THESIS STATEMENT Patriotism helped Socrates accept his death, although he believed he had been wrongly accused of corrupting the youth of Athens and creating deities in place of the gods .PURPOSE STATEMENTThrough books and essays regarding Socrates, research and analysis proves that he was truly guilty of his crimes and accepted them willingly, even though he believed himself to be guilty. innocent.INTRODUCTIONA member of the jury watched the defendant, tense and nervous, look at the Kleptsydra, or water clock, and realized that time is of the essence. When the Kleptsydra is empty, the jury of five hundred people, who are supposed to make a decision, seem perplexed and confused as to which side to vote for. After the counting of votes, the verdict, guilty. The accused had lost only by a slim margin of 260 to 240. Each side, accuser and accused, proposes a punishment: the accuser proposes death, but surprisingly the accused proposes to be treated like an Olympic victor. The year is 399 BC. Socrates was a simple, famous man in his seventies, and he was going about his normal routine when he faced an obstacle, which changed the course of what remained of his life. He had seen something similar in his time and it also coincided with the obstacle he faced. What he didn't know was what would happen next. Socrates was accused of corrupting the Athenian youth and creating new deities. The new accusers, as Socrates called them, were Meletus, Lycon and Anita. He was found guilty, but many now and then maintain his innocence, including Socrates himself. He believed himself innocent, but still accepted his death courageously out of his patriotism for Athens. Socrates could have avoided his d...... middle of paper... accepted his punishment out of patriotism. Socrates is the meaning of Patriot when talking about Athens. “Nothing means more to Socrates than Athens and, more importantly, the Athenians within it” (Hughes xxii). Socrates served in the military and in the assembly, taking an active role in politics. He did this to shape Athens to be the best it could be. Even when Athens turned against him, he continued to love her deeply, carrying out her death sentence, believing he had done Athens a favor by removing the disease. Socrates was a visionary of a greater Athens, but he was silently targeted and killed by those who criticized him. At the end of his life, Socrates was not honorably discharged, nor was he awarded a civic crown for his attempt to change Athens for the better, but was sentenced to death for abandoning the line, marching on a level ground..