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!
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