Great chain of being

century Elizabethan audience. A central belief of the Elizabethan Era was in the ‘Great Chain of Being”. It centred on the belief that every thing in the universe was of a certain rank, which was upheld in all ways of life. It dictated one’s social position. It was seen that if anyone was to disrupt this chain, chaos would result. Othello’s marriage to Desdemona breaks social norms and hence the Great Chain of Being. The two married outside their social class in society and as a result destruction

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completely by their context. Whilst this, understanding the characters illustrated in both King Lear and Ran, provides us with a moment of reflection into our own society, evoking the importance of family, filial virtue, the monarchy, and a great chain of being. During the Elizabethan and Sengoku era, a family was viewed as an economical unit, allowing future generations to build on from the success of previous generations in the form of inheritance. Due to this inheritance, it was expected of children

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the created universe, a so called chain of being, that stretches from the creator into all that exists. There is a connection between even the largest objects fathomable in the universe, all the way down to the smallest particle on our own planet. Likewise, our soul, thoughts, the angels and the planets, our instincts, and our very human nature are inseparable from this cosmic order of being. We are eternally united with our creator, the universe, and to all beings in it. (Tillyard, 25-27) The universe

A major belief used to great dramatic effect was the notion that killing a king was an unnatural act with dire consequences. Kings were divine and God's chosen representative on earth. Macbeth was to show loyalty to King Duncan. Yet, Macbeth has a “vaulting ambition” greater than the social expectations of the day. “I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which overleaps itself and falls on the other” (Macbeth, Act 1. Scene 7, lines 26-29). Here, Shakespeare has

the tight linkage between health, illness, and animality. Reflecting to Aristotle’s the “Great Chain of Being, there is a downward spiral in the hierarchy as Indians become dehumanized and are given animal characteristics by becoming research test subjects and medicine for the cure to cancer. Aristotle defined the “Great Chain of Being” as a social construct that categorizes and differentiates living beings in a hierarchical order, in which humans are at the top while animals are at the bottom. The

Lear’s position on the Great Chain of Being determines his identity. Stripping Lear of his power is the ultimate act of betrayal that both Regan and Goneril concurrently cast upon their father, in means of reducing his status on the hierarchical spectrum. The great chain is defined as “order” within a country, which implies that every person and object is designed to play a role on the chain. Lear is fixated on the assumption that he will hold power over the kingdom at all costs. He is unaware that

equilibrium. However, as characters return to their roles, the Great Chain of Being remains in disarray as some have succeeded in changing their social standing. By defying the believed laws of God, Shakespeare questions societal standards and poses the question: can individuals control their own fate, no matter their birth or gender? The Countess Olivia is the most prominent example of a character defying societal

“two monkeys, chained to the floor” (2). The poem is about the human conditions in different settings of mankind. The monkeys are the things that of the poets dream about the exam. The monkeys are a symbol of the suffering of mankind—based on the chains—through the unpredictable events. As said in the last stanza, “One monkey stares and listens with a mocking disdain” (7), while “the other seems to be dreaming away” (8). The poem is full of metaphors that get the reader thinking about what it means