Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons
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Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons is a cunning, aristocratic schemer who orchestrates intricate games of seduction and revenge in 18th-century French high society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2745963 — 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: Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons Context triple: [Glenn Close, notableRole, Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons]
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A.
the Marquis de Montalt
The Marquis de Montalt is the sinister, aristocratic villain in Ann Radcliffe’s Gothic novel *The Romance of the Forest*, embodying corruption, tyranny, and moral depravity.
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B.
Madame de Menon
Madame de Menon is a virtuous and protective governess figure in Ann Radcliffe’s Gothic novel "A Sicilian Romance," serving as a moral guide and guardian to the young heroines.
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C.
Madame de Thianges
Madame de Thianges was a French noblewoman of the 17th century, best known as the sister of Louis XIV’s famous mistress Madame de Montespan and a member of the influential House of Rochechouart.
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D.
Valmont
Valmont is a 1989 period drama film directed by Miloš Forman, adapting the novel "Les Liaisons dangereuses" and known for its lush cinematography by Miroslav Ondříček.
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E.
Valmont
Valmont is a locality in Switzerland known as the place where the poet Rainer Maria Rilke died.
- 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: Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons Target entity description: Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons is a cunning, aristocratic schemer who orchestrates intricate games of seduction and revenge in 18th-century French high society.
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A.
the Marquis de Montalt
The Marquis de Montalt is the sinister, aristocratic villain in Ann Radcliffe’s Gothic novel *The Romance of the Forest*, embodying corruption, tyranny, and moral depravity.
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B.
Madame de Menon
Madame de Menon is a virtuous and protective governess figure in Ann Radcliffe’s Gothic novel "A Sicilian Romance," serving as a moral guide and guardian to the young heroines.
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C.
Madame de Thianges
Madame de Thianges was a French noblewoman of the 17th century, best known as the sister of Louis XIV’s famous mistress Madame de Montespan and a member of the influential House of Rochechouart.
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D.
Valmont
Valmont is a 1989 period drama film directed by Miloš Forman, adapting the novel "Les Liaisons dangereuses" and known for its lush cinematography by Miroslav Ondříček.
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E.
Valmont
Valmont is a locality in Switzerland known as the place where the poet Rainer Maria Rilke died.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
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aristocrat ⓘ epistolary novel character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ schemer ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Dangerous Liaisons
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Les Liaisons dangereuses ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
gender and power
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hypocrisy of aristocracy ⓘ morality and corruption ⓘ power and control ⓘ revenge ⓘ seduction ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Choderlos de Laclos
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surface form:
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
|
| fictionalUniverse |
Les Liaisons dangereuses
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surface form:
Les Liaisons dangereuses universe
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| firstPublicationOfWork | 1782 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| goal |
maintain social power
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preserve reputation ⓘ punish former lovers ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | iconic example of a female villain in French literature ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of aristocratic corruption
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instigator of central plots ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
calculating
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cunning ⓘ emotionally controlled ⓘ intelligent ⓘ manipulative ⓘ socially ambitious ⓘ vengeful ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
orchestrating seduction plots
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seeking revenge ⓘ social manipulation ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithVicomte de Valmont |
co-conspirator
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former lover ⓘ rival ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
Valmont
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surface form:
Vicomte de Valmont
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| roleInWork |
co-protagonist
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main antagonist ⓘ |
| setting | French high society ⓘ |
| socialClass | French nobility ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| title | Marquise ⓘ |
| uses | letters as tools of manipulation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons Description of subject: Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons is a cunning, aristocratic schemer who orchestrates intricate games of seduction and revenge in 18th-century French high society.
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