With that of the story, told by the bible, of Jesus" death. I hypothesized that Socrates was using his death to make him a martyr and make a critical final statement to his work on evaluating people, and making them see the error of their ways. It would make sense, by doing this he would introduce passion into the souls of his pupils far surpassing that which he could do in life. He knew he was getting older and what better way to show the error of leading a life of public office. This way, by having the unjust "noble men" of Athens sentence him to death there is a culprit in the travesty, that would have occurred naturally, which is Socrates" death. Nonetheless, Crito urges Socrates to consider escaping the quandary in which Socrates currently finds himself.
However, he does not. Over the course of their dialogue, Crito offers several arguments in favor of Socrates" escape, and Socrates plays against each, offering each time a convincing counter-argument in favor of his own execution. The first argument of Crito's deals with the issue of his own public appearance, should Socrates" execution be carried out. "For me, if you are put to death, it is a double disaster," he says, "Quite apart from losing a friend . there will be many people that think . that I had the chance to save you and wasn't interested in doing so. (Crito 44c)".
Crito is obviously apprehensive about the reputation he may receive, and repercussions from it. Crito is undoubtedly concerned with the loss of his close friend and teacher, but it comes across as concern about his reputation. A reputation based upon the judgment he may receive from the public following Socrates" execution. A judgment that Crito did not do what it took to save his friend from this terminal situation. Socrates dispatches this argument handily, dispensing the advice that one ought not to "pay much attention to what "most people" think.
