<P> Meanwhile , Polly visits Lucy to try to reach an agreement , but Lucy tries to poison her . Polly narrowly avoids the poisoned drink , and the two girls find out that Macheath has been recaptured owing to the inebriated Mrs Diana Trapes . They plead with their fathers for Macheath 's life . However , Macheath now finds that four more pregnant women each claim him as their husband . He declares that he is ready to be hanged . The narrator ( the Beggar ) , notes that although in a properly moral ending Macheath and the other villains would be hanged , the audience demands a happy ending , and so Macheath is reprieved , and all are invited to a dance of celebration , to celebrate his wedding to Polly . </P>
<P> Meanwhile , Polly visits Lucy to try to reach an agreement , but Lucy tries to poison her . Polly narrowly avoids the poisoned drink , and the two girls find out that Macheath has been recaptured owing to the inebriated Mrs Diana Trapes . They plead with their fathers for Macheath 's life . However , Macheath now finds that four more pregnant women each claim him as their husband . He declares that he is ready to be hanged . The narrator ( the Beggar ) , notes that although in a properly moral ending Macheath and the other villains would be hanged , the audience demands a happy ending , and so Macheath is reprieved , and all are invited to a dance of celebration , to celebrate his wedding to Polly . </P>
who gives macheath up to peachum and the constables
who gives macheath up to peachum and the constables
Mrs Diana Trapes
Mrs Diana Trapes