"I trust what I say is right," is only one of the wise remarks that Socrates makes. He is a very confident man, but he expresses his confidence in an ironic way by his intricate sentences and clever remarks. His trial is interesting because he hits key points: why he is being accused, why he should be acquitted and finally why he feels it is acceptable that he is convicted. He contradicts himself frequently because …showed first 75 words of 710 total…

…showed last 75 words of 710 total…an honest, intelligent man who simply speaks his mind and seeks for the deeper meaning of life or is he a wise talker who knows how to phrase certain ideas and make people believe what he believes. Is it part of a huge conspiracy to change society and the way it works? These questions are left unanswered and this is probably so that the reader assumes a suitable conclusion according to his or her taste.