The Threepenny Opera
Introduction + Context
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Prologue Act 1, Scene 1 Act 1, Scene 2 Act 1, Scene 3 Act 2, Scene 1 Act 2, Scene 2 Act 2, Scene 3 Act 3, Scene 1 Act 3, Scene 2 Act 3, Scene 3
Themes
All Themes Greed, Selfishness, and Corruption Love and Sex The Ravages of Capitalism Theater, Archetypes, and Artifice
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Characters
All Characters Macheath Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum Polly Peachum Mrs. Peachum Tiger Brown Ginny Jenny Lucy Brown Constable Smith Money Matthew Hook-finger Jacob Filch The Queen
Symbols
All Symbols The Moon
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The Threepenny Opera

by

Bertolt Brecht

The Threepenny Opera Symbols

The Moon

Because of the nature of epic theater and its straightforward, fourth-wall-demolishing, stark method of storytelling, there aren’t a lot of symbols in The Threepenny Opera. One recurring image that does, however, serve a kind of…

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