In this article I will discuss the four accusations made against Socrates in Plato's essay The Apology and why exactly each of these accusations is completely fictitious. The four charges brought against Socrates were that he supported the physical over the metaphysical, that he supported the weaker claim over the stronger one, that he went against the gods, and that he corrupted the youth. Each of these four accusations is false for various reasons, and after discussing each accusation, I will address each explanation for why each accusation is a complete farce. The first charge leveled against Socrates was that he supported the physical over the metaphysical. This accusation says that he believed in reason and science rather than the teachings of the gods. This alleged crime helped lay the foundation for the hatred and distrust that the Athenians felt towards Socrates. Socrates' accusers stated: “Socrates is a criminal and a curious person, who searches for things under the earth and in the heavens.” This statement is completely false for multiple reasons. First, Socrates simply did not discuss the physical versus the metaphysical; he just wanted to find true knowledge. He had no interest in this topic. In his opening statement to the court, Socrates identified the first accusation as false by directly confronting philosophers who actually adopted this style of teaching. He stated: “I will then ask you to assume with me that my adversaries are of two types: one more recent, the other from the past. I'll answer the latter first, because you heard these accusations long before the others. In this statement Socrates was referring to the Pre-Socratics as the true authors who advocated the physical over the metaphysical. They also had a high social status for... middle of paper... in Athens everything improves the young except Socrates. This statement by Melatos illustrates that Melatos has no knowledge about how to help young people and that his main intention is to have Socrates sentenced to death. In this article I talked about Plato's essay The Apology, in which Socrates was accused of having committed four crimes against the people of Athens. These four charges were that he had supported the physical over the metaphysical, that he had supported the weaker claim over the stronger one, that he had gone against the gods, and that he had corrupted the youth. Each of these statements was completely wrong for their own reasons, yet the court still sentenced him to death. The fact that he was executed despite being falsely accused and the fact that he accepted death instead of abandoning his beliefs contributed to making him the philosopher who is still loved and revered today..