Warden Samuel Norton
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Warden Samuel Norton is the corrupt, Bible-quoting prison administrator who serves as the primary antagonist in the film "The Shawshank Redemption."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Warden Samuel Norton canonical | 9 |
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Target entity: Warden Samuel Norton Context triple: [The Shawshank Redemption, mainCharacter, Warden Samuel Norton]
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Josiah Winslow
Josiah Winslow was a 17th-century colonial governor of Plymouth Colony who served as a leading English military commander during King Philip's War.
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William Pynchon
William Pynchon was a 17th-century English colonist, fur trader, and magistrate in New England, best known as an early Puritan settler and controversial religious writer.
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Reverend Jonas Clarke
Reverend Jonas Clarke was an 18th-century Congregational minister in Lexington, Massachusetts, known for his influential role in the events leading up to and during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Richard Mather
Richard Mather was a prominent 17th-century Puritan minister and early New England clergyman influential in shaping colonial religious life.
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John Cotton
John Cotton was a prominent 17th-century Puritan minister and theologian in colonial New England, influential in shaping early American religious thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Warden Samuel Norton Target entity description: Warden Samuel Norton is the corrupt, Bible-quoting prison administrator who serves as the primary antagonist in the film "The Shawshank Redemption."
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A.
Josiah Winslow
Josiah Winslow was a 17th-century colonial governor of Plymouth Colony who served as a leading English military commander during King Philip's War.
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B.
William Pynchon
William Pynchon was a 17th-century English colonist, fur trader, and magistrate in New England, best known as an early Puritan settler and controversial religious writer.
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C.
Reverend Jonas Clarke
Reverend Jonas Clarke was an 18th-century Congregational minister in Lexington, Massachusetts, known for his influential role in the events leading up to and during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Richard Mather
Richard Mather was a prominent 17th-century Puritan minister and early New England clergyman influential in shaping colonial religious life.
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E.
John Cotton
John Cotton was a prominent 17th-century Puritan minister and theologian in colonial New England, influential in shaping early American religious thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Shawshank Redemption
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| associatedWith |
Andy Dufresne
ⓘ
Byron Hadley ⓘ Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding ⓘ Tommy Williams ⓘ |
| basedOn | Samuel Norton (novella character) ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritarian
ⓘ
corrupt ⓘ hypocritical ⓘ religious hypocrite ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creator |
Frank Darabont
ⓘ
Stephen King ⓘ |
| deathMethod | suicide by gunshot (film depiction) ⓘ |
| employer | State of Maine (fictional setting) ⓘ |
| familyName | Norton ⓘ |
| fate | dies by suicide in his office (film depiction) ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film)
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surface form:
The Shawshank Redemption universe
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| filmDirector | Frank Darabont ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| genre | prison drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| hasMoralAlignment | villainous ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
corruption at Shawshank State Penitentiary
ⓘ
cover-up of inmate murder ⓘ money laundering scheme ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| name | Samuel Norton ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | primary antagonist ⓘ |
| notableAction |
exploits prison labor for personal gain
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launders money through prison programs ⓘ obstructs Andy Dufresne’s attempts to prove his innocence ⓘ orders the killing of Tommy Williams (implied in film) ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
displays Bible verses in his office
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frequently quotes the Bible ⓘ keeps a Bible with hidden contents ⓘ |
| occupation | prison warden ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film)
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surface form:
The Shawshank Redemption (cast of characters)
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| portrayedBy | Bob Gunton ⓘ |
| positionHeld | warden of Shawshank State Penitentiary ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Christian (self-professed) ⓘ |
| setting |
Shawshank State Penitentiary
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surface form:
Shawshank State Penitentiary, Maine
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| usesMotto | His judgment cometh and that right soon ⓘ |
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