Rosmersholm
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Rosmersholm is a late 19th-century drama by Henrik Ibsen that explores themes of guilt, political idealism, and the oppressive weight of tradition within a decaying aristocratic household.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rosmersholm canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5169154 — 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: Rosmersholm Context triple: [Henrik Ibsen, notableWork, Rosmersholm]
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A.
Tine Havelaar
Tine Havelaar is a character in Multatuli’s novel "Max Havelaar," depicted as the devoted and morally upright wife of the protagonist.
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B.
The Elms
The Elms is a grand Gilded Age mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, renowned for its opulent architecture and historic significance as a former summer residence of the American elite.
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C.
The Family at Gilje
The Family at Gilje is a classic 19th-century Norwegian novel by Jonas Lie that portrays the constrained lives and social struggles of a rural officer’s family.
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D.
La Paix du ménage
La Paix du ménage is a short story by Honoré de Balzac that portrays Parisian high society and domestic intrigue, later collected as part of his larger work La Comédie humaine.
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E.
The Family
The Family is a contemporary gospel choir best known for collaborating with Kirk Franklin on his breakthrough 1990s recordings that blended traditional gospel with hip-hop and R&B influences.
- 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: Rosmersholm Target entity description: Rosmersholm is a late 19th-century drama by Henrik Ibsen that explores themes of guilt, political idealism, and the oppressive weight of tradition within a decaying aristocratic household.
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A.
Tine Havelaar
Tine Havelaar is a character in Multatuli’s novel "Max Havelaar," depicted as the devoted and morally upright wife of the protagonist.
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B.
The Elms
The Elms is a grand Gilded Age mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, renowned for its opulent architecture and historic significance as a former summer residence of the American elite.
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C.
The Family at Gilje
The Family at Gilje is a classic 19th-century Norwegian novel by Jonas Lie that portrays the constrained lives and social struggles of a rural officer’s family.
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D.
La Paix du ménage
La Paix du ménage is a short story by Honoré de Balzac that portrays Parisian high society and domestic intrigue, later collected as part of his larger work La Comédie humaine.
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E.
The Family
The Family is a contemporary gospel choir best known for collaborating with Kirk Franklin on his breakthrough 1990s recordings that blended traditional gospel with hip-hop and R&B influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama
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play ⓘ |
| author | Henrik Ibsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMotif | white horses ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| criticalReputation | considered one of Ibsen’s most complex psychological dramas ⓘ |
| dramaticConflict |
clash between progressive and reactionary ideologies
ⓘ
tension between personal freedom and inherited duty ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | prose drama ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Bergen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1887 ⓘ |
| genre |
realist drama
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tragedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptations
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stage productions worldwide ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCharacterOccupation | Johannes Rosmer – former clergyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRelation |
Johannes Rosmer – widower
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Rebekka West – companion to Rosmer’s late wife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
Kroll – conservative schoolmaster and Rosmer’s brother-in-law
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Rebekka West – intellectual influence on Rosmer ⓘ |
| influencedBy | European liberal movements of the 19th century ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Johannes Rosmer
NERFINISHED
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Kroll NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Helseth NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebekka West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
modernism precursor
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realism ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
conflict between liberal and conservative politics
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psychological consequences of breaking with tradition ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Norwegian ⓘ |
| partOf | Henrik Ibsen’s late plays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1886 ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Rosmersholm estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | four acts ⓘ |
| symbolism | white horses as omens of death and guilt ⓘ |
| theme |
free thought
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guilt ⓘ political idealism ⓘ psychological conflict ⓘ religious doubt ⓘ social change ⓘ suicide ⓘ the decline of the aristocracy ⓘ tradition ⓘ |
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Subject: Rosmersholm Description of subject: Rosmersholm is a late 19th-century drama by Henrik Ibsen that explores themes of guilt, political idealism, and the oppressive weight of tradition within a decaying aristocratic household.
Referenced by (3)
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