Question

Explain why the artist has portrayed the nobleman as the spider and the peasant as the fly ?


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Answer 1

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• 'The Nobleman is the Spider and the Peasant is the Fly' is an engraving produced by Jacques Lagniet. The engraving is trying to show the difference in both the estate classes (rich and poor). The nobleman is portrayed as a spider because he sits there and accepts everything the peasant has to offer.

Answer 2

Answer:

The spider feeds on the fly, whereas the fly does hard labour for finding its food. ... The social reality of the time was that peasants had to pay feudal dues as well as rendering services for the nobles.