This paper analyzes how various representations of
light and dark in Aeschylus's "Agamemnon", part of the "Oresteia", seem
to mirror masculinity and femininity, respectively. It explains how these images also show how the play is mostly about how the female attempts to usurp male power, ultimately achieving it. Nevertheless, because there can never be
absolute darkness or absolute
light, the overthrow of the male can only be temporary.