Polly Peachum
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Polly Peachum is a central heroine of John Gay's 18th-century ballad opera "The Beggar's Opera," known for her romantic involvement with the highwayman Macheath and her role in satirizing contemporary society.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polly Peachum canonical | 18 |
| Polly Peachum (The Threepenny Opera) | 2 |
| Polly Peachum in The Threepenny Opera | 1 |
| adventures of Polly Peachum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T242438 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Polly Peachum Context triple: [The Beggar's Opera, hasMainCharacter, Polly Peachum]
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A.
Sarah Good
Sarah Good was one of the first women accused and executed for witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts.
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B.
Sheriff of Nottingham
The Sheriff of Nottingham is the primary antagonist in the Robin Hood legends, typically portrayed as a corrupt and ruthless lawman obsessed with capturing the outlaw hero.
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C.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street is the traditional nickname for the Bank of England, the United Kingdom’s central bank located on Threadneedle Street in London.
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D.
Giles Corey
Giles Corey was an elderly farmer in colonial Massachusetts who became infamous for being pressed to death after refusing to enter a plea during the Salem witch trials.
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E.
The Syndics of the Drapers’ Guild
The Syndics of the Drapers’ Guild is a celebrated 1662 group portrait by Rembrandt depicting Amsterdam cloth inspectors gathered around a table in a moment of interrupted business.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Polly Peachum Target entity description: Polly Peachum is a central heroine of John Gay's 18th-century ballad opera "The Beggar's Opera," known for her romantic involvement with the highwayman Macheath and her role in satirizing contemporary society.
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A.
Sarah Good
Sarah Good was one of the first women accused and executed for witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts.
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B.
Sheriff of Nottingham
The Sheriff of Nottingham is the primary antagonist in the Robin Hood legends, typically portrayed as a corrupt and ruthless lawman obsessed with capturing the outlaw hero.
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C.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street is the traditional nickname for the Bank of England, the United Kingdom’s central bank located on Threadneedle Street in London.
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D.
Giles Corey
Giles Corey was an elderly farmer in colonial Massachusetts who became infamous for being pressed to death after refusing to enter a plea during the Salem witch trials.
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E.
The Syndics of the Drapers’ Guild
The Syndics of the Drapers’ Guild is a celebrated 1662 group portrait by Rembrandt depicting Amsterdam cloth inspectors gathered around a table in a moment of interrupted business.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
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fictional character ⓘ opera character ⓘ theatre character ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Polly Peachum (The Threepenny Opera)
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linked to:
Polly Peachum
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| appearsIn | The Beggar's Opera ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
class relations
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corruption ⓘ crime ⓘ marriage ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| basedOn | contemporary 18th-century London types ⓘ |
| centralTo | plot of The Beggar's Opera ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
determined
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loyal ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| creator | John Gay ⓘ |
| father | Mr. Peachum ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Beggar's Opera ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1728 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre ⓘ |
| genre | ballad opera character ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Polly Peachum in The Threepenny Opera
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linked to:
Polly Peachum
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| hasMusicalNumber | Love songs with Macheath ⓘ |
| hasRival | Lucy Lockit ⓘ |
| hasType |
comic heroine
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satirical heroine ⓘ |
| influenced |
Polly Peachum (The Threepenny Opera)
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linked to:
Polly Peachum
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| isSubjectOf | literary criticism on The Beggar's Opera ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Augustan literature ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| mother | Mrs. Peachum ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
critic of contemporary society
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satirical figure ⓘ |
| occupation | innkeeper's daughter ⓘ |
| parentalConflictWith |
Mr. Peachum
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Mrs. Peachum ⓘ |
| partOf | The Beggar's Opera love triangle ⓘ |
| relative |
Mr. Peachum
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Mrs. Peachum ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
heroine
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romantic lead ⓘ |
| romanticPartner | Macheath ⓘ |
| spouse | Macheath ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Polly Peachum Description of subject: Polly Peachum is a central heroine of John Gay's 18th-century ballad opera "The Beggar's Opera," known for her romantic involvement with the highwayman Macheath and her role in satirizing contemporary society.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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