Do the texts in Richard Strauss' Don Juan and Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion seem to present a straightforward contrast between male figures of authority and passive women? Both Richard Strauss and Bernard Shaw adapt from popular myth and legend in their work Don Juan (1888-1889) and Pygmalion (1912). Like the original, their male characters have position of dominance over the female characters. But Strauss and Shaw also weave a twist into their adaptations to allow the women …showed first 75 words of 1947 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1947 total…ages of interactive characters. The play provides the images of interactive characters, using stage setting, verbal and/or non-verbal expression and action. Both appeal to the auditory senses. But the play has an additional element of using the visual senses. The multi-dimensional effect of each media brings across characters in lively exchange to provide the audience with the pleasure of audio and/or visual impact of the story and message of the authors behind them.