Captain Bluntschli
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Captain Bluntschli is the pragmatic, chocolate-carrying Swiss mercenary officer in George Bernard Shaw’s play "Arms and the Man," whose realism and wit challenge romantic ideals of war and love.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Captain Bluntschli canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11197117 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Captain Bluntschli Context triple: [Arms and the Man, mainCharacter, Captain Bluntschli]
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Colonel Weber
Colonel Weber is a high-ranking U.S. Army officer in the science fiction film "Arrival," responsible for overseeing the military response to the alien visitation and coordinating with linguist Louise Banks.
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B.
Colonel Ehrhardt
Colonel Ehrhardt is a bumbling, self-important Nazi officer who serves as a key comic antagonist in the World War II satire film "To Be or Not to Be."
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C.
Marshal d’Asfeld
Marshal d’Asfeld was a French military commander of the early 18th century, noted for his service in the War of the Polish Succession and other campaigns under Louis XV.
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D.
Major von Berg
Major von Berg is a central character in Heinrich von Kleist’s play "Der Hofmeister," representing the Prussian military and social values of his time.
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E.
Sergeant Major Lejaune
Sergeant Major Lejaune is a ruthless and manipulative French Foreign Legion officer who plays a central antagonistic role in the adventure novel "Beau Geste."
- 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: Captain Bluntschli Target entity description: Captain Bluntschli is the pragmatic, chocolate-carrying Swiss mercenary officer in George Bernard Shaw’s play "Arms and the Man," whose realism and wit challenge romantic ideals of war and love.
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A.
Colonel Weber
Colonel Weber is a high-ranking U.S. Army officer in the science fiction film "Arrival," responsible for overseeing the military response to the alien visitation and coordinating with linguist Louise Banks.
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B.
Colonel Ehrhardt
Colonel Ehrhardt is a bumbling, self-important Nazi officer who serves as a key comic antagonist in the World War II satire film "To Be or Not to Be."
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C.
Marshal d’Asfeld
Marshal d’Asfeld was a French military commander of the early 18th century, noted for his service in the War of the Polish Succession and other campaigns under Louis XV.
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D.
Major von Berg
Major von Berg is a central character in Heinrich von Kleist’s play "Der Hofmeister," representing the Prussian military and social values of his time.
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E.
Sergeant Major Lejaune
Sergeant Major Lejaune is a ruthless and manipulative French Foreign Legion officer who plays a central antagonistic role in the adventure novel "Beau Geste."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ mercenary ⓘ military officer ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Arms and the Man ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
anti-romanticism
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critique of military glory ⓘ rational love ⓘ realism in warfare ⓘ |
| carries | chocolate ⓘ |
| challengesBeliefOf |
Raina Petkoff
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Sergius Saranoff ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
romantic ideals of love
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romantic ideals of war ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Bernard Shaw ⓘ |
| createdInCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1894 ⓘ |
| firstAppearsInAct |
Act I of Arms and the Man
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linked to:
Arms and the Man
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
anti-romantic comedy
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comedy ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | chocolate creams ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
cynical about war
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level-headed ⓘ practical ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ realistic ⓘ unromantic ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| hidesIn | Raina Petkoff’s bedroom ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
Victorian drama
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linked to:
Victorian theatre
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| loveInterest | Raina Petkoff ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| nationality | Swiss ⓘ |
| occupation |
mercenary officer
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soldier ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Sergius Saranoff’s romantic heroism ⓘ |
| rescuedBy | Raina Petkoff ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
foil to romantic heroism
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vehicle for Shaw’s anti-romantic ideas ⓘ |
| servesIn |
Serbian army
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linked to:
Serbian Army
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| speaksLanguage |
Bulgarian
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English ⓘ German ⓘ Serbo-Croatian ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
practical needs over glory
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realistic view of war ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain Bluntschli Description of subject: Captain Bluntschli is the pragmatic, chocolate-carrying Swiss mercenary officer in George Bernard Shaw’s play "Arms and the Man," whose realism and wit challenge romantic ideals of war and love.
Referenced by (3)
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