How are women depicted differently in the dramatic pieces studied?
Jocasta in Oedipus the King
Desdemona and Emilia in Othello
Dorine, Elmire, and Mariane in Tartuffe
Laura in The Father
Discuss the characters listed, and also answer the following question: Is it significant that there are no female characters in Waiting for Godot? Could some or all of the characters be depicted as female? Why or why not?