1. Some readers think Socrates went along with his execution because he was already old. Would things have been different if he were younger?

2. What made Socrates so attached to Athens, but even more devoted to his way of life that he was willing to die rather than give it up? Is Socrates a martyr either for the Laws of Athens or the cause of philosophy?

3. Crito claims that by suffering an unjust punishment Socrates will play into the hands of his accusers. Why does Socrates counter that his escape would corroborate the jury’s verdict to convict him?

4. Why does Socrates tell Crito that "whatever he suffers from others", one would still not be justified to escape the punishment of the laws and the community of the city (49b-50b)? Does Socrates' argument that it is wrong to harm even those who do one harm make sense?

5. What is the merit of Socrates' argument that citizens enter into an agreement or promise to obey the Laws, and that to violate them is to harm or wrong or even "destroy" the laws and the city? Does this mean that it is never right to disobey the laws?

6. How have the laws of Athens provided for Socrates' education?

7. How would one go about persuading the laws according to Socrates' guidelines?