Begbick
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Begbick is a central, authoritarian madam and profiteer in Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s opera "Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny," embodying the work’s themes of greed and moral corruption.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
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fictional character ⓘ madam ⓘ opera character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mahagonny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritarian
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greedy ⓘ morally corrupt ⓘ |
| controls | Mahagonny’s pleasure economy ⓘ |
| creator |
Bertolt Brecht
NERFINISHED
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Kurt Weill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| embodiesTheme |
capitalist exploitation
ⓘ
greed ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | 1930 ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | premiere of Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny in Leipzig ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| medium | opera ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | amoral ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
profit
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self‑interest ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
critique of bourgeois morality
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personification of capitalist greed ⓘ |
| nationalityInWork | German (fictional context) ⓘ |
| occupation |
brothel keeper
ⓘ
profiteer ⓘ |
| relationshipToSetting | co‑founder of Mahagonny (within the story) ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
antagonist
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central character ⓘ |
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