Wesley
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Wesley is a central character in Sam Shepard's play "Curse of the Starving Class," representing the disillusioned, volatile son in a dysfunctional American family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wesley canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9592740 — 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: Wesley Context triple: [Curse of the Starving Class, featuresCharacter, Wesley]
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A.
Wesley
Wesley is a masculine given name of English origin, traditionally used in English-speaking countries.
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B.
Wesley Jonathan
Wesley Jonathan is an American actor best known for his roles in early-2000s television sitcoms and films, including the roller-skating comedy-drama "Roll Bounce."
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C.
John Wesley
John Wesley was an 18th-century Anglican cleric and theologian who founded Methodism and became a central figure in the rise of modern evangelical Christianity.
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D.
John Wesley
John Wesley is a mischievous, disrespectful young boy in Flannery O’Connor’s short story “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” embodying the tale’s themes of moral decay and generational conflict.
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E.
Willimon
Willimon is the surname of American playwright and screenwriter Beau Willimon, best known as the creator of the U.S. version of the political drama series "House of Cards."
- 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: Wesley Target entity description: Wesley is a central character in Sam Shepard's play "Curse of the Starving Class," representing the disillusioned, volatile son in a dysfunctional American family.
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A.
Wesley
Wesley is a masculine given name of English origin, traditionally used in English-speaking countries.
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B.
Wesley Jonathan
Wesley Jonathan is an American actor best known for his roles in early-2000s television sitcoms and films, including the roller-skating comedy-drama "Roll Bounce."
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C.
John Wesley
John Wesley was an 18th-century Anglican cleric and theologian who founded Methodism and became a central figure in the rise of modern evangelical Christianity.
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D.
John Wesley
John Wesley is a mischievous, disrespectful young boy in Flannery O’Connor’s short story “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” embodying the tale’s themes of moral decay and generational conflict.
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E.
Willimon
Willimon is the surname of American playwright and screenwriter Beau Willimon, best known as the creator of the U.S. version of the political drama series "House of Cards."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Curse of the Starving Class ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I
ⓘ
Act II ⓘ Act III ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
American drama
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
disillusionment with the American Dream
ⓘ
economic hardship ⓘ family dysfunction ⓘ intergenerational trauma ⓘ masculinity crisis ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| characterType |
disillusioned son
ⓘ
volatile son ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Ella Tate
ⓘ
Emma Tate ⓘ Weston Tate ⓘ |
| creator | Sam Shepard ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
embodies the play’s sense of entrapment and decay
ⓘ
represents the next generation trapped in family patterns ⓘ |
| emotionTrait |
anger
ⓘ
frustration ⓘ resentment ⓘ |
| familyName | Tate ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Curse of the Starving Class (1977) ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFather | Weston Tate ⓘ |
| hasMother | Ella Tate ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | farm laborer (implied) ⓘ |
| hasSister | Emma Tate ⓘ |
| homeLocation | family farmhouse ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | dysfunctional American family ⓘ |
| nationality | American (implied) ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
disillusioned
ⓘ
responsible (relative to his father) ⓘ volatile ⓘ |
| portrayedInMedium | theatre productions ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Sam Shepard family trilogy
ⓘ
linked to:
Sam Shepard
|
| roleInWork | central character ⓘ |
| setIn | rural Southern California (family farmhouse) ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFiction | late 20th century United States ⓘ |
| workForm | stage play ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wesley Description of subject: Wesley is a central character in Sam Shepard's play "Curse of the Starving Class," representing the disillusioned, volatile son in a dysfunctional American family.
Referenced by (3)
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