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Polly Peachum, a ‘Model of Virtue’? Questions of Morality in John Gay's Polly
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AbstractAt first sight, John Gay's Polly (1729) seems to ‘rectify’ the moral problems of The Beggar's Opera (1728): Macheath is finally brought to justice, and the virtuous Polly finds a suitable husband. This view has been more or less taken for granted for almost 300 years. However, closer analysis reveals that Gay's treatment of the morality question is ironic, since Polly is not the model of virtue she has frequently been taken to be. In particular, some of the songs she sings highlight the discrepancy between her words and her actions.
Title: Polly Peachum, a ‘Model of Virtue’? Questions of Morality in John Gay's Polly
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AbstractAt first sight, John Gay's Polly (1729) seems to ‘rectify’ the moral problems of The Beggar's Opera (1728): Macheath is finally brought to justice, and the virtuous Polly finds a suitable husband.
This view has been more or less taken for granted for almost 300 years.
However, closer analysis reveals that Gay's treatment of the morality question is ironic, since Polly is not the model of virtue she has frequently been taken to be.
In particular, some of the songs she sings highlight the discrepancy between her words and her actions.
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