Fleance
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Fleance is the young son of Banquo in Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth," whose survival threatens Macbeth's power because of a prophecy that Banquo's descendants will inherit the Scottish throne.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fleance canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5769624 — 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: Fleance Context triple: [Macbeth, character, Fleance]
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A.
Macduff
Macduff is a small coastal town in Aberdeenshire, northeastern Scotland, known historically for its fishing industry and harbor on the Moray Firth.
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B.
Richard MacDuff
Richard MacDuff is a central character in Douglas Adams's novel "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency," portrayed as a somewhat hapless but intelligent software engineer entangled in the story's bizarre, time-twisting mysteries.
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C.
Campbell of Cawdor
Campbell of Cawdor is a prominent Scottish Highland branch of Clan Campbell historically associated with the Cawdor estates and castle in Nairnshire.
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D.
Laertes
Laertes is a figure in Greek mythology best known as the aging king of Ithaca and the father of the hero Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey.
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E.
Laertes
Laertes is a character in William Shakespeare's tragedy "Hamlet," known as Polonius's son who seeks revenge against Prince Hamlet for his father's death.
- 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: Fleance Target entity description: Fleance is the young son of Banquo in Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth," whose survival threatens Macbeth's power because of a prophecy that Banquo's descendants will inherit the Scottish throne.
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A.
Macduff
Macduff is a small coastal town in Aberdeenshire, northeastern Scotland, known historically for its fishing industry and harbor on the Moray Firth.
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B.
Richard MacDuff
Richard MacDuff is a central character in Douglas Adams's novel "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency," portrayed as a somewhat hapless but intelligent software engineer entangled in the story's bizarre, time-twisting mysteries.
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C.
Campbell of Cawdor
Campbell of Cawdor is a prominent Scottish Highland branch of Clan Campbell historically associated with the Cawdor estates and castle in Nairnshire.
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D.
Laertes
Laertes is a character in William Shakespeare's tragedy "Hamlet," known as Polonius's son who seeks revenge against Prince Hamlet for his father's death.
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E.
Laertes
Laertes is a figure in Greek mythology best known as the aging king of Ithaca and the father of the hero Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
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character in Macbeth ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
film adaptations of Macbeth
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television adaptations of Macbeth ⓘ theatrical productions of Macbeth ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Macbeth ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Scottish throne
ⓘ
witches' prophecy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Scotland ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| event | attack by hired murderers ⓘ |
| familyName | Macduff ⓘ |
| fate |
escapes assassination
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survives Banquo's murder ⓘ |
| father | Banquo ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Act II of Macbeth
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linked to:
Act 2 of Macbeth
|
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Holinshed's Chronicles ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Macbeth Act III, Scene 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Act 3 of Macbeth
Macbeth Act III, Scene 4 ⓘ
linked to:
Banquo’s ghost banquet scene
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| narrativeRole |
heir of Banquo
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threat to Macbeth's kingship ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shakespearean canon
ⓘ
linked to:
works of William Shakespeare
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| portrayedAs |
Banquo's loyal son
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innocent ⓘ young ⓘ |
| positionHeld | prince of Scotland ⓘ |
| prophecy | Banquo's descendants will be kings ⓘ |
| relative | Banquo ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
his escape undermines Macbeth's sense of security
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represents the future line of kings promised to Banquo ⓘ |
| scene |
Macbeth Act II, Scene 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Act 2 of Macbeth
Macbeth Act III, Scene 3 ⓘ
linked to:
Act 3 of Macbeth
|
| significance | fulfillment of witches' prophecy remains possible ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
future legitimacy of the Scottish crown
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hope for just rule after Macbeth ⓘ |
| targetOf | Macbeth's assassination plot ⓘ |
| theme |
fate and prophecy
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innocence amid political violence ⓘ legitimacy of kingship ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | 11th-century Scotland ⓘ |
| workLocation | Scotland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fleance Description of subject: Fleance is the young son of Banquo in Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth," whose survival threatens Macbeth's power because of a prophecy that Banquo's descendants will inherit the Scottish throne.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.