Socrates, the classical Greek philosopher and one of the founders of western philosophy, was accused by the people of being an atheist and corrupting the youth with his ideas. He was, then put into trial in which the jury decided that he was guilty, and finally he was sentenced to death. While being in the prison, waiting for the execution process, Crito, one of Socrates’ friends, came to visit him offering a plan by which Socrates can escape from prison before the day of his execution. However, Socrates refused to escape the death sentence. A large argument took place between Socrates and Crito concerning whether Socrates shall escape or not. Finally, Socrates managed to convince Crito that staying in prison would be the best thing to
