Shui Ta
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Shui Ta is the shrewd, pragmatic alter ego of the kind-hearted Shen Te in Bertolt Brecht’s play "The Good Person of Szechwan," embodying the conflict between morality and survival in a capitalist society.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shui Ta canonical | 5 |
| Shui Ta is a ruthless, pragmatic businessman persona | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6751271 — 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: Shui Ta Context triple: [The Good Person of Szechwan, character, Shui Ta]
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A.
Tai Yai
Tai Yai refers to the Shan people, a Tai ethnic group primarily inhabiting Myanmar’s Shan State and neighboring regions of Southeast Asia.
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B.
Once Upon a Time in Shaolin
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C.
Hua Zhuang
Hua Zhuang is a subway station in Beijing that serves as a terminus on the city's Line 7.
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D.
I Wor Kuen
I Wor Kuen was a radical Asian American Marxist-Leninist organization active in the late 1960s and 1970s that played a key role in community organizing, anti-imperialist activism, and the broader Asian American liberation movement.
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E.
Sip Song Chau Tai
Sip Song Chau Tai was a historical confederation of twelve Tai principalities in the northwest region of present-day Vietnam and parts of Laos, known for its semi-autonomous rule under local Tai lords.
- 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: Shui Ta Target entity description: Shui Ta is the shrewd, pragmatic alter ego of the kind-hearted Shen Te in Bertolt Brecht’s play "The Good Person of Szechwan," embodying the conflict between morality and survival in a capitalist society.
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A.
Tai Yai
Tai Yai refers to the Shan people, a Tai ethnic group primarily inhabiting Myanmar’s Shan State and neighboring regions of Southeast Asia.
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B.
Once Upon a Time in Shaolin
Once Upon a Time in Shaolin is an ultra-rare, single-copy studio album by the Wu-Tang Clan, conceived as both a musical work and a high-value art object.
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C.
Hua Zhuang
Hua Zhuang is a subway station in Beijing that serves as a terminus on the city's Line 7.
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D.
I Wor Kuen
I Wor Kuen was a radical Asian American Marxist-Leninist organization active in the late 1960s and 1970s that played a key role in community organizing, anti-imperialist activism, and the broader Asian American liberation movement.
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E.
Sip Song Chau Tai
Sip Song Chau Tai was a historical confederation of twelve Tai principalities in the northwest region of present-day Vietnam and parts of Laos, known for its semi-autonomous rule under local Tai lords.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alter ego
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Der gute Mensch von Sezuan
ⓘ
linked to:
The Good Person of Szechwan
The Good Person of Szechwan ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I
ⓘ
Act II ⓘ Act III ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
capitalism
ⓘ
exploitation ⓘ moral compromise ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| characterOrigin | German theatre ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Shen Te ⓘ |
| creator | Bertolt Brecht ⓘ |
| dramaticPurpose | question possibility of being good in unjust society ⓘ |
| embodies | conflict between morality and survival ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | Chinese province of Szechwan ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWork | 1943 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAlterEgo | Shen Te ⓘ |
| hasSurname | Shui ⓘ |
| isAlterEgoOf | Shen Te ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| moralPosition | prioritizes profit over compassion ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
enforce strict economic discipline
ⓘ
manage tobacco shop ⓘ protect Shen Te from exploitation ⓘ |
| oftenPortrayedBy | same actor as Shen Te ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
businesslike
ⓘ
pragmatic ⓘ ruthless ⓘ shrewd ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
alienation effect
ⓘ
role‑playing ⓘ split identity ⓘ |
| setIn |
Szechwan
ⓘ
linked to:
Sichuan Province
|
| symbolizes |
adaptation to capitalist pressures
ⓘ
pragmatic self‑interest ⓘ |
| usedByAuthorFor |
epic theatre techniques
ⓘ
social critique ⓘ |
| wears |
business suit
ⓘ
mask ⓘ |
| workGenre |
didactic play
ⓘ
epic theatre ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shui Ta Description of subject: Shui Ta is the shrewd, pragmatic alter ego of the kind-hearted Shen Te in Bertolt Brecht’s play "The Good Person of Szechwan," embodying the conflict between morality and survival in a capitalist society.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shui Ta