Socrates' death was similar to a Greek tragedy because it did not end in his favor. Like many tragedies, the good guy usually dies or loses.
Socrates' death was similar to a Greek tragedy because it did not end in his favor. Like many tragedies, the good guy usually dies or loses.
No, Socrates is not considered the father of tragedy. Tragedy in ancient Greece developed separately from Socrates' philosophical contributions. The origins of Greek tragedy are attributed to playwrights like Thespis and Aeschylus.
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Socrates was the Greek philosopher who was sentenced to death by the government of Athens. He was charged with corrupting the youth of the city and impiety. Socrates chose to drink hemlock rather than flee Athens or compromise his beliefs.
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Socrates communicated in Greek.
The death of Socrates, after the start of the Great Peloponnesian War.
Socrates was forced to drink hemlock, a poison, for teaching youth to question authority and dogma.
Socrates was the mentor of many students also was sentence to death for rebelling against the state. however to avoid the sentence of death he drank poison to carry out the sentence
Socrates spoke ancient Greek.