... what her role may be, the play would fall flat. In Oedipus the King, Othello, Tartuffe, The Father and even the absence of women in Waiting for Godot all have an impact in the story and on the audience. Let's first discuss Jocasta; unfortunately she was an unwitting victim of circumstance. Lead by ... and even though achieved her goal, will continue to be viewed as just a lowly woman. Finally, a play that is absent of women altogether is called Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett. In the play there are five characters, four men and one boy. There are no women at all in the play, which ....

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