Argan
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Argan is the hypochondriac protagonist of Molière’s comedy "Le Malade imaginaire," whose obsessive fear of illness drives the play’s satire of medicine and society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Argan canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5279963 — 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: Argan Context triple: [Le Malade imaginaire, mainCharacter, Argan]
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A.
Arganil
Arganil is a municipality and town in central Portugal known for its mountainous landscapes, river beaches, and traditional schist villages.
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B.
Chenoua
Chenoua is a Berber (Amazigh) language variety spoken by the Chenoua people in northern Algeria.
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C.
Berbera
Berbera is a major port city on the Gulf of Aden in Somaliland, serving as a key maritime hub for trade in the Horn of Africa.
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D.
Jahra
Jahra is a major town and administrative center in western Kuwait, known historically as an agricultural area and now as a growing suburban and commercial hub.
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E.
Tissi
Tissi is a small municipality in the Sardinia region of Italy, located in the province of Sassari.
- 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: Argan Target entity description: Argan is the hypochondriac protagonist of Molière’s comedy "Le Malade imaginaire," whose obsessive fear of illness drives the play’s satire of medicine and society.
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A.
Arganil
Arganil is a municipality and town in central Portugal known for its mountainous landscapes, river beaches, and traditional schist villages.
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B.
Chenoua
Chenoua is a Berber (Amazigh) language variety spoken by the Chenoua people in northern Algeria.
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C.
Berbera
Berbera is a major port city on the Gulf of Aden in Somaliland, serving as a key maritime hub for trade in the Horn of Africa.
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D.
Jahra
Jahra is a major town and administrative center in western Kuwait, known historically as an agricultural area and now as a growing suburban and commercial hub.
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E.
Tissi
Tissi is a small municipality in the Sardinia region of Italy, located in the province of Sassari.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Le Malade imaginaire ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
fear of illness
ⓘ
satire of medicine ⓘ satire of society ⓘ |
| characterInPlay | Le Malade imaginaire ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | France ⓘ |
| createdBy | Molière ⓘ |
| culturalContext | 17th-century French theatre ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
brother of Béralde
ⓘ
father of Angélique ⓘ husband of Béline ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWorkDate | 1673 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
fearful
ⓘ
gullible ⓘ hypochondriac ⓘ self-absorbed ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Angélique
ⓘ
Béline ⓘ Béralde ⓘ Monsieur Diafoirus ⓘ Monsieur Fleurant ⓘ Monsieur Purgon ⓘ Monsieur de Bonnefoi ⓘ Thomas Diafoirus ⓘ Toinette ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| mediumOfPerformance | stage ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire for constant medical attention
ⓘ
obsessive concern for his health ⓘ |
| nameInOriginalLanguage | Argan ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | title character of Le Malade imaginaire ⓘ |
| occupation | bourgeois householder ⓘ |
| plotFunction |
drives the comic action of Le Malade imaginaire
ⓘ
embodies the satire of medical profession ⓘ tests the loyalty of his family and servants ⓘ |
| servedBy | Toinette ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Parisian bourgeois household ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
credulity toward doctors
ⓘ
excessive dependence on medicine ⓘ self-deception ⓘ |
| titleRelation | the imaginary invalid ⓘ |
| undergoesDevelopment | is confronted with the absurdity of his fears ⓘ |
| workAuthor | Molière ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Argan Description of subject: Argan is the hypochondriac protagonist of Molière’s comedy "Le Malade imaginaire," whose obsessive fear of illness drives the play’s satire of medicine and society.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.