gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:play
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Bad_Seed
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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gptkb:The_Bad_Seed_(1956_film)
novel by William March
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gptkbp:associated_act
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2
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gptkbp:audience
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mixed reviews
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gptkbp:awards
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Tony Award nominations
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gptkbp:based_on
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The Bad Seed (1954 novel)
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gptkbp:character_arc
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Rhoda's transformation
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gptkbp:character_development
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gptkb:moral_ambiguity
psychological complexity
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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good vs evil
mother-daughter relationship
mother and daughter
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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controversial
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced horror genre
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gptkbp:depicts
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childhood trauma
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Mervyn_Le_Roy
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gptkbp:explores
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gptkb:physicist
family dynamics
the nature of evil
morality and ethics
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gptkbp:first_performance
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1954-12-08
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:film
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Bad Seed (1954 play)
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gptkbp:influenced
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film noir
psychological thrillers
horror films of the 1960s
subsequent horror plays
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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psychological horror
Freudian psychology
American Gothic literature
social issues of the time
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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real-life cases of child psychopaths
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gptkbp:is_motivated_by
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desire for approval
desire for control
fear of exposure
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:notable_character
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gptkb:Christine_Penmark
gptkb:Mr._Penmark
gptkb:Rhoda_Penmark
gptkb:Ruth
gptkb:Mrs._Penmark
gptkb:Leroy
Dr. Greenway
Miss Fern
Mrs. Daigle
Leroy's mother
Miss Daigle
Miss Fern's mother
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gptkbp:notable_production
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gptkb:David_O._Selznick
Broadway revival 2014
London production 1955
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" I want that medal!"
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gptkbp:official_language
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English
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gptkbp:performance
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1955-01-29
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gptkbp:performed_by
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gptkb:Biltmore_Theatre
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gptkbp:premiered_on
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gptkb:1954
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:Random_House
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:style
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naturalistic
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gptkbp:thematic_element
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innocence vs evil
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gptkbp:themes
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nature vs nurture
evil in children
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gptkbp:written_by
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gptkb:Maxwell_Anderson
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