Wemmick
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Wemmick is a clerk in Mr. Jaggers’s law office in Charles Dickens’s novel "Great Expectations," known for his split personality between his dry, businesslike demeanor at work and his warm, eccentric life at his miniature "castle" home.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Wemmick | 2 |
| Wemmick canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10353643 — 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: Wemmick Context triple: [Great Expectations, character, Wemmick]
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A.
Bob Cratchit
Bob Cratchit is the humble, kind-hearted and underpaid clerk of Ebenezer Scrooge, best known as the devoted father of Tiny Tim in Charles Dickens’s novella "A Christmas Carol."
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B.
Dora Spenlow
Dora Spenlow is a charming but naive young woman who becomes David Copperfield’s first wife in Charles Dickens’s novel "David Copperfield."
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C.
Mr. Murdstone
Mr. Murdstone is a harsh, authoritarian stepfather and key antagonist in Charles Dickens's novel "David Copperfield."
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D.
Wilkins Micawber
Wilkins Micawber is a famously optimistic, debt-ridden character in Charles Dickens's novel "David Copperfield," known for his catchphrase that "something will turn up."
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E.
Mr. Todd
Mr. Todd is a sinister and eccentric character in Evelyn Waugh’s novel "A Handful of Dust," known for imprisoning the protagonist and forcing him to read Dickens aloud in the Brazilian jungle.
- 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: Wemmick Target entity description: Wemmick is a clerk in Mr. Jaggers’s law office in Charles Dickens’s novel "Great Expectations," known for his split personality between his dry, businesslike demeanor at work and his warm, eccentric life at his miniature "castle" home.
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A.
Bob Cratchit
Bob Cratchit is the humble, kind-hearted and underpaid clerk of Ebenezer Scrooge, best known as the devoted father of Tiny Tim in Charles Dickens’s novella "A Christmas Carol."
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B.
Dora Spenlow
Dora Spenlow is a charming but naive young woman who becomes David Copperfield’s first wife in Charles Dickens’s novel "David Copperfield."
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C.
Mr. Murdstone
Mr. Murdstone is a harsh, authoritarian stepfather and key antagonist in Charles Dickens's novel "David Copperfield."
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D.
Wilkins Micawber
Wilkins Micawber is a famously optimistic, debt-ridden character in Charles Dickens's novel "David Copperfield," known for his catchphrase that "something will turn up."
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E.
Mr. Todd
Mr. Todd is a sinister and eccentric character in Evelyn Waugh’s novel "A Handful of Dust," known for imprisoning the protagonist and forcing him to read Dickens aloud in the Brazilian jungle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Clerk
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Fictional character ⓘ Supporting character ⓘ |
| adviceStyle | Practical and cautious ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Great Expectations ⓘ |
| appearsInForm | Novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Walworth ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
Domestic happiness
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Emotional compartmentalization ⓘ Individual vs. society ⓘ |
| caresFor | The Aged Parent ⓘ |
| catchphrase | Portable property ⓘ |
| createdBy | Charles Dickens ⓘ |
| employedBy |
Mr. Jaggers
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linked to:
Jaggers
|
| familyRole | Devoted son ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Great Expectations universe
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linked to:
Great Expectations
|
| firstAppearance | Great Expectations ⓘ |
| genre | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| givesAdviceTo | Pip ⓘ |
| hasDualLife |
Private life at home
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Professional life at office ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
Businesslike at work
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Dry manner at work ⓘ Eccentric at home ⓘ Kind-hearted ⓘ Loyal ⓘ Practical ⓘ Warm at home ⓘ |
| homeDescribedAs | Castle ⓘ |
| homeFeature |
Drawbridge
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Flagstaff ⓘ Miniature cannon ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| livesIn | A small house in Walworth ⓘ |
| livesWith | The Aged Parent ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation | Law clerk ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Pip ⓘ |
| roleInStory | Friend and adviser to Pip ⓘ |
| separates | Work life from home life ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Division between public and private self
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Effects of urban professional life ⓘ |
| worksAt | Mr. Jaggers’s law office ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wemmick Description of subject: Wemmick is a clerk in Mr. Jaggers’s law office in Charles Dickens’s novel "Great Expectations," known for his split personality between his dry, businesslike demeanor at work and his warm, eccentric life at his miniature "castle" home.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.