Can someone please explain to me the great chain of being as shown in Hamlet? I think I understand it, but I am looking to grasp it fully and have some examples from the play so I can write intelligently about it. Thanks!

Answer 1

These sites should help you.

http://www.crossref-it.info/textguide/Hamlet/1/67

https://sites.google.com/site/shakespearefunfact/divine-order

http://157.182.176.39/mberdine/Shakespeare/ShakElizWorldView.htm

http://hamletcommentary.weebly.com/scene-5.html