He vehemently tells his fellow Athenians that their acquired wealth and worldly possessions will never take preponderance over the responsibility of their soul. Throughout the trial, Socrates explicates the reasons that led to his bad reputation and inculpates his accusers for not understanding the true motive behind his assertions. He states, 'These people are ambitious, violent, and numerous they are continually and convincingly talking about me they have been filling your ears for a long time with vehement slanders against me' (Benjamin Jowett, The Trial And Death Of Socrates). Socrates begins his defense by stating that the revolt of the youth is not an object of recent times, as elements of such behavior have also been found in the past. It is no doubt that Socrates attempted to challenge, some of the countenances of the Athenian society but, simultaneously, he also illustrated the eminence of certain values in the society both in his own person and even in the allegations put forth against him. In Plato's Apology, Socrates is held on trial after being charged for corrupting the youth of Athens and enforcing them in not believing in the gods of the city. In Apology, Socrates dauntlessly guards the probity of his teachings and in the Crito, he demonstrates his respect for the law while denying to escape from the prison at the request of his great friend Crito. The book represents to its audience four dialogues namely, The Euthyphro, The Apology, The Crito and The Phaedo. Plato's Trial and Death of Socrates remains a powerful archive even today partly because it is true and partly because it illustrates the tale of one of the greatest men in history. He was a man who preferred death to a life of debasement.

Socrates was a man who valued his decisions and had great regards for self- respect, as well as respect for others. The novel, Trial and Death of Socrates too work around the same ideals, and present to the audience a man of great integrity and honor. Several of Plato's works explicate the details of Socrates life, especially his trial, sentence and execution.

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