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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:play
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Sidney_Howard
gptkb:Karl_Malden
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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gptkb:anthology
gptkb:television_series
gptkb:theatre
gptkb:Film_Director
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:film
stage revival
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Sidney_Howard
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_for_Drama
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Joe
gptkb:The_Girl
gptkb:The_Old_Man
gptkb:Mabel
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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positive
well-received
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced later playwrights
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:High_School
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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They Knew What They Wanted
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gptkbp:influenced
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American drama
later American playwrights
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Alexander_Chekhov
gptkb:Eugene_O'_Neill
gptkb:modernism
gptkb:Henrik_Ibsen
American realism
expressionism
naturalism
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:American_theater
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gptkbp:inspiration
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real-life events
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:notable_character
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gptkb:Joe
gptkb:The_Girl
gptkb:The_Old_Man
gptkb:Mabel
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gptkbp:notable_performance
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international productions
college theater productions
regional theater productions
Broadway revival 1980s
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gptkbp:notable_production
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2000 revival
1980 revival
1950 film adaptation
1970 revival
1940 Broadway revival
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gptkbp:official_language
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English
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gptkbp:performance
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performed on Broadway
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gptkbp:performed_by
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gptkb:musical
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gptkbp:plot
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explores complex relationships
examines personal aspirations
includes elements of humor
deals with social issues
centers on a love triangle
concludes with a poignant resolution
features a rural setting
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gptkbp:premiere_date
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1924
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gptkbp:premiered_on
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1924
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:Random_House
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gptkbp:published_year
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1924
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gptkbp:set_in
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:setting
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rural America
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gptkbp:style
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naturalism
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:class
love
desire
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gptkbp:written_by
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gptkb:Sidney_Howard
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