Explain with reference Frailty thy name is woman Or Frailty thy name is woman -Explain The famous line Frailty thy name is woman is spoken by Prince Hamlet in Act I Scene II of Shakespeare s - Hamlet He says this when he feels heartbroken and angry about his mother Gertrude s quick remarriage to his uncle Claudius The word frailty means weakness So Hamlet means that all women are weak in nature both emotionally and morally Hamlet has just lost his father and he is still full of grief But instead of mourning his mother marries his uncle only a few weeks later Hamlet feels deeply shocked and disappointed He believes that Gertrude s love for his father was not real In his sorrow Hamlet speaks these words to express his pain and anger Gertrude s action makes him lose faith not only in her but also in all