Banquo's loyal son
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Fleance is a minor but significant character in Shakespeare's "Macbeth," known as Banquo's son who escapes assassination and is prophesied to father a line of kings.
All labels observed (1)
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| Banquo's loyal son canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22029891 — 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: Banquo's loyal son Context triple: [Fleance, portrayedAs, Banquo's loyal son]
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Banquo
Banquo is a noble Scottish general in Shakespeare’s tragedy "Macbeth," known for his integrity, his role in the witches’ prophecy, and his haunting of Macbeth after being murdered.
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B.
Macduff
Macduff is a small coastal town in Aberdeenshire, northeastern Scotland, known historically for its fishing industry and harbor on the Moray Firth.
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C.
Macduff
Macduff is a Scottish nobleman in Shakespeare’s tragedy "Macbeth," known for opposing the tyrannical Macbeth and ultimately killing him to restore rightful order to Scotland.
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D.
Earl of Macduff
The Earl of Macduff is a Scottish peerage title historically associated with the British royal family, notably borne by Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn.
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E.
Campbell of Cawdor
Campbell of Cawdor is a prominent Scottish Highland branch of Clan Campbell historically associated with the Cawdor estates and castle in Nairnshire.
- 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: Banquo's loyal son Target entity description: Fleance is a minor but significant character in Shakespeare's "Macbeth," known as Banquo's son who escapes assassination and is prophesied to father a line of kings.
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A.
Banquo
Banquo is a noble Scottish general in Shakespeare’s tragedy "Macbeth," known for his integrity, his role in the witches’ prophecy, and his haunting of Macbeth after being murdered.
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B.
Macduff
Macduff is a small coastal town in Aberdeenshire, northeastern Scotland, known historically for its fishing industry and harbor on the Moray Firth.
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C.
Macduff
Macduff is a Scottish nobleman in Shakespeare’s tragedy "Macbeth," known for opposing the tyrannical Macbeth and ultimately killing him to restore rightful order to Scotland.
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D.
Earl of Macduff
The Earl of Macduff is a Scottish peerage title historically associated with the British royal family, notably borne by Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn.
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E.
Campbell of Cawdor
Campbell of Cawdor is a prominent Scottish Highland branch of Clan Campbell historically associated with the Cawdor estates and castle in Nairnshire.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.