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In the Exodus, the Chorus says, "We cannot call a mortal being happy before he's passed beyond life free from pain."

Explain what this means and how it relates to the themes of the play.
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It could mean one of two things; the play is talking about a paradise or afterlife beyond death that has nothing earth has conflict and pain wise.

Or that before his passing, he was happy despite all the pain and lived, not to survive, but to take every day as a blessing.

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