Euthyphro is just one of Plato's early dialogues. In this passage only Socrates and Euthyphro are conversing to one another. Plato is the writer and philosopher. I have read and will attempt to write about passages 3a - 4b. In Plato's Euthyphro, Socrates is considered to be like a priest. He is accused of corrupting the young people. Meletus, who is like a prosecuting district attorney, is trying to get rid of people that corrupt the minds of the young people and Socrates is among those that Meletus wants gone. .

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             What could Socrates possibly be saying to the young people to corrupt their minds? I don't think he would purposely do this? I think he was trying to teach the young people the ways of their religion but Meletus didn't see it that way. Meletus is attempting to do an injustice to Socrates by getting rid of him. According to Euthyphro, Meletus would be doing wrong to the city at its hearth, which means at its roots. Family life would not be the same.

             Euthyphro is a lawyer and also Socrates' friend. Euthyphro tries to help Socrates sort through what is going on. Socrates refers to him as a prophet, a person who speaks for God and does what is right. Meletus thinks Socrates invents new gods all the time but never acknowledges that the old ones exist. I think this means that Socrates is making new religious commandments for the people to follow but doesn't care about the ones he has already set. Meletus has taken Socrates to court and falsely slandered his name before a jury of his peers to try and rid of him, which I don't think really worked.

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             Socrates should listen to Euthyphro. Euthyphro is an extremely wise man. He does not want to anger the people or Meletus. He doesn't think anyone thinks he is a risk of corrupting anyone with his own wisdom. He is a wise man but also has a dilemma. He has been chosen to prosecute his own father for murder. Some people say he is crazy for doing this.