CLASSICS 1M03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Performance Poetry
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Those who are wealthy are the highest economic class. Rise of middle (middling) class (agriculture, trade, manufacturing) Only have some power (wealthy people don t like it and do whatever they can to not accept them) Someone who sees their power of alfully. Democracy is the best system of government and everything is wrong (athenian mindset) Relies heavily on spoke, local and written work. Father of lies = hard t believe him from where he got his sources. Best system of governments + arguments for each. Democracy: cannot give power to the people because some people are foolish. Monarchy: too much power for 1 person = will cupprots. Allows people to do whatever they want ( ruler cant get punished for their wrong doings) Pro: best man for the job (wealthiest and most educated) Oligarchy: even tho power is distributed to people they will fight for power. Rule for the few / power for the educated people.