Karl Marx

Other than the Bible, Karl Marx's writings are the best sellers in the world today. Most everyone has heard his name and most have an opinion about him, but most people don't have any idea of what he said and wrote. He is one of the most hated individuals in history and also one of the most loved. This play attempts to explain who Karl Marx was and simplify some of his complex theories. He is credited with expounding the system of communism as an answer to the huge disparity in income in the world. He recommended revolution as the means for the working class to overthrow the wealthy capitalists and create a society without classes where everyone is equal in rights and opportunities to share in the world's bounty of wealth produced by the workers.