The Wild Duck
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The Wild Duck is a tragicomedy play by Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen that explores family secrets, self-deception, and the destructive pursuit of idealism.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Wild Duck canonical | 4 |
| The Daughter (adaptation of The Wild Duck) | 1 |
| The Wild Duck (2011 Belvoir production) | 1 |
| The Wild Duck (Belvoir adaptation) | 1 |
| The Wild Duck (stage production) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5169150 — 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 Wild Duck Context triple: [Henrik Ibsen, notableWork, The Wild Duck]
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A.
Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt is a legendary Norwegian folk hero and the central character of Henrik Ibsen’s dramatic poem, later famously adapted into a suite by composer Edvard Grieg.
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B.
Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler is an 1890 play by Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen, renowned as a classic of realist theatre and a complex psychological portrait of its manipulative, conflicted heroine.
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C.
Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya is a renowned tragicomic play by Anton Chekhov that explores unfulfilled lives, wasted potential, and emotional turmoil in a rural Russian estate.
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D.
A Dream Play
A Dream Play is an experimental, dreamlike drama by Swedish playwright August Strindberg that blends reality and fantasy to explore human suffering and existential despair.
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E.
The Seagull
The Seagull is a landmark 1896 play by Anton Chekhov that explores unrequited love, artistic ambition, and the clash between old and new forms of theater in a rural Russian setting.
- 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 Wild Duck Target entity description: The Wild Duck is a tragicomedy play by Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen that explores family secrets, self-deception, and the destructive pursuit of idealism.
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A.
Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt is a legendary Norwegian folk hero and the central character of Henrik Ibsen’s dramatic poem, later famously adapted into a suite by composer Edvard Grieg.
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B.
Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler is an 1890 play by Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen, renowned as a classic of realist theatre and a complex psychological portrait of its manipulative, conflicted heroine.
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C.
Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya is a renowned tragicomic play by Anton Chekhov that explores unfulfilled lives, wasted potential, and emotional turmoil in a rural Russian estate.
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D.
A Dream Play
A Dream Play is an experimental, dreamlike drama by Swedish playwright August Strindberg that blends reality and fantasy to explore human suffering and existential despair.
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E.
The Seagull
The Seagull is a landmark 1896 play by Anton Chekhov that explores unrequited love, artistic ambition, and the clash between old and new forms of theater in a rural Russian setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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stage work ⓘ tragicomedy ⓘ |
| author | Henrik Ibsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralSymbol | wild duck ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| creator | Henrik Ibsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | five-act play ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between truth and happiness
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consequences of idealism ⓘ family relationships ⓘ guilt and responsibility ⓘ illusion as a coping mechanism ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1885 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1884 ⓘ |
| genre | tragicomedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Gina Ekdal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gregers Werle NERFINISHED ⓘ Hedvig Ekdal NERFINISHED ⓘ Hjalmar Ekdal NERFINISHED ⓘ Håkon Werle NERFINISHED ⓘ Jensen NERFINISHED ⓘ Molvik NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Sørby NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Ekdal NERFINISHED ⓘ Pettersen NERFINISHED ⓘ Relling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTone |
comic
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ironic ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 19th century literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
family secrets
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idealism ⓘ self-deception ⓘ truth and illusion ⓘ |
| movement |
modern drama
ⓘ
realism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex psychological characterization
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critique of idealism ⓘ symbolic use of animals ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Norwegian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Vildanden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Henrik Ibsen's dramatic works ⓘ |
| setting |
Norway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| title | The Wild Duck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Henrik Ibsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Wild Duck (stage production)
this entity surface form:
The Wild Duck (Belvoir adaptation)
this entity surface form:
The Daughter (adaptation of The Wild Duck)
this entity surface form:
The Wild Duck (2011 Belvoir production)