What are the pros and cons of being an artisan in the medieval period?

#1) What are the pros and cons of being an artisan in the medieval period?

The pros of being an artisan in the medieval period is that you can own your own business and if you are a master you were part of one o f the most influential group among the artisans.  The cons were that if you were in the lower class you had no freedom and would work more than others for less.

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