Macheath

E31021

anti-hero fictional character highwayman opera character

Macheath is the charming yet roguish highwayman and anti-hero central to John Gay’s satirical ballad opera "The Beggar’s Opera."

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-hero → fictional character → highwayman → opera character →
appearsIn	The Beggar’s Opera →
appearsInGenre	ballad opera → satire →
associatedWithTheme	class conflict → corruption → crime → hypocrisy → social satire →
countryOfOrigin	Kingdom of Great Britain →
createdBy	John Gay →
enemyOf	Lockit → Mr. Peachum →
facesPunishment	execution →
firstAppearanceWork	The Beggar’s Opera →
firstAppearanceYear	1728 →
hasAdaptationCounterpart	Macheath (The Threepenny Opera) → Mack the Knife →
hasLegalStatus	criminal →
hasOccupation	highwayman →
hasRole	gang leader → protagonist →
hasRomanticRelationshipWith	Lucy Lockit → Polly Peachum →
hasSetting	London →
hasSpouse	Polly Peachum →
hasTrait	charismatic → charming → roguish → womanizer →
influencedWork	The Threepenny Opera →
inspiredBy	Jack Sheppard → Jonathan Wild →
isArrestedBy	Lockit →
isBetrayedBy	Lucy Lockit → Polly Peachum →
languageOfWork	English →
narrativeFunction	parodies heroic outlaw → satirizes corruption →
receives	mock-heroic treatment →
timePeriod	18th century →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lucy Lockit →	associatedWithCharacter
Polly →	featuresCharacter
The Beggar's Opera →	hasMainCharacter
The Threepenny Opera →	mainCharacter
Polly Peachum →	romanticPartner
Polly Peachum →	spouse