Madame Torvestad
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Madame Torvestad is a devout, austere religious matriarch in Alexander Kielland’s novel "Skipper Worse," known for her strict moralism and powerful influence over her family and community.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Madame Torvestad canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22025874 — 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: Madame Torvestad Context triple: [Skipper Worse, hasCharacter, Madame Torvestad]
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A.
Mrs. Sørby
Mrs. Sørby is a practical, good-natured housekeeper and companion in Henrik Ibsen’s play "The Wild Duck," known for her frankness and moral insight.
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B.
Petra Stockmann
Petra Stockmann is a principled, independent-minded schoolteacher and the progressive daughter of Dr. Thomas Stockmann in Henrik Ibsen’s play "An Enemy of the People."
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C.
Margaret Halstan
Margaret Halstan was an English stage and film actress active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for her refined character roles.
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D.
Hedvig Ekdal
Hedvig Ekdal is a sensitive and tragic young girl in Henrik Ibsen’s play "The Wild Duck," whose innocence and fate lie at the heart of the drama’s emotional conflict.
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E.
Brita Nilsson
Brita Nilsson is an individual known primarily for her personal association with Bill Gray.
- 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: Madame Torvestad Target entity description: Madame Torvestad is a devout, austere religious matriarch in Alexander Kielland’s novel "Skipper Worse," known for her strict moralism and powerful influence over her family and community.
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A.
Mrs. Sørby
Mrs. Sørby is a practical, good-natured housekeeper and companion in Henrik Ibsen’s play "The Wild Duck," known for her frankness and moral insight.
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B.
Petra Stockmann
Petra Stockmann is a principled, independent-minded schoolteacher and the progressive daughter of Dr. Thomas Stockmann in Henrik Ibsen’s play "An Enemy of the People."
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C.
Margaret Halstan
Margaret Halstan was an English stage and film actress active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for her refined character roles.
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D.
Hedvig Ekdal
Hedvig Ekdal is a sensitive and tragic young girl in Henrik Ibsen’s play "The Wild Duck," whose innocence and fate lie at the heart of the drama’s emotional conflict.
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E.
Brita Nilsson
Brita Nilsson is an individual known primarily for her personal association with Bill Gray.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.