Where does one draw the line when suffering because of defending something that is considered to be important? Many people will recoil their defense in order to culminate that suffering. It is toward this attitude that Socrates had such a blistering resentment—so much so that he was willing to give up his own life for his cause. After being formally charged in the Athenian courts for his philosophical teachings and their effects on the …showed first 75 words of 1382 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1382 total…he even more rigorously laid down his philosophy, which led him to his death sentence (61-63). In closing his speech to the jurors, Socrates asked the jurors to “plague” his sons, as he “plagued” them, if they were to end up “neglecting the important things” that he had discussed throughout his speech (67). Socrates has done society a favor by putting his defense aside in order to enlighten all of who were to succeed his life.