Macheath
Macheath, fictional character, a handsome highwayman in John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera (produced 1728) and a gangster in Bertolt Brecht’s The Threepenny Opera (1928). In both plays Macheath is an unrepentant thief who is married to the daughter of a fellow criminal.
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Article Title:
Macheath
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
11 February 2011
Access Date:
February 22, 2025