckoning.
-
C.
Old Man
"Old Man" is the affectionate nickname Benjamin Sisko uses for Jadzia Dax, reflecting her centuries-old Trill symbiont and their long-standing friendship in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
-
D.
Old Man
Old Man is one of the two central, elderly protagonists in Eugène Ionesco’s absurdist play "The Chairs," embodying themes of futility, memory, and existential despair.
-
E.
the Old Man
The Old Man is a central, symbolic figure in Ernest Hemingway’s novella "The Old Man and the Sea," representing endurance, dignity, and the human struggle against overwhelming odds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69e2454a158c819093b8e35f5045efb6 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:35 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1781ceca08190ba1309570e81c5af |
completed | April 29, 2026, 3:16 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0b73e7aff48190a2357f66abe29938 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 8:17 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0b7629d4448190bc7e2a1fc36f6d6e |
completed | May 18, 2026, 8:27 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0b7680d4cc8190883974c65a0f53dd |
completed | May 18, 2026, 8:28 p.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:09 p.m.