Sir Hugh Evans
E301873
Sir Hugh Evans is a comically pedantic Welsh parson in Shakespeare’s *The Merry Wives of Windsor*, known for his distinctive accent and meddling in the play’s romantic intrigues.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir Hugh Evans canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sir Hugh Evans Context triple: [The Merry Wives of Windsor, character, Sir Hugh Evans]
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Sir William Martin
Sir William Martin was a 19th-century British-born jurist who became a foundational figure in New Zealand’s legal system and an influential advocate for Māori rights.
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Arthur Bell Nicholls
Arthur Bell Nicholls was an Irish clergyman best known as the husband and later literary executor of novelist Charlotte Brontë.
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Sir Colin Dollery
Sir Colin Dollery was a prominent British clinical pharmacologist known for his influential work in drug safety, cardiovascular therapeutics, and the development of modern clinical pharmacology as a discipline.
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D.
Reginald Gardiner
Reginald Gardiner was a British-born actor and comedian known for his sophisticated comic roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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Sir John Hoddinott
Sir John Hoddinott was a senior British police officer who served as Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary and was noted for his leadership in modernizing policing practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sir Hugh Evans Target entity description: Sir Hugh Evans is a comically pedantic Welsh parson in Shakespeare’s *The Merry Wives of Windsor*, known for his distinctive accent and meddling in the play’s romantic intrigues.
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A.
Sir William Martin
Sir William Martin was a 19th-century British-born jurist who became a foundational figure in New Zealand’s legal system and an influential advocate for Māori rights.
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B.
Arthur Bell Nicholls
Arthur Bell Nicholls was an Irish clergyman best known as the husband and later literary executor of novelist Charlotte Brontë.
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C.
Sir Colin Dollery
Sir Colin Dollery was a prominent British clinical pharmacologist known for his influential work in drug safety, cardiovascular therapeutics, and the development of modern clinical pharmacology as a discipline.
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D.
Reginald Gardiner
Reginald Gardiner was a British-born actor and comedian known for his sophisticated comic roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
Sir John Hoddinott
Sir John Hoddinott was a senior British police officer who served as Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary and was noted for his leadership in modernizing policing practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clergyman
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comic character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ parson ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
film adaptations of The Merry Wives of Windsor
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radio adaptations of The Merry Wives of Windsor ⓘ stage productions of The Merry Wives of Windsor ⓘ television adaptations of The Merry Wives of Windsor ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Merry Wives of Windsor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anne Page
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Doctor Caius ⓘ Justice Shallow ⓘ Mistress Ford ⓘ Mistress Page ⓘ Sir John Falstaff ⓘ Slender ⓘ romantic intrigues in Windsor ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
good-natured
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meddlesome ⓘ pedantic ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Welsh ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Shakespearean Windsor ⓘ |
| functionInWork |
representation of Welsh stereotype in Elizabethan drama
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satire of clerical pedantry ⓘ |
| genreOfCharacter | comic clergyman ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| helpsCharacter | Fenton ⓘ |
| humorStyle |
character-based comedy
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verbal comedy ⓘ |
| involvedIn | plot to help Fenton marry Anne Page ⓘ |
| language | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| languageStyle | heavily accented English ⓘ |
| literaryCanon |
works of William Shakespeare
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surface form:
Shakespearean canon
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| literaryPeriod | Elizabethan drama ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| nationality | Welsh ⓘ |
| notableFeature | strong Welsh accent ⓘ |
| notableFor | mispronunciations and malapropisms ⓘ |
| notableScene | duel episode with Doctor Caius ⓘ |
| occupation | parson ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
comic relief
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matchmaker ⓘ |
| setting | Windsor ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFiction | early modern England ⓘ |
| workGenre | comedy ⓘ |
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Subject: Sir Hugh Evans Description of subject: Sir Hugh Evans is a comically pedantic Welsh parson in Shakespeare’s *The Merry Wives of Windsor*, known for his distinctive accent and meddling in the play’s romantic intrigues.
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