"‘. . . I may and must pray to the gods that my departure hence be a fortunate one; so I offer this prayer and may it be granted
.’ With these words he [Socrates] raised the cup to his lips and very cheerfully drained it. Up to that time most of us had been able to restrain our tears fairly well, but when we . . . saw that he had drunk the poison, we could do so no longer. . . . It was not for him that I wept, but for my own misfortune in being deprived of such a friend. . . . Such was the end . . . of our friend, who was, as we may say, of all of his time whom we have known, the best and wisest and most righteous man." —Plato, as quoted in Eyewitness to History What did Plato feel for Socrates? a. deep hatred
c. mild hatred
b. deep admiration
d. mild admiration
The poem first starts with a very happy and pleased tone, but later as we continue reading the tone turns up into a disappointment and sad one. The tone here reveals about the speaker that she had a lot of struggles and difficulties trying to learn english because she has spoken italian for her entire life.
