The Great Chain Of Being

• what is the great chain of being

  belief god created the wold with a hierarchal structure which encompasses all matter and life
• why were women expected to be subordinate to their husbands, fathers and brothers

  men were seen as higher than women in the great chain of being
• how does great chain of being link to the play

  Romeo and Juliet are punished through violation of natural order (great chain of being) by trying to alter their position through their relationship
• how is Juliets strong and fiery nature seen as being a perversion of the great chain of being

  she would violated her role as a woman by not being submissive as she disobeys her fathers orders to marry Paris