The Country Wife (stage)

E246475

Restoration comedy stage play

The Country Wife (stage) is a classic Restoration comedy by William Wycherley, renowned for its witty, sexually charged satire of marriage and hypocrisy in 17th-century London.

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Label	Occurrences
The Country Wife	8
Act III of The Country Wife	2
Act IV of The Country Wife	2
Act V of The Country Wife	2
Act I of The Country Wife	1
Act II of The Country Wife	1
The Country Wife (stage production)	1
The Country Wife (stage) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2250272 — 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 Country Wife (stage)
Context triple: [Alison Steadman, notableWork, The Country Wife (stage)]

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.
B. Volpone
Volpone is a satirical comedy play by Ben Jonson that critiques greed and corruption in wealthy Venetian society.
C. Tartuffe
Tartuffe is a classic 17th-century French comedic play by Molière that satirizes religious hypocrisy through the story of a pious fraud who deceives a wealthy household.
D. 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."
E. The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that follows the humorous misadventures of Sir John Falstaff as he is outwitted by two clever married women in the English town of Windsor.
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 Country Wife (stage)
Target entity description: The Country Wife (stage) is a classic Restoration comedy by William Wycherley, renowned for its witty, sexually charged satire of marriage and hypocrisy in 17th-century London.

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.
B. Volpone
Volpone is a satirical comedy play by Ben Jonson that critiques greed and corruption in wealthy Venetian society.
C. Tartuffe
Tartuffe is a classic 17th-century French comedic play by Molière that satirizes religious hypocrisy through the story of a pious fraud who deceives a wealthy household.
D. 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."
E. The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that follows the humorous misadventures of Sir John Falstaff as he is outwitted by two clever married women in the English town of Windsor.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Restoration comedy ⓘ stage play ⓘ
associatedMovement	Restoration comedy of manners ⓘ
author	William Wycherley ⓘ
censorshipHistory	considered indecent in Victorian era ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	England ⓘ
criticalReputation	classic of Restoration drama ⓘ
dramaticForm	five-act play ⓘ
firstPerformanceApproximateYear	1675 ⓘ
genre	comedy ⓘ satire ⓘ
hasCharacterType	country wife ⓘ fop ⓘ rake ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	later comedy of manners ⓘ
historicalContext	post-Restoration London theatre ⓘ
literaryForm	dramatic literature ⓘ
literaryPeriod	Restoration literature ⓘ
mainCharacter	Alithea ⓘ Harcourt ⓘ Horner ⓘ Margery Pinchwife ⓘ Mr. Pinchwife ⓘ
notableFor	satire of social hypocrisy ⓘ sexually charged content ⓘ witty dialogue ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
performanceMedium	stage ⓘ
plotDevice	feigned impotence ⓘ
revival	20th-century stage revivals ⓘ
settingPlace	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
settingTime	17th century ⓘ
structure	multiple interwoven plots ⓘ
subjectMatter	courtship and infidelity ⓘ
targetOfSatire	jealous husbands ⓘ social pretence ⓘ upper-class morality ⓘ
theme	adultery ⓘ marriage ⓘ sexual hypocrisy ⓘ urban versus rural values ⓘ

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