The Hypochondriac
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The Hypochondriac is the standard English title of Molière’s classic 1673 comedic play satirizing medical pretension and obsessive fear of illness.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Hypochondriac canonical | 4 |
| Der musikalische Quacksalber | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5279994 — 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 Hypochondriac Context triple: [Le Malade imaginaire, hasTitleInEnglish, The Hypochondriac]
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A.
Diary of a Madman
"Diary of a Madman" is a dark, horrorcore hip-hop track by the group Gravediggaz, known for its eerie production and macabre, narrative-driven lyrics.
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B.
Hysteria
Hysteria is a 2011 British romantic comedy film in which Rupert Everett co-stars in a fictionalized account of the invention of the vibrator in Victorian London.
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C.
Hysteria
"Hysteria" is a poem by T. S. Eliot that captures a moment of emotional intensity and disquiet through fragmented, modernist imagery and introspective observation.
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D.
The Doctor’s Visit
"The Doctor’s Visit" is a finely detailed 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Frans van Mieris the Elder, depicting an intimate domestic scene involving a physician and his patient.
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E.
The Diary of a Mad Old Man
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- 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 Hypochondriac Target entity description: The Hypochondriac is the standard English title of Molière’s classic 1673 comedic play satirizing medical pretension and obsessive fear of illness.
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A.
Diary of a Madman
"Diary of a Madman" is a dark, horrorcore hip-hop track by the group Gravediggaz, known for its eerie production and macabre, narrative-driven lyrics.
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B.
Hysteria
Hysteria is a 2011 British romantic comedy film in which Rupert Everett co-stars in a fictionalized account of the invention of the vibrator in Victorian London.
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C.
Hysteria
"Hysteria" is a poem by T. S. Eliot that captures a moment of emotional intensity and disquiet through fragmented, modernist imagery and introspective observation.
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D.
The Doctor’s Visit
"The Doctor’s Visit" is a finely detailed 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Frans van Mieris the Elder, depicting an intimate domestic scene involving a physician and his patient.
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E.
The Diary of a Mad Old Man
"The Diary of a Mad Old Man" is a work by Croatian illustrator, animator, and filmmaker Milan Trenc, known for his distinctive, often surreal visual storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Molière ⓘ |
| character |
Angélique
ⓘ
Argan ⓘ Béline ⓘ Béralde ⓘ Cléante ⓘ Monsieur Diafoirus ⓘ Monsieur Purgon ⓘ Thomas Diafoirus ⓘ Toinette ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1673 ⓘ |
| firstPerformedBy |
Molière’s troupe
ⓘ
linked to:
troupe of the Duke of Orléans
|
| form | prose and verse ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasPrologue | ballet and musical interludes ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
arranged marriage
ⓘ
doctor–patient relationship ⓘ family relations ⓘ self-deception ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Argan ⓘ |
| movement | French classicism ⓘ |
| notableProduction | Comédie-Française repertoire ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | Le Malade imaginaire ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Malade imaginaire ⓘ |
| partOf | French classical theatre canon ⓘ |
| period | 17th-century French literature ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | Paris ⓘ |
| satirizes |
17th-century medicine
ⓘ
doctors ⓘ medical profession ⓘ |
| setting | Paris ⓘ |
| structure | three acts ⓘ |
| theme |
deception
ⓘ
fear of illness ⓘ hypochondria ⓘ marriage of convenience ⓘ medical pretension ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| translatedTitle |
The Hypochondriac
ⓘ
The Imaginary Invalid ⓘ
linked to:
Le Malade imaginaire
|
| writer | Molière ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1673 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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linked to: The Hypochondriac