http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/power-structure Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 24 May 2026 19:47:52 -0400 Sun, 24 May 2026 19:47:52 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/52/female-norms-and-the-patriarchal-power-structure-in-shakespeares-hamlet By Wendy J. Rogers - This ability to create upheaval increases in accordance with the amount of power an individual may hold within the traditional power structure. If this independence from conventional thought occurs in someone with a high political rank, they potentially have the power to cause a collapse within that structure. A person with little political power who finds protection within the established system has little recourse and is left defenseless when that system collapses. Given their traditionally less visible roles in society, rebellious women stand is sharp contrast to their more compliant sisters... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:21 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/52/female-norms-and-the-patriarchal-power-structure-in-shakespeares-hamlet