Helene Alving
E1410466
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Helene Alving is the conflicted, truth-seeking widow at the center of Henrik Ibsen’s play "Ghosts," whose struggle against societal hypocrisy drives the drama’s tragic revelations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Helene Alving canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20068011 — 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: Helene Alving Context triple: [Ghosts, mainCharacter, Helene Alving]
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A.
Nora Helmer
Nora Helmer is the conflicted, self-discovering wife and mother at the center of Henrik Ibsen’s play, whose awakening to her own independence challenges 19th-century marital and social norms.
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B.
Hedda Wrangel
Hedda Wrangel was a Swedish noblewoman and salon hostess known for her influence in 19th-century cultural and intellectual circles.
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C.
Helmer
Helmer is a masculine given name of Scandinavian origin, notably borne by Norwegian polar explorer Helmer Hanssen.
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D.
Thea Elvsted
Thea Elvsted is a gentle, anxious, and idealistic woman in Henrik Ibsen’s play "Hedda Gabler," whose devotion to the writer Ejlert Lövborg and quiet moral strength contrast sharply with Hedda’s destructive impulses.
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E.
Torvald Helmer
Torvald Helmer is a central character in Henrik Ibsen’s play "A Doll’s House," depicted as a controlling, status-conscious husband whose attitudes toward his wife Nora drive the drama’s critique of 19th-century marriage and gender roles.
- 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: Helene Alving Target entity description: Helene Alving is the conflicted, truth-seeking widow at the center of Henrik Ibsen’s play "Ghosts," whose struggle against societal hypocrisy drives the drama’s tragic revelations.
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A.
Nora Helmer
Nora Helmer is the conflicted, self-discovering wife and mother at the center of Henrik Ibsen’s play, whose awakening to her own independence challenges 19th-century marital and social norms.
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B.
Hedda Wrangel
Hedda Wrangel was a Swedish noblewoman and salon hostess known for her influence in 19th-century cultural and intellectual circles.
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C.
Helmer
Helmer is a masculine given name of Scandinavian origin, notably borne by Norwegian polar explorer Helmer Hanssen.
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D.
Thea Elvsted
Thea Elvsted is a gentle, anxious, and idealistic woman in Henrik Ibsen’s play "Hedda Gabler," whose devotion to the writer Ejlert Lövborg and quiet moral strength contrast sharply with Hedda’s destructive impulses.
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E.
Torvald Helmer
Torvald Helmer is a central character in Henrik Ibsen’s play "A Doll’s House," depicted as a controlling, status-conscious husband whose attitudes toward his wife Nora drive the drama’s critique of 19th-century marriage and gender roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.