THE RAKE'S PROGRESS Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series -- Title Page -- Principal Characters in The Rake's Progress -- Brief Story Synopsis -- Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples -- Act I - Scene 1: The garden of Trulove's house in the country. -- Act I - Scene 2: Mother Goose -- s brothel, London. -- Act I - Scene 3: Trulove's garden. -- Act II - Scene 1: The morning room of Tom's house in a London square. -- Act II - Scene 2: The street in front of Tom's house. -- Act II - Scene 3: The morning room of Tom's house. -- Act III - Scene 1: An afternoon in Spring. -- Act III - Scene 2: A starless night. A churchyard with tombs. -- Act III - Scene 3: Bedlam, a lunatic assylum -- Commentary and Analysis.