Ruth Condomine
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Ruth Condomine is a central character in Noël Coward’s comic play "Blithe Spirit," portrayed as the sophisticated and pragmatic second wife whose life is upended by the ghostly return of her husband’s first wife.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ruth Condomine canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10452524 — 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: Ruth Condomine Context triple: [Blithe Spirit, mainCharacter, Ruth Condomine]
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A.
Evelyn Rothwell
Evelyn Rothwell was a renowned English oboist celebrated for her solo performances and influential role in 20th-century classical music.
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B.
Mary Tuffley
Mary Tuffley was the wife of English writer Daniel Defoe, known primarily through her marriage to the famed author of "Robinson Crusoe."
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C.
Mary Tuffley
Mary Tuffley is an individual whose specific public background or notable achievements are not clearly documented in widely available sources.
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D.
Marian Maudsley
Marian Maudsley is a central figure in L.P. Hartley’s novel "The Go-Between," an upper-class young woman whose secret romantic entanglement drives the story’s themes of class, innocence, and betrayal.
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E.
Ruth Harper
Ruth Harper was the wife of influential American sociologist C. Wright Mills, known primarily in relation to his personal and intellectual biography.
- 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: Ruth Condomine Target entity description: Ruth Condomine is a central character in Noël Coward’s comic play "Blithe Spirit," portrayed as the sophisticated and pragmatic second wife whose life is upended by the ghostly return of her husband’s first wife.
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A.
Evelyn Rothwell
Evelyn Rothwell was a renowned English oboist celebrated for her solo performances and influential role in 20th-century classical music.
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B.
Mary Tuffley
Mary Tuffley was the wife of English writer Daniel Defoe, known primarily through her marriage to the famed author of "Robinson Crusoe."
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C.
Mary Tuffley
Mary Tuffley is an individual whose specific public background or notable achievements are not clearly documented in widely available sources.
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D.
Marian Maudsley
Marian Maudsley is a central figure in L.P. Hartley’s novel "The Go-Between," an upper-class young woman whose secret romantic entanglement drives the story’s themes of class, innocence, and betrayal.
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E.
Ruth Harper
Ruth Harper was the wife of influential American sociologist C. Wright Mills, known primarily in relation to his personal and intellectual biography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Blithe Spirit
ⓘ
linked to:
Blithe Spirit (stage)
|
| appearsInAdaptation |
film adaptations of Blithe Spirit
ⓘ
television adaptations of Blithe Spirit ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
comic play
ⓘ
supernatural comedy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Madame Arcati
ⓘ
séance ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | car accident orchestrated by Elvira’s ghost ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
controlling
ⓘ
jealous ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ rational ⓘ |
| characterType | sophisticated woman ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Elvira Condomine
ⓘ
linked to:
Elvira
|
| createdBy | Noël Coward ⓘ |
| diesIn |
Blithe Spirit
ⓘ
linked to:
Blithe Spirit (stage)
|
| dramaticArc | from confident wife to haunted and ultimately deceased second wife ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | heightens farcical tension between living and dead spouses ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceMedium | stage play ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasDialogueStyle |
sharp
ⓘ
witty ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith |
Elvira Condomine
ⓘ
linked to:
Elvira
|
| hasSpouse | Charles Condomine ⓘ |
| homeLocation | Charles Condomine’s country house ⓘ |
| isWifeNumber | second wife of Charles Condomine ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatusAtStart | married to Charles Condomine ⓘ |
| mediumOfOrigin | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | represents common sense and modern practicality ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
ⓘ
foil to Elvira Condomine ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupationStatus | upper-middle-class housewife ⓘ |
| postDeathStatus | becomes a ghost ⓘ |
| relationshipToElvira | second wife of Elvira’s widower ⓘ |
| setting | Kent, England ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory |
World War II era England
ⓘ
linked to:
British home front during World War II
|
| toneOfCharacter | skeptical about the supernatural ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ruth Condomine Description of subject: Ruth Condomine is a central character in Noël Coward’s comic play "Blithe Spirit," portrayed as the sophisticated and pragmatic second wife whose life is upended by the ghostly return of her husband’s first wife.
Referenced by (5)
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