The Beaux' Stratagem (stage)
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The Beaux' Stratagem (stage) is a classic Restoration-era comedy play by George Farquhar, frequently revived in modern theatre for its witty dialogue and satirical take on marriage and social pretensions.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Beaux' Stratagem (stage) Context triple: [Alison Steadman, notableWork, The Beaux' Stratagem (stage)]
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Beaux' Stratagem (stage) Target entity description: The Beaux' Stratagem (stage) is a classic Restoration-era comedy play by George Farquhar, frequently revived in modern theatre for its witty dialogue and satirical take on marriage and social pretensions.
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A.
Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure is a dark comedic play by William Shakespeare that explores themes of justice, morality, and hypocrisy in a corrupt Vienna.
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B.
That's How You Like It
"That's How You Like It" is an R&B song by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z from her debut solo album "Dangerously in Love."
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C.
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that centers on mistaken identities, romantic entanglements, and themes of gender and disguise.
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D.
Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that satirizes courtly love and intellectual pretension through witty wordplay and romantic misadventures.
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E.
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that centers on witty banter, romantic misunderstandings, and schemes involving two couples in the Italian town of Messina.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Restoration comedy
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stage play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | George Farquhar ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
marriage
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money and fortune hunting ⓘ romantic intrigue ⓘ social pretension ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dramaticForm |
comedy of manners
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sentimental comedy precursor ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1707 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace |
Queen's Theatre, Haymarket, London
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surface form:
Queen's Theatre, Haymarket
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| firstPublisher | Bernard Lintot ⓘ |
| genre |
Restoration comedy
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comedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Beaux' Stratagem (stage)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Beaux' Stratagem (1907 adaptation by Harley Granville-Barker and George Bernard Shaw)
The Beaux' Stratagem (BBC television adaptation, 1970s) ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Boniface
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Cherry ⓘ Dorinda ⓘ Foigard ⓘ Mrs. Sullen ⓘ Squire Sullen ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Aimwell
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Archer ⓘ |
| hasNotableRevival | National Theatre production, London, 2015 ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceTradition |
national theatres
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regional theatre ⓘ repertory theatre ⓘ university theatre ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
class and social mobility
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economic dependence in marriage ⓘ gender roles ⓘ |
| influenced | later comedies of manners in English theatre ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyRevived | true ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
satire of marriage
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satire of social pretensions ⓘ witty dialogue ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Restoration theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Coventry Road
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Lichfield ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | English Restoration and early 18th-century stage canon ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1707 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 18th century England ⓘ |
| structure | five-act play ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | early 18th century ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
National Theatre Live: The Beaux' Stratagem
The Beaux' Stratagem (stage)
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The Beaux' Stratagem (stage)
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subject surface form:
The Beaux' Stratagem
this entity surface form:
The Beaux' Stratagem (1907 adaptation by Harley Granville-Barker and George Bernard Shaw)