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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.”.
A short summary of Plato's The Apology. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of The Apology.
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.
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.
In his Apology (Latin for Apologeticus, thought to have been written in 197 CE), Tertullian (ca. 155–240 CE) first proves that the pagans' hatred of Christians has no grounds...
Read a full Summary & Analysis of Section 1: 17a—18a. Section 2: 18a—20c. An older and younger sect of accusers have brought Socrates to trial for the crimes of not believing in the gods and for teaching that a weaker argument can defeat a stronger argument.
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Summary for Apology: Tertullian, a highly educated Roman citizen and lawyer from Carthage in North Africa, converted to Christianity in 193 c.e. because he was so impressed by the behavior and faith shown by Christian martyrs.
