While reading Plato's Apologies, I felt lost at first, but once I started reading it, I began to understand it. The apology is about a man being tried and accused. for not recognizing the gods, who are recognized by the state in which he lives, and for corrupting the young. When he is not on trial, his speech is in no way an excuse for not recognizing the gods. For the most part, Socrates speaks in a very soft tone throughout the reading, in a very simple conversational manner. He explains to the court that he has no experience of the court's laws and that he will speak in the manner he is accustomed to; this being in the sense of honesty and frankness. He begins his apology by explaining that his behavior stems from a prophecy from the Oracle of Delphi. While he claims that he is the wisest of all men, Socrates asserts that he must be wiser than other men because he alone knows that he knows nothing. To me, that's very smart of him and at the same time, how can they not see right through him. Socrates explains to the people that he considered them their d...