Maggie the Cat
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Maggie the Cat is the fiercely determined and emotionally complex female protagonist of Tennessee Williams' play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maggie the Cat canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7538490 — 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: Maggie the Cat Context triple: [Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, leadCharacter, Maggie the Cat]
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A.
Thomas O'Malley Cat
"Thomas O'Malley Cat" is a jazzy character song from Disney's animated film *The Aristocats*, introducing the charming alley cat Thomas O'Malley.
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B.
Gus the Theatre Cat
Gus the Theatre Cat is a character in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical *Cats*, portrayed as an elderly, once-celebrated stage actor reminiscing about his theatrical glory days.
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C.
Penelope Pussycat
Penelope Pussycat is a recurring Looney Tunes character, a black-and-white cat best known as the reluctant love interest constantly pursued by the amorous skunk Pepé Le Pew.
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D.
Henrietta Pussycat
Henrietta Pussycat is a shy, sweet, and polite puppet cat who lives in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe on the children's television series "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."
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E.
Aristocat the Tiger
Aristocat the Tiger is the costumed tiger mascot that represents Tennessee State University at its athletic events and campus activities.
- 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: Maggie the Cat Target entity description: Maggie the Cat is the fiercely determined and emotionally complex female protagonist of Tennessee Williams' play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."
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A.
Thomas O'Malley Cat
"Thomas O'Malley Cat" is a jazzy character song from Disney's animated film *The Aristocats*, introducing the charming alley cat Thomas O'Malley.
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B.
Gus the Theatre Cat
Gus the Theatre Cat is a character in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical *Cats*, portrayed as an elderly, once-celebrated stage actor reminiscing about his theatrical glory days.
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C.
Penelope Pussycat
Penelope Pussycat is a recurring Looney Tunes character, a black-and-white cat best known as the reluctant love interest constantly pursued by the amorous skunk Pepé Le Pew.
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D.
Henrietta Pussycat
Henrietta Pussycat is a shy, sweet, and polite puppet cat who lives in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe on the children's television series "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."
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E.
Aristocat the Tiger
Aristocat the Tiger is the costumed tiger mascot that represents Tennessee State University at its athletic events and campus activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
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fictional character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| adaptationAppearsIn | 1958 film adaptation of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Maggie
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Maggie Pollitt ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ⓘ |
| authorialStyleContext | Southern Gothic ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
desire for security
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family inheritance struggle ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ sexual frustration ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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determined ⓘ emotionally complex ⓘ manipulative ⓘ resourceful ⓘ sensual ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Brick Pollitt
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Gooper Pollitt and his wife Mae ⓘ |
| creator | Tennessee Williams ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
driving force of the play’s action
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primary viewpoint character in the first act ⓘ |
| familyName | Pollitt ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | Broadway production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ⓘ |
| firstPublicationWork | 1955 play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ⓘ |
| fullName | Margaret Pollitt ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American drama ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| motivation |
to secure Brick’s love
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to secure the Pollitt inheritance ⓘ |
| name | Maggie the Cat ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notablePortrayalInFilm | Elizabeth Taylor ⓘ |
| occupation | housewife ⓘ |
| relationship |
daughter-in-law of Big Daddy Pollitt
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daughter-in-law of Big Mama Pollitt ⓘ |
| settingOfLife | Mississippi plantation ⓘ |
| spouse | Brick Pollitt ⓘ |
| stageRoleType | leading role ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
gender roles in the American South
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repression ⓘ truth and mendacity ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century American South ⓘ |
| workType | play ⓘ |
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Subject: Maggie the Cat Description of subject: Maggie the Cat is the fiercely determined and emotionally complex female protagonist of Tennessee Williams' play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."
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