Laertes: therefore i forbid my tears: but yet it is our trick; nature her custom holds, let shame say what it will: when these are gone, the woman will be out. (hamlet; act iv, vii) the word woman most likely means aggression weakness dominance pride

Try replacing the word woman with any of those four words. Try to simplify the passage over all, and which ever one makes sense, is the right one. I'm assuming weakness is correct, because it says "therefore i forbid my tears" claiming they wont cry, and in this world, crying is a sign of weakness. But i would just get a few more opinions on it :)

Weakness

Explanation:

the anecdote makes readers feel sorry for the man’s lack of heritage, then reminds readers that the man has an equally valuable heritage.

the emperor is made to look inferior next to faustus's power.