I've read somewhere that --- Ramayan was the story of Male ARROGANCE, the male dominance, in patriarchy and Mahabharat was about female abuse, deceit and destruction!
Matkuni putting a ghughre poka in Shakunis dice and later a lizard in Yudhisthirs dice as revenge.
In both the Epics the main character was God!! The suffered females are none other than the Divine Devatas, Goddesses!!