The Threepenny Opera | Act Two Summary
Scene Four (the scenes are numbered sequentially through the whole play) takes place in the stable, now Polly and Macheath's home. Polly begs Macheath to flee, because she has witnessed Brown succumbing to her father's threats; Macheath will be arrested. Macheath puts Polly in charge of the accounts and preps the gang for the upcoming coronation, a huge business opportunity for thieves and beggars. Macheath departs. In an Interlude, Mrs. Peachum and Low-Dive Jenny step in front of the curtain to sing "The Ballad of Sexual Obsession" after Celia bribes Jenny with ten shillings to reveal...
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