The Rape of Lucrece
E466847
The Rape of Lucrece is a narrative poem by William Shakespeare that retells the tragic Roman legend of Lucretia’s assault and its political aftermath.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Rape of Lucrece canonical | 4 |
| William Shakespeare’s The Rape of Lucrece | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4760024 — 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 Rape of Lucrece Context triple: [Works of William Shakespeare, includesWork, The Rape of Lucrece]
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A.
Lucrece
Lucrece is a virtuous Roman noblewoman from classical legend, best known for her tragic rape and subsequent suicide that helped spark the overthrow of the Roman monarchy.
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B.
Lucretia
Lucretia is a dramatic Baroque painting by Artemisia Gentileschi that depicts the Roman noblewoman Lucretia at the moment of her tragic suicide, emphasizing themes of honor, violence, and female virtue.
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C.
Lucretia
Lucretia is a central character in the television series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," known as the ambitious and manipulative wife of lanista Batiatus.
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D.
Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus is an early, highly violent tragedy by William Shakespeare that follows a Roman general’s brutal cycle of revenge and political downfall.
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E.
The Oath of Brutus
The Oath of Brutus is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton, depicting the legendary Roman figure Lucius Junius Brutus swearing an oath to overthrow the monarchy and establish the Roman Republic.
- 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 Rape of Lucrece Target entity description: The Rape of Lucrece is a narrative poem by William Shakespeare that retells the tragic Roman legend of Lucretia’s assault and its political aftermath.
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A.
Lucrece
Lucrece is a virtuous Roman noblewoman from classical legend, best known for her tragic rape and subsequent suicide that helped spark the overthrow of the Roman monarchy.
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B.
Lucretia
Lucretia is a dramatic Baroque painting by Artemisia Gentileschi that depicts the Roman noblewoman Lucretia at the moment of her tragic suicide, emphasizing themes of honor, violence, and female virtue.
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C.
Lucretia
Lucretia is a central character in the television series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," known as the ambitious and manipulative wife of lanista Batiatus.
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D.
Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus is an early, highly violent tragedy by William Shakespeare that follows a Roman general’s brutal cycle of revenge and political downfall.
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E.
The Oath of Brutus
The Oath of Brutus is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton, depicting the legendary Roman figure Lucius Junius Brutus swearing an oath to overthrow the monarchy and establish the Roman Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
narrative poem
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poem ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | The Rape of Lucrece ⓘ |
| author | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Roman legend of Lucretia
ⓘ
legend of Lucretia ⓘ |
| containsLiteraryDevice |
ekphrasis
ⓘ
extended rhetorical monologue ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton ⓘ |
| describesEvent | rape of Lucrece by Tarquin ⓘ |
| ekphrasisOf | painting of the Trojan War ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | quarto ⓘ |
| followsInPublication | Venus and Adonis ⓘ |
| genre |
narrative poem
ⓘ
tragic poem ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Brutus
ⓘ
Junius Brutus ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Livy
ⓘ
Ovid ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadsTo |
establishment of the Roman Republic
ⓘ
overthrow of the Roman monarchy ⓘ |
| literaryForm | narrative poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Elizabethan literature
ⓘ
linked to:
English Renaissance
|
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Collatine
ⓘ
Lucrece ⓘ Tarquin ⓘ |
| meter | rhyme royal ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| numberOfLines | 1855 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Lucrece ⓘ |
| partOf | Shakespearean poetry ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| publicationYear | 1594 ⓘ |
| publisher | John Harrison ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | ababbcc ⓘ |
| setting |
ancient Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
|
| stanzaForm | seven-line stanza ⓘ |
| theme |
chastity
ⓘ
fall of monarchy ⓘ guilt and shame ⓘ honour ⓘ political revolution ⓘ revenge ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | reign of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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