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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelThe Beggar's Opera by John Gay is a literary work
that deals with the social problems of English society
in the eighteen century. One of the problems is about
the corruption that happens in every class of the
society. This thesis is about the nature of human
being, that is corruption, which can be seen through
the characters in John Gay's The Beggar's Opera. The
thesis writer will analyze the corrupt characters,
Peachum, Lockit, Women of the town and Macheath, that
represent different social classes by using the
literary approach with theory of characterization and
the theory of setting as the tools. From the analysis
of the characters in the play, the thesis writer finds
out that everyone has a tendency to be selfish and
greedy, that is why they are corrupt to make themselves
happy. Then, she finally concludes that these
characters are corrupt since it is in their nature and
because of the setting.