Plato’s Socrates Trilogy was play about the last days of Socrates. It consists of the three parts: Phaedo, The Apology, and Crito, in which they document each part of the trial, including his defense, the verdict of the jury, and the judgment of court. The story that I wanted to focus my essay is Plato’s The Apology. The overall theme I saw throughout the play, but emphasized in The Apology was wisdom. The theme of wisdom is also present in the novel’s visual depiction: Socrates by Robert Rossellini. The Apology is dialogued while Socrates is on trial for the crimes he committed. In contrast to the title, he is defending himself-opposed to being apologetic- for being accused of three crimes against Athens. Before the start of the trial,
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However, the theme is more apparent in Plato’s The Apology. Socrates begins defending his position when he said, “For my part, I thought to myself as I left, I’m wiser than that person. For it’s likely that neither of us knows anything fine and good, but he thinks he knows something he doesn’t know, whereas I, since I don’t in fact know, don’t think that I do either” (page 33). I thought this quote provided in class pretty much sums up Socrates’ view on wisdom and why he feels his philosophy of not knowing anything, makes him the wisest man alive, due to the fact he acknowledges that he knows what he does not know. This quote, along with the strongest depiction of wisdom, is apparent while Socrates is on trial. While I got further into reading the book, it seemed that Socrates is beginning to speak in a more controversial and sarcastic tone. Nevertheless, he also seemed to me that he expressed a bit of ignorance to the jury in hopes that they would have sympathy for him and understand the point he was trying to make. I also thought the quote provided in class was a great one to tie into the essay when he then states, “You see; the people present on each occasion think that I’m wise about the subjects on which I examine others. But in fact, gentlemen, it’s pretty certainly the god who is really wise, and by his oracle he meant that human wisdom is worth little or nothing. And it seems that when he refers to …show more content…
Socrates seems to be more so sympathetic in the film opposed to how I visualize him in the text. He is expressing his view on wisdom in the beginning as if it were his opinion, then began to speak on it as if it were a facts that everyone should believe and follow. Overall, I believe the film is a better depiction of Socrates: why he considered himself to be wise and how he truly felt about the topic. Also, the film added an echo effect to the characters’ speech, which I felt was a necessary addition because it added relevance to their voices, and contributed a more accurate and better depiction of Socrates. In addition, the film is exceptional because of how they made Socarates look: old and superior, reiterating that he believes wisdom comes with age
However, the theme is more apparent in Plato’s The Apology. Socrates begins defending his position when he said, “For my part, I thought to myself as I left, I’m wiser than that person. For it’s likely that neither of us knows anything fine and good, but he thinks he knows something he doesn’t know, whereas I, since I don’t in fact know, don’t think that I do either” (page 33). I thought this quote provided in class pretty much sums up Socrates’ view on wisdom and why he feels his philosophy of not knowing anything, makes him the wisest man alive, due to the fact he acknowledges that he knows what he does not know. This quote, along with the strongest depiction of wisdom, is apparent while Socrates is on trial. While I got further into reading the book, it seemed that Socrates is beginning to speak in a more controversial and sarcastic tone. Nevertheless, he also seemed to me that he expressed a bit of ignorance to the jury in hopes that they would have sympathy for him and understand the point he was trying to make. I also thought the quote provided in class was a great one to tie into the essay when he then states, “You see; the people present on each occasion think that I’m wise about the subjects on which I examine others. But in fact, gentlemen, it’s pretty certainly the god who is really wise, and by his oracle he meant that human wisdom is worth little or nothing. And it seems that when he refers to …show more content…
Socrates seems to be more so sympathetic in the film opposed to how I visualize him in the text. He is expressing his view on wisdom in the beginning as if it were his opinion, then began to speak on it as if it were a facts that everyone should believe and follow. Overall, I believe the film is a better depiction of Socrates: why he considered himself to be wise and how he truly felt about the topic. Also, the film added an echo effect to the characters’ speech, which I felt was a necessary addition because it added relevance to their voices, and contributed a more accurate and better depiction of Socrates. In addition, the film is exceptional because of how they made Socarates look: old and superior, reiterating that he believes wisdom comes with age