The Beggar’s Opera · Character
Marybone
A minor character, possibly a location or person.
minor
First appearance: act i
Marybone's tie to Polly Peachum is one of the pressures that moves The Beggar’s Opera—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Polly Peachum (social): Marybone is a minor acquaintance of Polly, likely part of the same social circle of thieves. With Mrs. Peachum (professional): Marybone is a minor operative for Mrs. Peachum, used for…
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Relationship types
- Social
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Supporting characters and underworld figures
- Protagonist
- Macheath's lovers and rivals
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
Macheath’s psychological peak is his oscillation between defiant bravado (drinking to scorn death) and abject…
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- Polly Peachum
social · neutral
Marybone is a minor acquaintance of Polly, likely part of the same social circle of… How this plays out →
- Mrs. Peachum
professional · negative
Relationship notes
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See Marybone in act i