Marxism in the Thirteenth Night

This meeting is also interesting through the lens of the Marxist Theory because while both men are extremely similar in personalities, the way they are viewed in society is different. This is because of their social status, as Isamu is viewed as “someone” in society and Oskei is told to bare his behavior because he has a positive influence on their family but Roku has been abandoned by society and his wife. He is now someone that is looked down upon by everyone in society and this shows how money leads to people accepting terrible treatment just to be viewed favorably by the rich or at a higher level than others. Oseki tries to get a divorce because she does not feel comfortable with the way her husband treats her for being from a lower class, she meets again with Roku, the one Oseki thought she would get married to because they liked each other when they were younger.