Madame Pernelle
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Madame Pernelle is a domineering, moralizing matriarch in Molière’s comedy "Tartuffe," known for her blind admiration of the hypocrite Tartuffe and harsh criticism of her own family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Madame Pernelle canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5168985 — 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: Madame Pernelle Context triple: [Tartuffe, mainCharacter, Madame Pernelle]
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A.
Madame Mère
Madame Mère was the honorific title of Letizia Ramolino, the mother of Napoleon Bonaparte and matriarch of the Bonaparte family.
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B.
Mademoiselle Bourienne
Mademoiselle Bourienne is a minor character in Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace," known as the French companion to Princess Marya who becomes romantically entangled with Anatole Kuragin.
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C.
Madame Merle
Madame Merle is a sophisticated, manipulative socialite in Henry James’s novel "The Portrait of a Lady," known for her calculated influence over the heroine Isabel Archer.
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D.
La Rabouilleuse
La Rabouilleuse is a novel by Honoré de Balzac, part of his La Comédie humaine cycle, that explores themes of inheritance, family conflict, and social ambition in post-Napoleonic France.
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E.
Mazarinettes
The Mazarinettes were the fashionable and politically influential nieces of Cardinal Mazarin who became prominent figures at the 17th-century French court.
- 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: Madame Pernelle Target entity description: Madame Pernelle is a domineering, moralizing matriarch in Molière’s comedy "Tartuffe," known for her blind admiration of the hypocrite Tartuffe and harsh criticism of her own family.
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A.
Madame Mère
Madame Mère was the honorific title of Letizia Ramolino, the mother of Napoleon Bonaparte and matriarch of the Bonaparte family.
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B.
Mademoiselle Bourienne
Mademoiselle Bourienne is a minor character in Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace," known as the French companion to Princess Marya who becomes romantically entangled with Anatole Kuragin.
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C.
Madame Merle
Madame Merle is a sophisticated, manipulative socialite in Henry James’s novel "The Portrait of a Lady," known for her calculated influence over the heroine Isabel Archer.
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D.
La Rabouilleuse
La Rabouilleuse is a novel by Honoré de Balzac, part of his La Comédie humaine cycle, that explores themes of inheritance, family conflict, and social ambition in post-Napoleonic France.
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E.
Mazarinettes
The Mazarinettes were the fashionable and politically influential nieces of Cardinal Mazarin who became prominent figures at the 17th-century French court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Tartuffe ⓘ |
| attitudeTowardFamily |
disapproving
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harshly critical ⓘ |
| attitudeTowardTartuffe |
blind admiration
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uncritical trust ⓘ |
| conflictWith | younger generation in the family ⓘ |
| creator | Molière ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Cléante
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Damis ⓘ Dorine ⓘ Elmire ⓘ Mariane ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
foil to more lucid characters
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vehicle for satire of bigotry ⓘ |
| familyRelationToOrgon | mother ⓘ |
| familyRole | matriarch ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1664 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | comedy ⓘ |
| moralView |
rigidly conservative
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strictly devout ⓘ |
| nationalityOfWorkContext | French ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
authoritarian
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domineering ⓘ moralizing ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Orgon ⓘ |
| represents |
credulous piety
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religious hypocrisy enabler ⓘ |
| roleInWork | supporting character ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | Paris ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
obstinate parental authority
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unquestioning respect for religious figures ⓘ |
| workForm | play ⓘ |
| workOriginalLanguage | French ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Madame Pernelle Description of subject: Madame Pernelle is a domineering, moralizing matriarch in Molière’s comedy "Tartuffe," known for her blind admiration of the hypocrite Tartuffe and harsh criticism of her own family.
Referenced by (3)
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