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Summary. Analysis. Socrates begins his apologia by calling the jury “men of Athens,” wondering aloud how his accusers have “affected” them. “As for me,” he says, “I was almost carried away in spite of myself, so persuasively did they speak. And yet, hardly anything of what they said is true.”.
The ThemeTracker below shows where, and to what degree, the theme of Rhetoric, Persuasion, and the Truth appears in each chapter of Apology. Click or tap on any chapter to read its Summary & Analysis.
Plato's The Apology is an account of the speech Socrates makes at the trial in which he is charged with not recognizing the gods recognized by the state, inventing new deities, and corrupting the youth of Athens. Socrates' speech, however, is by no means an "apology" in our modern understanding of the word.
Use these questions to practice and prepare for your English Literature Paper 1 examination. Romeo and Juliet . Read the following extract from the Prologue of Romeo and Juliet and then answer the question that follows. . At this point in the play the Chorus is introducing both families.
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The ThemeTracker below shows where, and to what degree, the theme of Moral Integrity appears in each chapter of Apology. Click or tap on any chapter to read its Summary & Analysis.
Here is a simple version of the OCR mark scheme for the Shakespeare part (a) question. Example task. The following task is taken from the June 2022 paper based on Hamlet.
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