In “Orpheus and Eurydice”, poet Czeslaw Milosz uses sound to portray the change that Orpheus undergoes as he attempts to fight against silence and hopelessness, Milosz utilizes silence as an enemy, reveals Orpheus’ depression, and demonstrates the hero’s loss of control. Milosz creates a world of silence to juxtapose it with the musical nature of Orpheus, as the hero attempts to conquer the Underworld. For example, after passing through the shadows in Hades, the poet mentions that Orpheus carries his lyre, which holds the “music or earth” that can fight the “abyss” of silence( lines 32-33). This shows that, although Orpheus thinks he is prepared initially, he is up against a darkness that with which he is unfamiliar. This also shows that