Peachum worries about their daughter who falls in love with Macheath who is a lecher and a desperado, but, on the other hand, he is very smart and is the most articulate person with wit in this play.

• 他虽然为好色之徒，但聪明伶俐，言谈中不时语露机锋，吸引上流社会的名媛波莉并缔结姻缘。