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So let's look into the Crito
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just a little bit.
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Crito is named
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for a friend and disciple of Socrates
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who at the outset of the dialogue
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is sitting as a watchful guardian over his mentor.
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He urges Socrates to allow him to help him escape.
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The jailers have been bribed
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and escape would be made easy.
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But rather than trying to convince Crito directly
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Socrates creates a dialogue;
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actually, you might say