The philosophical life (the Apology)

You are a juror at the trial of Socrates. You listen to his arguments in defense of the philosophical life (the Apology). You also happen to have been present and listening to the conversation, led by Socrates, regarding “justice” and the best possible government (the Republic). Now you must vote! Is Socrates indeed guilty of “corrupting the youth” of democratic Athens? Yes or no? Explain your decision with reference to Socrates’ ideas in both the Apology and the Republic. (You might also want to use Pericles’ “Funeral Oration” and Aristophanes’ The Clouds as evidence of democratic life and culture in ancient Athens.)