Comparison of john gay's "beggars opera" to musical "chicago"

"The Beggars Opera" vs. "Chicago" When you are in the checkout line at your local grocery store, which tabloid do you unadmittedly find yourself drawn to? When you sit down at night, which reality series or T.V. drama do you watch? How come shows like The Soprano's and oz win Emmy's and bring in millions of dollars for HBO? We all undoubtedly indulge ourselves with the sins that we claim to ignore. Ever since …

…into an art piece that also makes a statement. Humor, lust, crime, love, and honor can be found in both of these works. They put together all of the aspects that an audience craves but hates to admit to their love for the dark side of life. In all, Gay and Watkins use their pieces to draw in the audience and explain why they love it so, their own denial of being entertained with evil.