Dunstan Cass
E305313
Dunstan Cass is a selfish, manipulative, and morally corrupt young man who serves as one of the primary antagonists in George Eliot’s novel "Silas Marner."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dunstan Cass canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2854752 — 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: Dunstan Cass Context triple: [Silas Marner, hasCharacter, Dunstan Cass]
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A.
Simon Dunsdon
Simon Dunsdon is a cinematographer known for his work on the animated film "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation."
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B.
Giles Hopkins
Giles Hopkins was a Mayflower passenger and early settler in Plymouth Colony, known as the son of fellow passenger Stephen Hopkins.
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C.
Hugh Beringar
Hugh Beringar is a shrewd, loyal deputy sheriff and close ally of Brother Cadfael in Ellis Peters’ medieval mystery series "The Cadfael Chronicles."
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D.
John Hudson
John Hudson was one of the sons of the English explorer Henry Hudson, who is believed to have accompanied his father on his final, ill-fated voyage in search of a Northwest Passage.
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E.
John Hudson
John Hudson is a distinguished geologist recognized for his significant contributions to the field, as evidenced by honors such as the William Smith Medal.
- 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: Dunstan Cass Target entity description: Dunstan Cass is a selfish, manipulative, and morally corrupt young man who serves as one of the primary antagonists in George Eliot’s novel "Silas Marner."
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A.
Simon Dunsdon
Simon Dunsdon is a cinematographer known for his work on the animated film "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation."
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B.
Giles Hopkins
Giles Hopkins was a Mayflower passenger and early settler in Plymouth Colony, known as the son of fellow passenger Stephen Hopkins.
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C.
Hugh Beringar
Hugh Beringar is a shrewd, loyal deputy sheriff and close ally of Brother Cadfael in Ellis Peters’ medieval mystery series "The Cadfael Chronicles."
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D.
John Hudson
John Hudson was one of the sons of the English explorer Henry Hudson, who is believed to have accompanied his father on his final, ill-fated voyage in search of a Northwest Passage.
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E.
John Hudson
John Hudson is a distinguished geologist recognized for his significant contributions to the field, as evidenced by honors such as the William Smith Medal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Silas Marner ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | Victorian novel ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
consequences of selfishness
ⓘ
family responsibility and neglect ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ |
| blackmails | Godfrey Cass ⓘ |
| bodyDiscovered | in a drained stone-pit ⓘ |
| causeOfDisappearance | falls into a stone-pit ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cruel
ⓘ
greedy ⓘ irresponsible ⓘ manipulative ⓘ morally corrupt ⓘ selfish ⓘ vindictive ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Eliot ⓘ |
| discoveryReveals | the theft of Silas Marner’s gold ⓘ |
| familyName | Cass ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext |
Silas Marner
ⓘ
surface form:
Silas Marner (1861)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Godfrey Cass ⓘ |
| isSonOf | Squire Cass ⓘ |
| killsAccidentally | Wildfire ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | embodies the destructive effects of vice and irresponsibility in Silas Marner ⓘ |
| methodOfKillingWildfire | reckless riding and a hunting accident ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | villainous ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for Silas Marner’s loss of gold
ⓘ
foil to Godfrey Cass ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | English ⓘ |
| notableAction | persuades Godfrey Cass to sell his horse Wildfire ⓘ |
| occupationInFiction | landowner’s son ⓘ |
| placeOfTheft | Silas Marner’s cottage ⓘ |
| residenceInFiction | Raveloe ⓘ |
| roleInWork | primary antagonist in Silas Marner ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 19th-century rural England ⓘ |
| statusAtEndOfNovel | dead ⓘ |
| stealsFrom | Silas Marner ⓘ |
| stolenObject | Silas Marner’s hoard of gold ⓘ |
| vice |
drunkenness
ⓘ
gambling ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dunstan Cass Description of subject: Dunstan Cass is a selfish, manipulative, and morally corrupt young man who serves as one of the primary antagonists in George Eliot’s novel "Silas Marner."
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Godfrey Cass