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Darkness And Its Role In Agamemnon As time has past and written stories have been read, the use of darkness as a symbol has been frequent in trying to represent evil, concealment, and blindness. Such is this in the story of Agamemnon, where the symbolism can be seen in the beginning of the story where betrayal and murder are frequent. The darkness that consumes the scenes in Agamemnon is used for effect in order to …

…night has fallen on the scene and its significance is soon revealed after much attention and thought. Really, the darkness in the opening scene reveals some of the most important themes in the play and its inclusion is far from accidental. The darkness represents evil, deceit, and blindness. Each of these themes in interwoven into the story and makes the storyline of Agamemnon very interesting and is important to the overall understanding of the story.