# Captain Macheath — The Beggar’s Opera character guide

> Captain Macheath in The Beggar’s Opera by John Gay.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Macheath, Captain, the Captain

**First appearance:** 0005-the-beggar-s-opera

## Who they are

A charming highwayman and central figure, romantically entangled with Polly and Lucy.

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