Socrates Defense In The Trial

I wish I could write in such away that my writing is manifested into a physical applause. I have heard of Socrates before, but I after reading this week's assigned readings, I feel like I have read a fictional, heroic Shakespearian play. A recreation of Atticas in the courtroom in To Kill A Mockingbird or Matthew McConaughey in A Time To Kill. What I mean is Socrates' self defense in his trial was one of the most powerful accounts of a trail I have ever heard/read. If A person had never heard of Socrates before, this account would surely reveal what type of man he was and the influence that he had in his time and in the present day. The reading with dialog between Crito further concretes his moral strength and shows that he wasn't just putting

He tasked himself with finding a man more wiser than himself and in doing so, he made enemies with Athenians by encountering men that were highly regarded, and exposing them as fakes. This is evident in the passage: " And I swear to you, Athenians, by the dog I swear! - for I must tell you the truth - the result of my mission was just this: I found that the men most in repute were all but the most foolish;". During the trial, Socrates brings forth and cross examines his accusers, revealing that they no concrete evidence of him committing the crimes that they had charged him with, also bringing shame to them. He was found guilty of crimes he actually did not commit and then boldly told the courts, in a satirical way, to charge him a small fine as his punishment. He does this partly because he does not believe that he has committed a crime, and he was a man of simple means, he did not have much money. I also believe he did not take the court and his indictments seriously and when he asked for his punishment, it was almost as if to say "seriously? Okay, fine". They sentenced him to death and he mocks them again by saying had they waited a bit longer, he would have died anyway because he was of