In this work, the title character is chastised by his uncle (and new stepfather), Claudius, for grieving his father so much, calling it unmanly. In his resultant soliloquy, Hamlet denounces his mother's swift remarriage with the statement, "Frailty, thy name is woman."
In this work, the protagonist is chastised by his uncle (and new stepfather), Claudius, for grieving his father so much, calling it unmanly. In his ensuing soliloquy, Hamlet denounces his mother's quick marriage with the phrase, "Weakness, your name is woman."