A synopsis for The Threepenny Opera
The play opens with the song “The ballad of Mac the Knife”, describing the bad deeds done by Macheth, who is also known as Mac the Knife and is the main character of this opera. He always wears white kid gloves although he has committed various crimes such as murdering, stealing cask boxes, setting a fire and raping a child-bride. Another important character of this play, Mr Peachum, then appears. He is in his own outfitting shop for begging. Anyone who wants to beg in London has to go to his shop and pays Mr Peachum some money first. Then, he will be allowed to beg in a certain location and also be provided with the props for begging. Mr Peachum is angry to know that his daughter Polly is recently seeing a man because he does not want his daughter to marry anyone. Through his wife’s description of the man, he finds out the man is indeed Mac the Knife, who is the most powerful criminal in London. At the same time, Polly and Mac are getting married and they break into a stable where the wedding is to be held. Mac’s men soon arrive and all the presents they present are stolen goods. Soon after, the Chief Sheriff, Tiger Brown, also arrives. Instead of arresting the gang, he gives congratulation to Mac. Mac explains that th
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Approximate Word count = 986
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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