In the Elizabethan great chain of being, the common man was at the lowest rung of human society.
According to the theory of the Great Chain of Beings, Elizabethans placed everything at some place in the chain of beings. The chain starts with the very basic element and ends to the Almighty God. God was placed on the highest place of the chain. Gods and spirits were permanent and were not subject of change so they were placed at the top. Earthly matters and people changed continuously because of which they were placed at the bottom. One can move a step towards the level of God if one does any spiritual deed.
