Do the texts in Richard Strauss' Don Juan and Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion present a straightforward contrast between male figures of authority and passive women?

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 …

…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.