EURIPIDES
Admetus
The point of death is death, and the dead are lost and
gone.
Heracles
Being and nonbeing are considered different things.
Admetus
That is your opinion, Heracles. It is not mine.
Heracles
Well, but whose is the mourning now? Is it in the family? 530
Admetus
A woman. We were speaking of a woman, were we not?
Heracles
Was she a blood relative or someone from outside?
Admetus
No relation by blood, but she meant much to us.
Heracles
How does it happen that she .died here in your bouse?
Admetus
She lost her father and came here to live with us. 535
Heracles
I am sorry,
Admetus. I wish I had found you in a happier state.
Admetus
Why do you say that? What do you mean to do?
Heracles
I mean
to go -on, and stay with another of my friends.
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