Beggar Woman
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The Beggar Woman is a mysterious, mentally unstable street figure in the musical "Sweeney Todd," whose tragic backstory and true identity are central to the story’s dark revelations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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musical theatre character ⓘ stage role ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sweeney Todd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Sweeney Todd (musical)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation | Sweeney Todd (2007 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Fleet Street
NERFINISHED
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | character in Christopher Bond’s play Sweeney Todd ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
disheveled
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mysterious ⓘ paranoid ⓘ |
| costumeFeatures |
ragged clothing
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shawl or headscarf ⓘ |
| creator |
Hugh Wheeler
NERFINISHED
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Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathScene | mistakenly killed and disposed of in Mrs. Lovett’s bakehouse oven ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979 stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hairDescription | unkempt ⓘ |
| hasRealIdentity | Lucy Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | Sweeney Todd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| mentalState | mentally unstable ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodies consequences of Judge Turpin’s corruption ⓘ |
| occupation | street beggar ⓘ |
| parentOf | Johanna Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Laura Michelle Kelly (2007 film)
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Patti LuPone (notable stage production, among others) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Johanna Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | tragic figure whose identity is revealed late in the musical ⓘ |
| singsSong |
“Alms! Alms!”
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“City on Fire” NERFINISHED ⓘ “No Place Like London” (reprises/interrupts) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speechStyle |
fragmented
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rambling ⓘ |
| spouse | Benjamin Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
madness
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revenge ⓘ sexual exploitation ⓘ social decay ⓘ |
| victimOf |
Judge Turpin
NERFINISHED
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Mrs. Lovett’s deception by omission ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd