text: [Themes: edutainment, socially important, historical]
  
  pick a player and see their role
  
  [Author's Note: The Apology: pick through the ins and outs of this piece written by Plato]
  
  > Socrates, The philosopher
  Socrates the philosopher is who was to be prosecuted. This had to do with the line of questioning he had adopted that led to the answer being: there is no answer. Often he would speak with those who considered themselves wise in order to dispel any illusions they may have had. As one can imagine they assumed Socrates thought himself to be the wisest in this order of his. A large amount of his being prosecuted was that both Lycon and Anytus leaders and supporters of the democratic order, heard of his questioning regarding the new political system. It especially was incensed because Athenians had suffered great loss to Sparta in the Peloponnesian war meaning they were apt to set up a new political system hoping for stability. He was also accused by Anytus for leading the young astray with his teachings.
  
  > Arguments
  There were several different bouts of questioning and response. This was because Socrates calls Meletus to the stand to cross-examine him on each of the allegations.
  
  > Corrupting the Youth
  There were certain arguments in regards to corrupting the youth that I would like to address.
  
  There were several different bouts of questioning and response. This was because Socrates calls Meletus to the stand to cross-examine him on each of the allegations.
  
  > Impiety
  The definition of Impiety is, lack of piety or reverence, especially for a god. Here are the different arguments.
  
  > Socrates Defense of the Gods
  Continuing Socrates defends the Gods in the continuing questioning, "the demigods or spirits are gods, and you say first that I don't believe in gods, and then again that I do believe in gods; that is, if I believe in demigods. For if the demigods are the illegitimate sons of gods, whether by the Nymphs or by any other mothers, as is thought, that, as all men will allow, necessarily implies the existence of their parents. You might as well affirm the existence of mules, and deny that of horses and asses. Such nonsense, Meletus, could only have been intended by you as a trial of me. You have put this into the indictment because you had nothing real of which to accuse me. But no one who has a particle of understanding will ever be convinced by you that the same man can believe in divine and superhuman things, and yet not believe that there are gods and demigods and heroes. "
  
  > The Aftermath
  In the end Socrates was executed. He had chances to escape because his followers had bribed the guards, yet he stayed and accepted his punishment his last words being, "Crito, we owe a rooster to Asclepius. Please, don't forget to pay the debt."
  
  Athens felt ashamed after a small while for killing Socrates and so they killed the head speaker, Meletus, close after.
  
  > Your Short Analysis
  I wish to speak frankly and with no excerpt because all excerpts I felt a necessity to cite are at the core of my project. I feel that Socrates was in the right especially when the whole of Athens was regretful. His arguments stood on firmer ground than the charges. I honestly feel that politics were the largest point of this trial since the beginning and Socrates did a spectacular job of extracting the wobbly legs of his charges. Firstly though I will, by obligation, deconstruct the logic of two of his argument one from each charge. His claim to defense in corrupting the youth and His defense of the gods are what I will highlight in this analysis. When he discussed corrupting the youth he had a delightful point to make, simply put the young en masse are fools with the pretence of knowledge. The case seems to resemble a parent or elder family member asking the young what they have learned in class and in order to cover their incapable minds they accuse Socrates of being no teacher. That which Socrates makes clear is that he truly is no teacher otherwise he would not be of poor wealth. He continues into the allegations of impiety. Using his unique method he had proven Meletus wrongly accusatory for Meletus claimed Socrates believed in spirits and demigods yet not the gods themselves. With the affirmation of this information Socrates can point out the obvious inconsistencies. These inconsistencies consist (haha get it consist) of the facts that demigods are defined as "the offspring of a god and a mortal" so one in order to believe in demigods must by default have belief in the gods. I found it interesting his continued use of words referencing the gods throughout his speech certainly how any ancient Athenian would have acted normally yet I would imagine it's somewhat emphasised given his accusations. Now onto the fascinating political muck about. Athens at that time had suffered great loss in being at war with the Poliponesian state led by Spartans. Anytus was a general in the war and he greatly opposed the oligarchic forces of the Spartan political systems. Many see Meletus as a front for Anytus and the other strong supporter of the democratic order, Lycon. Meletus was young and strongly religious adding to his condescension towards Socrates. It is worth mentioning that another motive was that Socrates was said to have educated Crititia one of the thirty "anti-democratic" tyrants. Yet when Socrates began to question and flaw the newly formed Democratic Order, that in all honesty still stood on pillars of sand, he was viewed as a large threat to the government. In seeking where to improve he'd reach an end with no means. This being said it makes this situation much more comparable to situations today, one example would be Edward Snowden, he may not have questioned the entire system of government yet it is quite similar to the story of Socrates except for the death of Mr.Snowden. In questioning the spying of ones own citizens he brought a new light to the governments systems who were operating under the guise of threats/war. Many parallels to be drawn. Overall Socrates brought a new light to a system yet Meletus, Lycon, and Anytus were clinging to a thread of order. As my writing most likely portrays I believe Socrates to hold the upper hand in his arguments, that his perception of the issues was clear, and that these events that occurred 2,413 years ago still hold relevance today.