William ShakespeareWomen may fall when there's no strength in men. Act II
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"Women may fall when there's no strength in men.Act II" was written by William Shakespeare in the play Hamlet. The play is about the character Hamlet who has lost his father, King Hamlet. The character Claudius, the brother of King Hamlet, has taken over the throne. Claudius' wife Gertrude is secretly in love with Hamlet, even though she is married to Claudius.
She has a crush on him and knows that he is in love with Ophelia, her stepdaughter. When Claudius finds out about Gertrude's secret feelings for Hamlet, he sends for his brother Polonius to tell him that Gertrude wants to marry Hamlet. Polonius then talks to Claudius about how Hamlet's mother, Queen Gertrude, died giving birth to him and how it was thought that he was poisoned by his uncle Claudius.
He tells him how his mother loved him so much that she died while giving birth to him and how he only came back to life because of his father's love. He also tells him that if he doesn't want his daughter Ophelia to be killed by Gertrude, then he should get married and have children with someone else. He tells him that people will call him brave if he marries another woman but if he marries Gertrude then people will think that he's weak because of his wife's infatuation with him.
Polonius then tells Claudius that if he doesn't get married and have children with someone else then Ophelia will be killed by Gertrude. While Polonius is talking about all this information, Ophelia enters the room where they are talking and sees Claudius holding a letter in his hand which she thinks might be from Hamlet so she asks what it is and Polonius says the letter is from the King of Denmark who is coming to visit them soon aboard a large ship called "the Falcon". He also says it may be from the King of France who owns a ship called "the Ghost", saying "In France they say 'ghost'".
Ophelia is very pleased by this news and comments on how beautiful it would be if they could invite these kings on board their ships "On a star-light night" when it would be "so gallant to behold". After Ophelia leaves Polonius says:
Source: Romeo And Juliet
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