Plato’s Apology is the story of Socrates defending himself while on trial before the Athenian Council. Socrates was a sophist who had his own views that others did not agree with. Socrates accusers claimed that he “failed to acknowledge the gods that the city acknowledges” and “introduced new deities.” They felt that because of this he was also corrupting the youth of the city-state. Socrates is very clever with his words using irony to debunk his accusers. Socrates admits to the court that he is 70 years old and has no experience with the law whatsoever. He starts defending himself by stating that he will speak nothing but the truth unlike his accusers. He claims that he does not have a prepared speech unlike his opposers and that he will
