Lucy Lockit

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Lucy Lockit is a central female character in John Gay’s satirical ballad opera "The Beggar’s Opera," known as the jealous and strong-willed daughter of the jailer Lockit.


Statements (25)
Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
opera character
theatrical character
appearsIn The Beggar's Opera
surface form: "The Beggar’s Opera"
associatedWithCharacter Macheath
Polly Peachum
characterTrait jealous
strong-willed
conflictWithCharacter Polly Peachum
countryOfOriginOfWork Kingdom of Great Britain
creator John Gay
familyName Lockit
father Lockit
firstPerformanceOfWork 1728
gender female
languageOfWork English
literaryGenreOfWork satirical ballad opera
mediumOfPerformance soprano voice
notableFor comic jealousy
rivalry over Macheath
satirical portrayal of lower-class life
occupation jailer’s daughter
partOf The Beggar’s Opera character list
roleInWork central character in The Beggar’s Opera
workSettingTimePeriod 18th century London

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Polly Peachum hasRival Lucy Lockit
Macheath isBetrayedBy Lucy Lockit

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