Barabas
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Barabas is the cunning, vengeful Jewish merchant who serves as the central anti-hero of Christopher Marlowe’s play "The Jew of Malta."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barabas canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7043976 — 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: Barabas Context triple: [The Jew of Malta, mainCharacter, Barabas]
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A.
Shylock
Shylock is the complex Jewish moneylender and central antagonist-turned-sympathetic figure in William Shakespeare’s play "The Merchant of Venice."
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B.
Ugolino di Conti
Ugolino di Conti, better known as Pope Gregory IX, was a 13th-century pope noted for his conflicts with Emperor Frederick II and for formally establishing the papal Inquisition.
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C.
Joe Fagin
Joe Fagin was a British pop singer best known for performing the hit theme songs to the television series "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet."
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D.
Bernabó
Bernabó is the Italian-origin surname of the Argentine-Brazilian artist and illustrator known as Carybé (Héctor Julio Páride Bernabó).
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E.
Polly Peachum
Polly Peachum is a central heroine of John Gay's 18th-century ballad opera "The Beggar's Opera," known for her romantic involvement with the highwayman Macheath and her role in satirizing contemporary society.
- 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: Barabas Target entity description: Barabas is the cunning, vengeful Jewish merchant who serves as the central anti-hero of Christopher Marlowe’s play "The Jew of Malta."
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A.
Shylock
Shylock is the complex Jewish moneylender and central antagonist-turned-sympathetic figure in William Shakespeare’s play "The Merchant of Venice."
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B.
Ugolino di Conti
Ugolino di Conti, better known as Pope Gregory IX, was a 13th-century pope noted for his conflicts with Emperor Frederick II and for formally establishing the papal Inquisition.
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C.
Joe Fagin
Joe Fagin was a British pop singer best known for performing the hit theme songs to the television series "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet."
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D.
Bernabó
Bernabó is the Italian-origin surname of the Argentine-Brazilian artist and illustrator known as Carybé (Héctor Julio Páride Bernabó).
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E.
Polly Peachum
Polly Peachum is a central heroine of John Gay's 18th-century ballad opera "The Beggar's Opera," known for her romantic involvement with the highwayman Macheath and her role in satirizing contemporary society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-hero
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dramatic character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ stage character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Jew of Malta ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
ethnic and religious prejudice
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greed ⓘ hypocrisy of religious authorities ⓘ political corruption ⓘ religious conflict ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| centralConflictWith |
Christian authorities in Malta
ⓘ
Governor Ferneze ⓘ Turkish forces ⓘ
linked to:
Armed Forces of Turkey
|
| characterTrait |
cunning
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greedy ⓘ manipulative ⓘ ruthless ⓘ scheming ⓘ vengeful ⓘ vindictive ⓘ |
| createdBy | Christopher Marlowe ⓘ |
| deathCause | falls into a boiling cauldron ⓘ |
| deathType | accidental self-inflicted death ⓘ |
| diesIn | The Jew of Malta ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Jew of Malta, Act I
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linked to:
The Jew of Malta
|
| hasDaughter | Abigail ⓘ |
| hasRole |
protagonist
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villain ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
loss of wealth
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religious persecution ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodies contemporary anti-Jewish stereotypes
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vehicle for satire of religious hypocrisy ⓘ |
| nationalContext | Maltese ⓘ |
| notableAction |
collaborates with the Turks
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engineers multiple murders ⓘ plots against the Christians of Malta ⓘ uses poison to kill his enemies ⓘ |
| occupation | merchant ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Malta ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| workGenre |
Elizabethan drama
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tragedy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barabas Description of subject: Barabas is the cunning, vengeful Jewish merchant who serves as the central anti-hero of Christopher Marlowe’s play "The Jew of Malta."
Referenced by (12)
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