Question

political cartoon
background information: political cartoons like this were common during the revolution. the words on the rock include \tithes and taxes.\
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which figure represents the first estate?
who does the man under the rock represent?

Explanation:

The First Estate in pre-revolutionary France was the clergy, identifiable by religious attire like the long robe and clerical hat worn by the left figure. The man under the rock labeled "tithes and taxes" represents the Third Estate (commoners), who bore the burden of paying tithes to the clergy and taxes to the nobility while having no political power.

Answer:

The figure in the long dark robe and clerical hat (left figure)
The Third Estate (commoners)