The first scene, "The Heir," portrays a young Englishman who inherits a fortune, while the later scenes display his self- destruction through vice, including a depiction of an orgy.
In the second scene, the title figure is surrounded by a tailor, a jockey, a dancing-master, and a music teacher possibly based on Handel. In a later scene, two bailiffs arrest that figure for debt, causing him to marry a wealthy one-eyed widow for her money. The final three scenes take place in a fiery gaming house, a debtors' prison, and Bedlam, where the now insane and penniless title character is visited by Sarah Young, the only person who doesn't take advantage of him. The first scene, "The Heir," portrays a young Englishman who inherits a fortune, while the later scenes display his self- destruction through vice, including a depiction of an orgy. FTP, name this series of paintings about the decline of Tom Rakewell, a work by William Hogarth.
In the second scene, the title figure is surrounded by a tailor, a jockey, a dancing-master, and a music teacher possibly based on Handel.
The {Rake’s Progress} or A {Rake’s Progress}