Thomas Kent
E328613
Thomas Kent is the male alter ego adopted in disguise by Viola de Lesseps in Shakespeare in Love so she can perform on the Elizabethan stage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Kent canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3067185 — 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: Thomas Kent Context triple: [Viola de Lesseps, disguisesAs, Thomas Kent]
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A.
Rolfe Kent
Rolfe Kent is a British film composer best known for his quirky, melodic scores for contemporary comedies and dramas such as "Sideways," "Up in the Air," and "Election."
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B.
Arthur Kirkland
Arthur Kirkland is the idealistic, embattled defense attorney portrayed by Al Pacino in the 1979 legal drama film "...And Justice for All."
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C.
Leith D. Kent
Leith D. Kent is the individual after whom the Kent mango cultivar was named, recognized for his association with the development or identification of this popular mango variety.
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D.
James Keith
James Keith was a Scottish soldier and Jacobite general who later became a celebrated field marshal in the Prussian Army under Frederick the Great.
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E.
Frank Thornton
Frank Thornton was an English actor and comedian best known for his role as the pompous floorwalker Captain Peacock in the long-running British sitcom "Are You Being Served?".
- 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: Thomas Kent Target entity description: Thomas Kent is the male alter ego adopted in disguise by Viola de Lesseps in Shakespeare in Love so she can perform on the Elizabethan stage.
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A.
Rolfe Kent
Rolfe Kent is a British film composer best known for his quirky, melodic scores for contemporary comedies and dramas such as "Sideways," "Up in the Air," and "Election."
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B.
Arthur Kirkland
Arthur Kirkland is the idealistic, embattled defense attorney portrayed by Al Pacino in the 1979 legal drama film "...And Justice for All."
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C.
Leith D. Kent
Leith D. Kent is the individual after whom the Kent mango cultivar was named, recognized for his association with the development or identification of this popular mango variety.
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D.
James Keith
James Keith was a Scottish soldier and Jacobite general who later became a celebrated field marshal in the Prussian Army under Frederick the Great.
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E.
Frank Thornton
Frank Thornton was an English actor and comedian best known for his role as the pompous floorwalker Captain Peacock in the long-running British sitcom "Are You Being Served?".
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alter ego
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Shakespeare in Love ⓘ |
| associatedWith | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Shakespeare in Love characters ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Marc Norman
ⓘ
Tom Stoppard ⓘ |
| disguiseFor |
Lady Viola de Lesseps
ⓘ
surface form:
Viola de Lesseps
|
| enablesPlotElement | Shakespeare casting a woman unknowingly ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Shakespeare in Love ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | romantic comedy-drama ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| motivation | to perform on the Elizabethan stage ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | allows Viola to act in plays despite gender restrictions ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | Viola de Lesseps’s stage persona ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
stage performer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Gwyneth Paltrow ⓘ |
| realIdentity | Viola de Lesseps ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Lady Viola de Lesseps
ⓘ
surface form:
Viola de Lesseps
|
| relatedWork |
Romeo and Juliet
ⓘ
surface form:
Romeo and Juliet (within the film)
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| setting |
Tudor England
ⓘ
surface form:
Elizabethan England
|
| timePeriod | late 16th century ⓘ |
| usesDisguiseOf | young male actor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Kent Description of subject: Thomas Kent is the male alter ego adopted in disguise by Viola de Lesseps in Shakespeare in Love so she can perform on the Elizabethan stage.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.