Miss Prism
E675437
Miss Prism is a prim, moralistic governess and aspiring novelist whose past mistake with a baby drives much of the comic confusion in Oscar Wilde’s play "The Importance of Being Earnest."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miss Prism canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7595925 — 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: Miss Prism Context triple: [The Importance of Being Earnest, mainCharacter, Miss Prism]
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A.
Mary Lennox
Mary Lennox is the orphaned, initially sour young heroine of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel "The Secret Garden," whose discovery of a hidden garden transforms her life and character.
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B.
Mrs. Prest
Mrs. Prest is a resourceful and inquisitive Englishwoman in Henry James’s novella "The Aspern Papers," who helps the narrator gain access to the reclusive Juliana Bordereau in Venice.
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C.
Matilda Witherington
Matilda Witherington was the wife of Irish revolutionary leader Theobald Wolfe Tone and a supportive partner in his political and personal life.
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D.
Mary Anne Roscoe
Mary Anne Roscoe was a 19th-century English writer and the mother of influential economist and logician William Stanley Jevons.
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E.
Mary Milton
Mary Milton was one of the daughters of the English poet John Milton, best known for her familial connection to the author of "Paradise Lost."
- 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: Miss Prism Target entity description: Miss Prism is a prim, moralistic governess and aspiring novelist whose past mistake with a baby drives much of the comic confusion in Oscar Wilde’s play "The Importance of Being Earnest."
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A.
Mary Lennox
Mary Lennox is the orphaned, initially sour young heroine of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel "The Secret Garden," whose discovery of a hidden garden transforms her life and character.
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B.
Mrs. Prest
Mrs. Prest is a resourceful and inquisitive Englishwoman in Henry James’s novella "The Aspern Papers," who helps the narrator gain access to the reclusive Juliana Bordereau in Venice.
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C.
Matilda Witherington
Matilda Witherington was the wife of Irish revolutionary leader Theobald Wolfe Tone and a supportive partner in his political and personal life.
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D.
Mary Anne Roscoe
Mary Anne Roscoe was a 19th-century English writer and the mother of influential economist and logician William Stanley Jevons.
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E.
Mary Milton
Mary Milton was one of the daughters of the English poet John Milton, best known for her familial connection to the author of "Paradise Lost."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
governess ⓘ supporting character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Importance of Being Earnest ⓘ |
| aspiration | novelist ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
Victorian morality
ⓘ
hypocrisy ⓘ respectability ⓘ |
| backstoryEvent | accidentally left a baby in a handbag ⓘ |
| backstoryEventDetail | confused a baby with a manuscript and placed the baby in a handbag ⓘ |
| backstoryEventLocation | Victoria Station ⓘ |
| causeOf | comic confusion about Jack Worthing’s identity ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
conventional
ⓘ
didactic ⓘ moralistic ⓘ prim ⓘ respectable ⓘ |
| connectedToPlotPoint | mysterious origins of Jack Worthing ⓘ |
| creator | Oscar Wilde ⓘ |
| dialogueStyle |
didactic speeches
ⓘ
witty ⓘ |
| employer | Jack Worthing ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Importance of Being Earnest ⓘ |
| genreContext | comedy of manners ⓘ |
| hasFullName |
Laetitia Prism
ⓘ
linked to:
Laetitia
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| ironicAspect | her moralism contrasts with her past mistake ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryWorkDate | 1895 ⓘ |
| lostItem | manuscript of her novel ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| moralView | advocates strict moral conduct ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | British ⓘ |
| occupation | governess ⓘ |
| oftenPortrayedAs | middle-aged woman ⓘ |
| partOf | Victorian literature canon ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
Canon Chasuble
ⓘ
linked to:
Rev. Canon Chasuble
Cecily Cardew ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | education of Cecily Cardew ⓘ |
| romanticInterest |
Canon Chasuble
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linked to:
Rev. Canon Chasuble
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| setIn |
late Victorian England
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linked to:
Victorian era
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| stageRoleType |
character actress role
ⓘ
comic character ⓘ |
| writes | sentimental novel manuscript ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Miss Prism Description of subject: Miss Prism is a prim, moralistic governess and aspiring novelist whose past mistake with a baby drives much of the comic confusion in Oscar Wilde’s play "The Importance of Being Earnest."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.