Socrates Trial In Plato's Apology

In Plato’s the Apology we hear his account of Socrates trial where he is accused with corrupting the youth and not believing in the Gods. The trial accounts open with Socrates claiming that his accusers have spoken persuasively but not truthfully on the matters. He states that he has had no previous experience with speaking in courts of law and asks for patience. Socrates starts with his anecdote on how his friend had gone to the Oracle of Delphi and asked if anyone was wiser than Socrates and the prophet answered that no man was wiser. This testament was complexing for Socrates because he was aware that he possessed no wisdom. He sought out to find a man wiser than him so he could prove the Oracle wrong. Socrates approached a politician, poet, and artisan in hopes that one would we wiser than him.
Socrates tried to help enlighten these scholars and explain to them that they thought they were much wiser than they were but this resulted in the scholars hating Socrates. Next Socrates starts to question Meletus who is the man mainly responsible for bringing him before the jury. Socrates proves through Meletus that he does believe in the Gods and claims that the jury shouldn’t punish him because he is God’s gift to them and will not find another like him. Socrates is narrowly found guilty and is asked to propose his own penalty for his crimes. The jury does not appreciate his enjoyment in recommending that he should pay a small fine and sentences him to death. Socrates accepts his fate and comments on the fact that no man knows what happens after death so they may have done him a favor in setting him