How did feudalism suppress freedom and Who was exploited whom?

Feudalism suppressed freedom by creating a rigid social hierarchy where serfs were bound to the land and subject to the authority of their lords, limiting their mobility and personal choices. The system exploited peasants, who worked the land and provided labor in exchange for protection and a place to live, while the nobility benefited from their labor without offering fair compensation or autonomy. This exploitation maintained the lords' wealth and power at the expense of the lower classes, entrenching social inequalities and stifling individual freedoms.