Jodelet ou le Maître valet
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Jodelet ou le Maître valet is a 17th-century French comedic play by Paul Scarron that helped popularize farce and the stock character of the clever servant in French theatre.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jodelet ou le Maître valet canonical | 1 |
| Jodelet ou le Maître valet (French) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7083500 — 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: Jodelet ou le Maître valet Context triple: [Paul Scarron, notableWork, Jodelet ou le Maître valet]
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A.
Maître Jacques
Maître Jacques is a comic servant character in Molière’s play *L’Avare*, known for his grumbling nature and for being both coachman and cook to the miser Harpagon.
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B.
Le Joujou du pauvre
Le Joujou du pauvre is a short prose poem by Charles Baudelaire that contrasts the playthings of rich and poor children to explore themes of poverty, envy, and human compassion.
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C.
L’Illustre Gaudissart
L’Illustre Gaudissart is a satirical short story by Honoré de Balzac that follows a boastful traveling salesman, showcasing Parisian manners and social types in 19th-century France.
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D.
La Réjouissance
La Réjouissance is a jubilant, celebratory movement from George Frideric Handel’s orchestral suite Music for the Royal Fireworks, known for its triumphant, dance-like character.
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E.
Le Chevalier de la Charrette
Le Chevalier de la Charrette is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that famously introduces and centers on the exploits and courtly love of Sir Lancelot.
- 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: Jodelet ou le Maître valet Target entity description: Jodelet ou le Maître valet is a 17th-century French comedic play by Paul Scarron that helped popularize farce and the stock character of the clever servant in French theatre.
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A.
Maître Jacques
Maître Jacques is a comic servant character in Molière’s play *L’Avare*, known for his grumbling nature and for being both coachman and cook to the miser Harpagon.
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B.
Le Joujou du pauvre
Le Joujou du pauvre is a short prose poem by Charles Baudelaire that contrasts the playthings of rich and poor children to explore themes of poverty, envy, and human compassion.
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C.
L’Illustre Gaudissart
L’Illustre Gaudissart is a satirical short story by Honoré de Balzac that follows a boastful traveling salesman, showcasing Parisian manners and social types in 19th-century France.
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D.
La Réjouissance
La Réjouissance is a jubilant, celebratory movement from George Frideric Handel’s orchestral suite Music for the Royal Fireworks, known for its triumphant, dance-like character.
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E.
Le Chevalier de la Charrette
Le Chevalier de la Charrette is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that famously introduces and centers on the exploits and courtly love of Sir Lancelot.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French play
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comedy ⓘ farce ⓘ theatrical play ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Paul Scarron ⓘ |
| author | Paul Scarron ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
popularization of farce in French theatre
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popularization of the stock character of the clever servant in French theatre ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType | clever servant ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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farce ⓘ |
| hasCharacterArchetype |
master
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valet ⓘ |
| hasForm | stage play ⓘ |
| hasSetting | France ⓘ |
| hasTitleInLanguage |
Jodelet ou le Maître valet (French)
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linked to:
Jodelet ou le Maître valet
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| influenced | development of stock servant characters in French comedy ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 17th-century French literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jodelet ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque theatre ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | French theatrical tradition ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | relations between master and servant ⓘ |
| usesDramaticDevice |
comic misunderstandings
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exaggerated situations ⓘ physical comedy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jodelet ou le Maître valet Description of subject: Jodelet ou le Maître valet is a 17th-century French comedic play by Paul Scarron that helped popularize farce and the stock character of the clever servant in French theatre.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jodelet ou le Maître valet