Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit
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Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit is a 1592 pamphlet by Robert Greene, best known for its moral tales and an early, possibly envious reference to the rising playwright William Shakespeare.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit Context triple: [Robert Greene, notableWork, Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit]
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Mac Flecknoe
Mac Flecknoe is a satirical poem by John Dryden that mock-heroically attacks the poet Thomas Shadwell as the heir to a kingdom of dullness.
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B.
Every Man in His Humour
Every Man in His Humour is a late 16th-century comedy play by Ben Jonson that helped establish his reputation and is known for its realistic characters and satirical portrayal of London life.
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C.
A Chaste Maid in Cheapside
A Chaste Maid in Cheapside is a satirical Jacobean city comedy by Thomas Middleton that skewers the greed, hypocrisy, and sexual mores of early 17th-century London society.
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The Knight of the Burning Pestle
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Bartholomew Fair
Bartholomew Fair is a satirical comedy play by Ben Jonson that portrays the chaotic life and diverse characters of a London fair in the early 17th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit Target entity description: Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit is a 1592 pamphlet by Robert Greene, best known for its moral tales and an early, possibly envious reference to the rising playwright William Shakespeare.
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A.
Mac Flecknoe
Mac Flecknoe is a satirical poem by John Dryden that mock-heroically attacks the poet Thomas Shadwell as the heir to a kingdom of dullness.
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B.
Every Man in His Humour
Every Man in His Humour is a late 16th-century comedy play by Ben Jonson that helped establish his reputation and is known for its realistic characters and satirical portrayal of London life.
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C.
A Chaste Maid in Cheapside
A Chaste Maid in Cheapside is a satirical Jacobean city comedy by Thomas Middleton that skewers the greed, hypocrisy, and sexual mores of early 17th-century London society.
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D.
The Knight of the Burning Pestle
The Knight of the Burning Pestle is a satirical early 17th-century English play that parodies chivalric romance and theatrical conventions through its meta-theatrical, comic treatment of a grocer’s apprentice turned would-be knight.
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E.
Bartholomew Fair
Bartholomew Fair is a satirical comedy play by Ben Jonson that portrays the chaotic life and diverse characters of a London fair in the early 17th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elizabethan literature work
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pamphlet ⓘ |
| associatedWith | University Wits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Robert Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | London pamphlet market ⓘ |
| contains | autobiographical elements attributed to Robert Greene ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticizes |
non-university playwrights rising in the theatre
ⓘ
university-educated playwrights ⓘ |
| famousLine |
beautified with our feathers
ⓘ
upstart crow ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | prose narrative with epistle ⓘ |
| genre |
moral tale
ⓘ
prose pamphlet ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Greene's Groatsworth of Wit, bought with a Million of Repentance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | London plague closures of theatres in early 1590s ⓘ |
| influenced | Shakespeare authorship debates ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | didactic prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| mentions |
Christopher Marlowe
NERFINISHED
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George Peele NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Nashe NERFINISHED ⓘ William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralMessage | warning against vice and prodigality ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attack on contemporary playwrights
ⓘ
early reference to William Shakespeare ⓘ moralizing tone ⓘ |
| portrays | William Shakespeare as an upstart crow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posthumous | true ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1592 ⓘ |
| publisher | Henry Chettle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
authenticity of Greene's authorship of all parts
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identification of the upstart crow with William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| structure | fictional letter of warning ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | London literary and theatrical circles ⓘ |
| targetAudience | fellow playwrights and gentlemen ⓘ |
| theme |
dangers of the theatrical profession
ⓘ
moral warning to playwrights ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| usedAsEvidenceIn | studies of Shakespeare's early career ⓘ |
| workOf | Robert Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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