Sir Thomas Bertram
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Sir Thomas Bertram is a wealthy, authoritative baronet and head of the Bertram family in Jane Austen’s novel "Mansfield Park," whose stern morality and eventual self-reflection shape much of the story’s domestic and social drama.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir Thomas Bertram canonical | 13 |
| Sir Thomas Bertram from Mansfield Park (loosely, via the novel’s intertext with E. M. Forster and Austen) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8322757 — 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: Sir Thomas Bertram Context triple: [Mansfield Park, character, Sir Thomas Bertram]
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A.
Mr Bennet
Mr Bennet is the witty, detached patriarch of the Bennet family in Jane Austen’s novel "Pride and Prejudice."
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B.
Baron Bingley
Baron Bingley is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom historically associated with the Lane-Fox family and the Yorkshire gentry.
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C.
Mrs. Elton
Mrs. Elton is a supporting character in Terence Rattigan’s play and its film adaptations "The Deep Blue Sea," representing the conventional, judgmental middle-class society surrounding the troubled heroine.
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D.
Mrs. Elton
Mrs. Elton is a socially pretentious, meddlesome newlywed in Jane Austen’s "Emma," known for her vulgar self-importance and comic role in the novel’s social dynamics.
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E.
George Wickham
George Wickham is a charming but unscrupulous militia officer in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," known for his deceitful behavior and elopement with Lydia Bennet.
- 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: Sir Thomas Bertram Target entity description: Sir Thomas Bertram is a wealthy, authoritative baronet and head of the Bertram family in Jane Austen’s novel "Mansfield Park," whose stern morality and eventual self-reflection shape much of the story’s domestic and social drama.
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A.
Mr Bennet
Mr Bennet is the witty, detached patriarch of the Bennet family in Jane Austen’s novel "Pride and Prejudice."
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B.
Baron Bingley
Baron Bingley is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom historically associated with the Lane-Fox family and the Yorkshire gentry.
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C.
Mrs. Elton
Mrs. Elton is a supporting character in Terence Rattigan’s play and its film adaptations "The Deep Blue Sea," representing the conventional, judgmental middle-class society surrounding the troubled heroine.
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D.
Mrs. Elton
Mrs. Elton is a socially pretentious, meddlesome newlywed in Jane Austen’s "Emma," known for her vulgar self-importance and comic role in the novel’s social dynamics.
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E.
George Wickham
George Wickham is a charming but unscrupulous militia officer in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," known for his deceitful behavior and elopement with Lydia Bennet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baronet
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Mansfield Park ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
colonial wealth
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morality and social order ⓘ patriarchal authority ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritative
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formal ⓘ morally serious ⓘ paternalistic ⓘ stern ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
family reputation
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social propriety ⓘ |
| createdBy | Jane Austen ⓘ |
| disapprovesOf | amateur theatricals at Mansfield Park ⓘ |
| expects |
gratitude from Fanny Price
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obedience from his children ⓘ |
| failsToPerceive | moral flaws of his elder children early in the novel ⓘ |
| familyName | Bertram ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1814 (via Mansfield Park) ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| guardianOf | Fanny Price ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Edmund Bertram
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Julia Bertram ⓘ Maria Bertram ⓘ Tom Bertram ⓘ |
| hasSocialStatus |
English gentleman
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wealthy landowner ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| headOfFamily | Bertram family ⓘ |
| isAbsentFor | several years in Antigua ⓘ |
| laterRecognizes | errors in his parenting ⓘ |
| literaryRole |
moral authority figure in Mansfield Park
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patriarch of central household ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation |
landowner
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magistrate ⓘ |
| ownsEstate |
Antigua plantation
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Mansfield Park ⓘ |
| residesAt | Mansfield Park ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Regency era England ⓘ |
| spouse | Lady Bertram ⓘ |
| travelsTo | Antigua ⓘ |
| uncleOf |
Fanny Price
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William Price ⓘ |
| undergoes | moral self-reflection ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sir Thomas Bertram Description of subject: Sir Thomas Bertram is a wealthy, authoritative baronet and head of the Bertram family in Jane Austen’s novel "Mansfield Park," whose stern morality and eventual self-reflection shape much of the story’s domestic and social drama.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Monty Kipps
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inspiredBy
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Sir Thomas Bertram from Mansfield Park (loosely, via the novel’s intertext with E. M. Forster and Austen)
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linked to: Sir Thomas Bertram