HIST 87 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Diarchy, Seppuku, Financial Centre
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Because there was no war, the samurai didn"t have anything to do so, so they decided to indulge lavishly. Use the tax exempt money for indulging, none of their own. Peaceful time due to inside and outside domains (everyone is peaceful towards the tokugawas) Wife and children of samurai are held in the capital, making it difficult to rebel against the shogunate. Shogunate = the type of government that the samurai rule under. Wants to sleep with kaoyo, enya"s wife. Daimyo, but not the best his subordinates aren"t trained well. Attacks moronao commit seppuku due to failed mission. Name is a pun for bird, lots of comic relief made with his name. Chushingura is a puppet play, so it"s not high art and it"s made for common people. Feels guilty that he could not do anything to prevent enya"s death. Five relationships (refer to outline made on monday, key dates also posted on gauchospace)
