Socrates turned the Greeks attention towards questions of ethics and virtue and away from those of the heavenly bodies. He spent much time in the Agora or marketplace where he held conversations with the people. He believed that the real truth could be found out through thought and collaborations with others. He was disliked by many Athenians because of his ideas.
             Socrates believed in speaking the truth. In his speeches, his true character is revealed. He is an individual who lived only to spread truth and knowledge. He was humble, knowing that he was no wiser than anyone. He did not take money from his teachings, the poor and the rich could learn from him. He spend much time seeking "wise men" and then showing them to be fools. Socrates answered questions with questions, thus urging his students to find their own answers.
             At the age of 70, he was convicted of atheism, treason and corruption of the young, but in truth, Socrates only wrongdoing was the questioning and probing of the democratic belief of his days. Socrates was charged with "impiety against the gods of the city" and the "corrupting of the young". These were serious crimes during this time period.
             Socrates was brought to trial for the two charges, one for the corrupting of the Greek youth and secondly because he advocated the worship of false gods. Socrates taught his students to question everything in a quest for knowledge, by this, he made many politicians look as hypocrites, and thus many of them wanted Socrates away from Athens. During his trial, Socrates tried to defend himself against the charges by addressing each accusation. He classified the accusations into two categories, the recent and the older. The recent being the actual accusations and the older the rumors that had circled Athens for years about how Socrates was a man of evil.
             Socrates uses ethos or trustworthy character when re related eloquence and truth....