The french revolution was basically a revolt of the poets and writers against the rules and restrictions of the neoclassical society oppressed common people and peasants against the ruling class of aristocratsthe victorian age a rebellion against the eighteenth century's neoclassical emphasis on rules, reason, and restraint

The answer is common people and peasants against the ruling class of aristocrats.  France was a deeply divided country as the rich enjoyed privileges and wealth while common people suffered as they bore the brunt of the country’s problems.  This led to wide-spread unrest and eventually revolution.

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b) a rich merchant.