Friar Lodowick
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Friar Lodowick is the false clerical identity assumed by Duke Vincentio in Shakespeare’s play "Measure for Measure" to secretly observe and influence events in his duchy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Friar Lodowick canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20650324 — 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: Friar Lodowick Context triple: [Duke Vincentio, disguisesAs, Friar Lodowick]
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A.
Friar Francis
Friar Francis is a minor but pivotal clergyman in Shakespeare’s comedy "Much Ado About Nothing," known for devising the plan to fake Hero’s death to restore her honor.
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B.
Friar John
Friar John is a minor Franciscan friar in Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet" whose failure to deliver a crucial letter helps lead to the tragedy’s fatal misunderstanding.
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C.
Friar Laurence
Friar Laurence is the well-intentioned Franciscan priest in Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet" who secretly marries the young lovers and devises the ill-fated plan that leads to their tragic end.
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D.
Hortensio
Hortensio is a comic suitor and friend of Petruchio in Shakespeare’s play "The Taming of the Shrew," known for his failed courtship of Bianca and his role in the play’s humorous subplots.
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E.
Friar Tuck
Friar Tuck is a jovial, stout friar and one of Robin Hood’s most famous Merry Men, known for his humor, loyalty, and surprising skill in combat.
- 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: Friar Lodowick Target entity description: Friar Lodowick is the false clerical identity assumed by Duke Vincentio in Shakespeare’s play "Measure for Measure" to secretly observe and influence events in his duchy.
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A.
Friar Francis
Friar Francis is a minor but pivotal clergyman in Shakespeare’s comedy "Much Ado About Nothing," known for devising the plan to fake Hero’s death to restore her honor.
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B.
Friar John
Friar John is a minor Franciscan friar in Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet" whose failure to deliver a crucial letter helps lead to the tragedy’s fatal misunderstanding.
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C.
Friar Laurence
Friar Laurence is the well-intentioned Franciscan priest in Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet" who secretly marries the young lovers and devises the ill-fated plan that leads to their tragic end.
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D.
Hortensio
Hortensio is a comic suitor and friend of Petruchio in Shakespeare’s play "The Taming of the Shrew," known for his failed courtship of Bianca and his role in the play’s humorous subplots.
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E.
Friar Tuck
Friar Tuck is a jovial, stout friar and one of Robin Hood’s most famous Merry Men, known for his humor, loyalty, and surprising skill in combat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.