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Socrates is at the age of seventy and appearing in a law court for the first time. For the people of Socrates time is accusing Socrates, for miss
leading the youth corrupting them and boasting about being wise, causing him to become very unpopular. Socrates says to the jury I am going to
speak the whole truth, for it is me by myself that I have to defend. He says my accusers are many and I don't know them, they say, "you should be
careful not be deceived by an accomplished speaker like me" (Cohen, Curd, & Reeve, 2000). The accuser goes on to say that Socrates is
accomplished speaker; Socrates starts to praise them, because their lies are so good well put together, that Socrates himself is almost convinced
but then he says that they do not...show more content...
This made Socrates very unpopular. "As a result of this investigation, gentleman of the jury, I acquired much unpopularity, of a kind that is hard
to deal with and is a heavy burden; many slanders came from these people and a reputation for wisdom, for in each case the bystanders thought
that I myself possessed the wisdom that I proved that my interlocutor did not have" (Cohen, et al., 2000).
Socrates says that the young men follow me, but not on my account they try to imitate what I say, which causes their fathers to be angry with
me. Socrates says I have been accused of corrupting the youth, but I say Meletus is guilty of such things. For it is Meletus who does not believe
in the gods of the city and corrupting the youth, Socrates and Meletus start to argue about the rights and wrongs of the law. Socrates proves his
point by saying that Meletus contradicts himself, for he say that Socrates doesn't believe in gods but Socrates I do believe in the gods.
Socrates then tells the story of Troy and how Hector son of a king heir to the throne kills Achilles friend Patroclus, during the battle. This made
Achilles very vengeful; his mother the goddess warned Achilles if you kill Hector out of vengeance you too will die. Achilles said to go home
would be a coward move and it will be a great disgrace. What Socrates is trying to say even
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The Apology Of Socrates Essay Examples

  • 1. The Apology of Socrates Essay examples Socrates is at the age of seventy and appearing in a law court for the first time. For the people of Socrates time is accusing Socrates, for miss leading the youth corrupting them and boasting about being wise, causing him to become very unpopular. Socrates says to the jury I am going to speak the whole truth, for it is me by myself that I have to defend. He says my accusers are many and I don't know them, they say, "you should be careful not be deceived by an accomplished speaker like me" (Cohen, Curd, & Reeve, 2000). The accuser goes on to say that Socrates is accomplished speaker; Socrates starts to praise them, because their lies are so good well put together, that Socrates himself is almost convinced but then he says that they do not...show more content... This made Socrates very unpopular. "As a result of this investigation, gentleman of the jury, I acquired much unpopularity, of a kind that is hard to deal with and is a heavy burden; many slanders came from these people and a reputation for wisdom, for in each case the bystanders thought that I myself possessed the wisdom that I proved that my interlocutor did not have" (Cohen, et al., 2000). Socrates says that the young men follow me, but not on my account they try to imitate what I say, which causes their fathers to be angry with me. Socrates says I have been accused of corrupting the youth, but I say Meletus is guilty of such things. For it is Meletus who does not believe in the gods of the city and corrupting the youth, Socrates and Meletus start to argue about the rights and wrongs of the law. Socrates proves his point by saying that Meletus contradicts himself, for he say that Socrates doesn't believe in gods but Socrates I do believe in the gods. Socrates then tells the story of Troy and how Hector son of a king heir to the throne kills Achilles friend Patroclus, during the battle. This made Achilles very vengeful; his mother the goddess warned Achilles if you kill Hector out of vengeance you too will die. Achilles said to go home would be a coward move and it will be a great disgrace. What Socrates is trying to say even Get more content on HelpWriting.net