The Cenci
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The Cenci is a tragic verse drama by Percy Bysshe Shelley, based on the historical story of the Italian noblewoman Beatrice Cenci and renowned for its exploration of tyranny, corruption, and moral revolt.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Cenci canonical | 4 |
| The Cenci (1935 play by Antonin Artaud) | 1 |
| The Cenci (1969 film) | 1 |
| The Cenci: A Tragedy in Five Acts | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1990559 — 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 Cenci Context triple: [Percy Bysshe Shelley, notableWork, The Cenci]
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A.
Joe Cinque’s Consolation
Joe Cinque’s Consolation is a non-fiction book by Australian writer Helen Garner that examines the real-life murder of Joe Cinque and the ensuing legal and moral complexities surrounding the case.
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B.
The Betrothed
The Betrothed is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, set during the Welsh Marches in the 12th century and exploring themes of feudal loyalty, romance, and conflict.
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C.
Death of the Virgin
Death of the Virgin is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the Virgin Mary's death with stark realism and dramatic chiaroscuro, notable for its emotional intensity and controversial naturalism.
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D.
The Garden of Sinners
The Garden of Sinners is a Japanese dark fantasy film series based on Kinoko Nasu’s light novels, known for its complex narrative, philosophical themes, and stylish animation by ufotable.
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E.
The Great Sebastian
The Great Sebastian is a charismatic and daring trapeze artist who serves as one of the central performers in the classic circus drama film "The Greatest Show on Earth."
- 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 Cenci Target entity description: The Cenci is a tragic verse drama by Percy Bysshe Shelley, based on the historical story of the Italian noblewoman Beatrice Cenci and renowned for its exploration of tyranny, corruption, and moral revolt.
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A.
Joe Cinque’s Consolation
Joe Cinque’s Consolation is a non-fiction book by Australian writer Helen Garner that examines the real-life murder of Joe Cinque and the ensuing legal and moral complexities surrounding the case.
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B.
The Betrothed
The Betrothed is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, set during the Welsh Marches in the 12th century and exploring themes of feudal loyalty, romance, and conflict.
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C.
Death of the Virgin
Death of the Virgin is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the Virgin Mary's death with stark realism and dramatic chiaroscuro, notable for its emotional intensity and controversial naturalism.
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D.
The Garden of Sinners
The Garden of Sinners is a Japanese dark fantasy film series based on Kinoko Nasu’s light novels, known for its complex narrative, philosophical themes, and stylish animation by ufotable.
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E.
The Great Sebastian
The Great Sebastian is a charismatic and daring trapeze artist who serves as one of the central performers in the classic circus drama film "The Greatest Show on Earth."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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tragedy ⓘ verse drama ⓘ |
| author | Percy Bysshe Shelley ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Beatrice Cenci
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Cenci family murder case ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Grand Theatre, London ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1886 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCity | Livorno ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPlace | Italy ⓘ |
| firstPublishedAs |
The Cenci
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Cenci: A Tragedy in Five Acts
|
| firstPublisher | Charles Ollier ⓘ |
| genre |
tragedy
ⓘ
verse drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Cenci
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Cenci (1935 play by Antonin Artaud)
The Cenci self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Cenci (1969 film)
|
| hasDramaticForm | blank verse ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later treatments of Beatrice Cenci in literature and drama ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late 16th-century Rome ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dramatic poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Beatrice Cenci
ⓘ
Beatrice Cenci ⓘ
surface form:
Count Francesco Cenci
Giacomo Cenci ⓘ Beatrice Cenci ⓘ
surface form:
Lucretia Cenci
|
| notableFor |
controversial subject matter
ⓘ
depiction of incest and parricide ⓘ exploration of tyranny and moral revolt ⓘ |
| originallyPublishedIn | 1819 ⓘ |
| publisherLanguage | English ⓘ |
| setting | Italy ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Renaissance Italy ⓘ |
| structure | five-act play ⓘ |
| subject | Beatrice Cenci ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of power
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corruption ⓘ justice ⓘ moral revolt ⓘ patriarchal oppression ⓘ political corruption ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ revenge ⓘ tyranny ⓘ |
| writer | Percy Bysshe Shelley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Cenci Description of subject: The Cenci is a tragic verse drama by Percy Bysshe Shelley, based on the historical story of the Italian noblewoman Beatrice Cenci and renowned for its exploration of tyranny, corruption, and moral revolt.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Cenci: A Tragedy in Five Acts
this entity surface form:
The Cenci (1935 play by Antonin Artaud)
this entity surface form:
The Cenci (1969 film)