In the Early Modern Period, “the Great Chain of Being” was a highly influential model for how the universe and the world worked. How is this concept investigated in King Lear?

In the Early Modern Period, “the Great Chain of Being” was a highly influential model for how the universe and the world worked. How is this concept investigated in King Lear? Which characters seem to support the validity of the model? Which question it? At the end of the play, is the Great Chain intact or broken?