Polly Peachum

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female character fictional character opera character theatre character

Polly Peachum is a central heroine of John Gay's 18th-century ballad opera "The Beggar's Opera," known for her romantic involvement with the highwayman Macheath and her role in satirizing contemporary society.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	female character → fictional character → opera character → theatre character →
adaptedAs	Polly Peachum (The Threepenny Opera) →
appearsIn	The Beggar's Opera →
associatedWithTheme	class relations → corruption → crime → marriage → social satire →
basedOn	contemporary 18th-century London types →
centralTo	plot of The Beggar's Opera →
characterTrait	determined → loyal → romantic →
countryOfOrigin	Kingdom of Great Britain →
creator	John Gay →
father	Mr. Peachum →
firstAppearance	The Beggar's Opera →
firstPerformanceDate	1728 →
firstPerformancePlace	Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre →
genre	ballad opera character →
hasAdaptation	Polly Peachum in The Threepenny Opera →
hasMusicalNumber	Love songs with Macheath →
hasRival	Lucy Lockit →
hasType	comic heroine → satirical heroine →
influenced	Polly Peachum (The Threepenny Opera) →
isSubjectOf	literary criticism on The Beggar's Opera →
languageOfWork	English →
literaryMovement	Augustan literature →
medium	stage →
mother	Mrs. Peachum →
narrativeFunction	critic of contemporary society → satirical figure →
occupation	innkeeper's daughter →
parentalConflictWith	Mr. Peachum → Mrs. Peachum →
partOf	The Beggar's Opera love triangle →
relative	Mr. Peachum → Mrs. Peachum →
roleInWork	heroine → romantic lead →
romanticPartner	Macheath →
spouse	Macheath →
timePeriod	18th century →
workLocation	London →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Polly → The Beggar's Opera →	hasMainCharacter
Polly Peachum ("Polly Peachum (The Threepenny Opera)") →	adaptedAs
Lucy Lockit →	associatedWithCharacter
Lucy Lockit →	conflictWithCharacter
Polly →	featuresCharacter
Polly Peachum ("Polly Peachum in The Threepenny Opera") →	hasAdaptation
Macheath →	hasRomanticRelationshipWith
Macheath →	hasSpouse
Polly →	hasTitleCharacter
Polly Peachum ("Polly Peachum (The Threepenny Opera)") →	influenced
Macheath →	isBetrayedBy
The Threepenny Opera →	mainCharacter
Polly ("adventures of Polly Peachum") →	narrativeFocus