Political Science · Western Political Thought
UGC NET October 2022 Political Science
Apology is a dialogue written by Plato. Which among the following are the characters of this dialogue?
ASocrates and Crito
BSocrates and Polymerous
CSocrates and his accuser ✓ Correct
DSocrates and Plato
Correct answer: (C) Socrates and his accuser — The characters of Plato's Apology are Socrates and his accuser Meletus.
Explanation
★The characters of Plato's Apology are Socrates and his accuser Meletus.
★The Apology is Socrates' defence speech at his trial in 399 BC before an Athenian jury on charges of impiety and corrupting the youth.
★Its dramatic core is Socrates' cross-examination of Meletus, the chief accuser, whom he traps in contradiction.
★Crito is a separate dialogue on whether Socrates should escape from prison, so Crito does not belong here.
★Plato is not a speaking character in the work, though he records himself as present at the trial.
★The trial-and-death dialogues run in order as the Euthyphro before the trial, the Apology at it, the Crito in prison, and the Phaedo on the last day.
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