Cato, a Tragedy
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Cato, a Tragedy is an early 18th-century neoclassical play by Joseph Addison that dramatizes the final days of the Roman statesman Cato the Younger and became influential for its themes of republican virtue and liberty.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cato, a Tragedy canonical | 6 |
| Cato (play) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cato, a Tragedy Context triple: [Joseph Addison, notableWork, Cato, a Tragedy]
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A.
The Death of Cato
The Death of Cato is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the stoic Roman statesman Cato the Younger’s final moments.
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B.
Catiline His Conspiracy
Catiline His Conspiracy is a Jacobean-era tragedy by Ben Jonson dramatizing the infamous Roman conspiracy led by Lucius Sergius Catilina against the Republic.
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C.
Life of Brutus
Life of Brutus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays, focusing on the life and character of the Roman statesman Marcus Junius Brutus, famed for his role in the assassination of Julius Caesar.
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D.
Letters of Brutus
Letters of Brutus is a series of Anti-Federalist essays, written under the pseudonym "Brutus," that argued against ratification of the U.S. Constitution and warned about the dangers of a strong central government.
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E.
Cato’s Conspiracy
Cato’s Conspiracy, better known as the Stono Rebellion, was a major 1739 slave uprising in colonial South Carolina that became one of the largest and most significant revolts of enslaved Africans in British North America.
- 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: Cato, a Tragedy Target entity description: Cato, a Tragedy is an early 18th-century neoclassical play by Joseph Addison that dramatizes the final days of the Roman statesman Cato the Younger and became influential for its themes of republican virtue and liberty.
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A.
The Death of Cato
The Death of Cato is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the stoic Roman statesman Cato the Younger’s final moments.
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B.
Catiline His Conspiracy
Catiline His Conspiracy is a Jacobean-era tragedy by Ben Jonson dramatizing the infamous Roman conspiracy led by Lucius Sergius Catilina against the Republic.
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C.
Life of Brutus
Life of Brutus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays, focusing on the life and character of the Roman statesman Marcus Junius Brutus, famed for his role in the assassination of Julius Caesar.
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D.
Letters of Brutus
Letters of Brutus is a series of Anti-Federalist essays, written under the pseudonym "Brutus," that argued against ratification of the U.S. Constitution and warned about the dangers of a strong central government.
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E.
Cato’s Conspiracy
Cato’s Conspiracy, better known as the Stono Rebellion, was a major 1739 slave uprising in colonial South Carolina that became one of the largest and most significant revolts of enslaved Africans in British North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
neoclassical play
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stage play ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| author | Joseph Addison ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Cato the Younger ⓘ |
| character |
Cato the Younger
ⓘ
Juba ⓘ Lucius ⓘ Marcia ⓘ Marcus ⓘ Portius ⓘ Sempronius ⓘ Syphax ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dramaticUnities | observes classical unities ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1713 ⓘ |
| genre |
political drama
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | War of the Spanish Succession era ⓘ |
| influenced |
American Revolutionary rhetoric
ⓘ
Founding Fathers of the United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States Founding Fathers
George Washington ⓘ John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon’s Cato’s Letters ⓘ Patrick Henry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Cato the Younger ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on republican thought
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popularity in the American colonies ⓘ use of stoic philosophy in drama ⓘ |
| politicalAllegoryOf | contemporary debates on liberty in early 18th-century Britain ⓘ |
| premiereCity |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| premiereLocation | Drury Lane Theatre ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1713 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jacob Tonson ⓘ |
| quotation | “It is not now time to talk of aught / But chains or conquest, liberty or death.” ⓘ |
| setting | Utica ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| structure | five acts ⓘ |
| theme |
honor
ⓘ
liberty ⓘ patriotism ⓘ republican virtue ⓘ stoicism ⓘ suicide ⓘ tyranny versus freedom ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| verseForm | blank verse ⓘ |
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