Exit the King
E496743
Exit the King is an absurdist play by Eugène Ionesco that portrays a delusional monarch’s comically tragic refusal to accept his own impending death.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Exit the King canonical | 7 |
| Exit the King (2009 Broadway production) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5127789 — 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: Exit the King Context triple: [Eugene Ionesco, notableWork, Exit the King]
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A.
The King’s Men
The King’s Men was the acting company in early 17th-century England that included William Shakespeare as a leading member and performed many of his plays.
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B.
Message from the King
Message from the King is a 2016 neo-noir action thriller film in which Chadwick Boseman stars as a South African man who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his sister’s death.
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C.
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is a 1990 absurdist comedy film adaptation of Tom Stoppard’s play, following two minor characters from Shakespeare’s Hamlet as they grapple with fate and existential confusion.
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D.
Til the Casket Drops
Til the Casket Drops is the third and final studio album by hip-hop duo Clipse, known for its gritty lyricism and Neptunes-heavy production.
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E.
Travesties
Travesties is a 1974 play by Tom Stoppard that comically intertwines historical figures and literary styles to explore art, politics, and memory in Zurich during World War I.
- 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: Exit the King Target entity description: Exit the King is an absurdist play by Eugène Ionesco that portrays a delusional monarch’s comically tragic refusal to accept his own impending death.
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A.
The King’s Men
The King’s Men was the acting company in early 17th-century England that included William Shakespeare as a leading member and performed many of his plays.
-
B.
Message from the King
Message from the King is a 2016 neo-noir action thriller film in which Chadwick Boseman stars as a South African man who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his sister’s death.
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C.
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is a 1990 absurdist comedy film adaptation of Tom Stoppard’s play, following two minor characters from Shakespeare’s Hamlet as they grapple with fate and existential confusion.
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D.
Til the Casket Drops
Til the Casket Drops is the third and final studio album by hip-hop duo Clipse, known for its gritty lyricism and Neptunes-heavy production.
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E.
Travesties
Travesties is a 1974 play by Tom Stoppard that comically intertwines historical figures and literary styles to explore art, politics, and memory in Zurich during World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
absurdist play
ⓘ
play ⓘ stage production ⓘ |
| author |
Eugène Ionesco
ⓘ
linked to:
Eugene Ionesco
|
| basedOn | Exit the King ⓘ |
| character |
King Bérenger I
ⓘ
Queen Marguerite ⓘ Queen Marie ⓘ
linked to:
Queen Marie of Romania
The Doctor ⓘ The Guard ⓘ The Maid ⓘ
linked to:
the Maid
|
| countryOfOrigin |
France
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Neil Armfield ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | tragicomedy ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | a continuous action over a single day ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| genre | Theatre of the Absurd ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Exit the King (2009 Broadway production)
ⓘ
linked to:
Exit the King
|
| hasEnglishTitle | Exit the King ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | King Bérenger I ⓘ |
| movement | Absurdist theatre ⓘ |
| notableStyle |
breaking of theatrical conventions
ⓘ
repetition and circular dialogue ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| openingYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Roi se meurt ⓘ |
| partOf | Eugène Ionesco’s late plays ⓘ |
| performerInCast |
Geoffrey Rush
ⓘ
Susan Sarandon ⓘ |
| periodOfWork | 20th-century theatre ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The play portrays King Bérenger I’s refusal to accept his imminent death as his kingdom and body collapse. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| publisher | Éditions Gallimard ⓘ |
| setting | the throne room of a decaying kingdom ⓘ |
| subject | a delusional monarch’s refusal to accept his impending death ⓘ |
| theme |
denial of death
ⓘ
mortality ⓘ the absurdity of existence ⓘ the decline of power ⓘ the passage of time ⓘ |
| titleInOriginalLanguage | Le Roi se meurt ⓘ |
| tone | tragicomedy ⓘ |
| writer |
Eugène Ionesco
ⓘ
linked to:
Eugene Ionesco
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Exit the King Description of subject: Exit the King is an absurdist play by Eugène Ionesco that portrays a delusional monarch’s comically tragic refusal to accept his own impending death.
Referenced by (8)
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