Beth March
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Beth March is the gentle, selfless, and musically gifted younger March sister in Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women," whose quiet strength and tragic fate deeply affect her family.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beth March canonical | 31 |
| Beth March in Little Women (1933 film) | 1 |
| Beth March is the third | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T977013 — 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: Beth March Context triple: [Little Women (1994 film), character, Beth March]
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A.
Meg March
Meg March is the eldest and traditionally minded March sister in Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women," known for her sense of responsibility, domestic aspirations, and gentle, nurturing nature.
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B.
Amy March
Amy March is the youngest of the four March sisters in Louisa May Alcott’s novel "Little Women," known for her artistic ambitions, vanity, and eventual maturation into a poised and compassionate woman.
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C.
Jo March
Jo March is the fiercely independent, imaginative, and strong-willed second March sister who dreams of becoming a writer in Louisa May Alcott’s classic story "Little Women."
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D.
Abigail May Alcott
Abigail May Alcott was a 19th-century American social worker, reformer, and abolitionist best known as the mother and moral influence of author Louisa May Alcott.
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E.
Anna Bronson Alcott
Anna Bronson Alcott was an American actress and the eldest sister of author Louisa May Alcott, who partly inspired the character of Meg March in "Little Women."
- 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: Beth March Target entity description: Beth March is the gentle, selfless, and musically gifted younger March sister in Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women," whose quiet strength and tragic fate deeply affect her family.
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A.
Meg March
Meg March is the eldest and traditionally minded March sister in Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women," known for her sense of responsibility, domestic aspirations, and gentle, nurturing nature.
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B.
Amy March
Amy March is the youngest of the four March sisters in Louisa May Alcott’s novel "Little Women," known for her artistic ambitions, vanity, and eventual maturation into a poised and compassionate woman.
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C.
Jo March
Jo March is the fiercely independent, imaginative, and strong-willed second March sister who dreams of becoming a writer in Louisa May Alcott’s classic story "Little Women."
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D.
Abigail May Alcott
Abigail May Alcott was a 19th-century American social worker, reformer, and abolitionist best known as the mother and moral influence of author Louisa May Alcott.
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E.
Anna Bronson Alcott
Anna Bronson Alcott was an American actress and the eldest sister of author Louisa May Alcott, who partly inspired the character of Meg March in "Little Women."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in Little Women
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
film adaptations of Little Women
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musical adaptations of Little Women ⓘ stage adaptations of Little Women ⓘ television adaptations of Little Women ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Good Wives
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Little Women ⓘ Little Women ⓘ
surface form:
Little Women, Part Second
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| appearsInSeries | Little Women series ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from scarlet fever ⓘ |
| causeOfIllness | caring for the Hummel family ⓘ |
| closeTo |
Jo March
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Laurie ⓘ |
| creator | Louisa May Alcott ⓘ |
| familyName | March ⓘ |
| fate | dies young ⓘ |
| father | Mr. March ⓘ |
| fullName | Elizabeth March ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Elizabeth ⓘ |
| healthStatus | delicate ⓘ |
| hobby | music ⓘ |
| influences |
Amy March’s character development
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Jo March’s moral growth ⓘ |
| livesIn |
Concord, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Concord, Massachusetts (fictionalized)
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| majorEvent | contracts scarlet fever ⓘ |
| mother | Marmee March ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
moral center of the March family
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symbol of selfless goodness ⓘ |
| nickname | Beth ⓘ |
| notableAdaptationPortrayalBy |
Claire Danes
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Eliza Scanlen ⓘ Margaret O'Brien ⓘ
surface form:
Margaret O’Brien
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| personalityTrait |
gentle
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kind ⓘ patient ⓘ selfless ⓘ shy ⓘ |
| sibling |
Amy March
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Jo March ⓘ Meg March ⓘ |
| talent |
piano playing
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singing ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
Christian piety
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death and loss ⓘ domestic virtue ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
American Civil War
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surface form:
American Civil War era
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beth March Description of subject: Beth March is the gentle, selfless, and musically gifted younger March sister in Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women," whose quiet strength and tragic fate deeply affect her family.
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Laurie
subject surface form:
Little Women
this entity surface form:
Beth March is the third
this entity surface form:
Beth March in Little Women (1933 film)