The History of King Lear
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The History of King Lear is Nahum Tate’s 1681 adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, best known for its altered plot and happy ending that dominated stage performances for over a century.
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| The History of King Lear canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20771294 — 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: The History of King Lear Context triple: [Nahum Tate, notableWork, The History of King Lear]
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King Lear
King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that portrays an aging monarch’s descent into madness after he divides his kingdom among his daughters, exploring themes of power, loyalty, and human suffering.
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B.
The Last Lear
The Last Lear is a 2007 Indian English-language drama film directed by Rituparno Ghosh, featuring Amitabh Bachchan as an aging Shakespearean actor confronting his past and the nature of performance.
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C.
Lear
Lear is a 1971 play by Edward Bond that radically reimagines Shakespeare’s King Lear as a brutal, politically charged critique of authoritarianism and violence.
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D.
Lear
Lear is the surname of Norman Lear, the influential American television writer and producer known for creating groundbreaking sitcoms such as "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons."
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The Jewish King Lear
The Jewish King Lear is a Yiddish-language adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, written by Jacob Gordin and renowned as one of the most important and influential plays in the history of Yiddish theater.
- 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: The History of King Lear Target entity description: The History of King Lear is Nahum Tate’s 1681 adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, best known for its altered plot and happy ending that dominated stage performances for over a century.
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A.
King Lear
King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that portrays an aging monarch’s descent into madness after he divides his kingdom among his daughters, exploring themes of power, loyalty, and human suffering.
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B.
The Last Lear
The Last Lear is a 2007 Indian English-language drama film directed by Rituparno Ghosh, featuring Amitabh Bachchan as an aging Shakespearean actor confronting his past and the nature of performance.
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C.
Lear
Lear is a 1971 play by Edward Bond that radically reimagines Shakespeare’s King Lear as a brutal, politically charged critique of authoritarianism and violence.
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D.
Lear
Lear is the surname of Norman Lear, the influential American television writer and producer known for creating groundbreaking sitcoms such as "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons."
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E.
The Jewish King Lear
The Jewish King Lear is a Yiddish-language adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, written by Jacob Gordin and renowned as one of the most important and influential plays in the history of Yiddish theater.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.