An Argumentative Essay: Crito's Death Of Socrates

In the beginning of this writing by Plato, Crito arrives at the prison to give Socrates bad news (43c). First, Socrates wonders if the ship arrives, because when the ship arrives, Socrates must die (43d). However, Crito is there because he is worried about losing Socrates and he wants to try to save him. Therefore, Crito then begins by asking Socrates to listen to his reasoning so that he could be saved (44b-c) because he does not want to lose Socrates as a friend and he does not want anybody to think wrong of him. Crito offers Socrates money and a safe place to go after he has escaped because Socrates dying would also be bad for Socrates’ sons because they would no longer have a father and they would grow up to think that Socrates has done something bad when in …show more content…
Another reason that it would be unjust to Socrates to escape when he was already convicted of his crime (48c-d). This should also be followed even in the case when somebody has been wronged, with this, they should not do anything wrong in return (49a-b). This argument is convincing because Socrates makes a point that it is especially important that one stick to their own values and if it seems right to accept the fate of the death penalty that was given to him, then he must accept that and not try to escape it, even in a situation where one feels as if have been wronged (46b). With this, it is also important to respect what other people value (48c-d), and to avoid going against what the other person values and what they believe to be true. I think this is important because it also shows that Socrates is at peace whilst nearing the end of his life. Therefore, Socrates does not hold any anger for what was done to him, but he only accepts his fate and wants to move forward with it