# Hypocrisy of Society in The Beggar’s Opera

> Theme guide for The Beggar’s Opera by John Gay.

The opera draws parallels between the criminal underworld and the respectable upper classes, suggesting that politicians, courtiers, and businessmen are no more honest than thieves and prostitutes.

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