Assessment of the Apology
At this point in the Apology, Socrates is still being interrogated by the Athenian jury for his suspected crimes of heresy, sedition and corruption of the youth. It is also at this point that the final verdict on Socrates is presented and he is offered to defend himself. During this scene, Meletus also ask the jury for Socrates to be put to death and Socrates refuses to beg for mercy and continues to state that he has committed no crime for which to be punished.
As stated above, Socrates verdict has been reached and the jury has found Socrates to be guilty as charged with a vote of 280 to 221, and Meletus’ ask for Socrates to be put to dead. Instead of being angry or upset with the verdict Socrates explains that he is surprised so many of the juror’s casted votes for his innocence. He then explains that by the sheer number of votes cast for him, he believes, that he has been cleared of Meletus’ charges. Socrates also states that without the help of......
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