S/S/30. For Marx, what are the evils of capitalism, and how are they to be resolved in the future?

For Marx, the economics of a society pre-determine all social dimensions and the emotional status of the individuals within that society. Marx advocated that throughout history there was the oppressor and the oppressed in constant opposition to each other. The ruin of medieval feudal society consisting of a number of classes, lead to the modern bourgeois society in which class antagonisms simplified into the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. This change was a product of the revolution in the mode of production and exchange; markets and demand gradually increased with manufacture, and accompanied with political developments, the bourgeoisie have gained power and exclusive political influence. Marx argued that these developments were inevitable and that the failures of capitalism, including alienation and exploitation of the proletariat will induce the proletariat to revolutionise society.