Plato's Crito

This part of the story is a conversation between Socrates and Crito. Crito visits Socrates and tells him that he is there to break him out of prison. Socrates feels that it would be wrong for him to break out of prison because by doing so he is breaking the laws that he is upholding but at the same time trying to repair. He realizes that these laws, while not perfect, are still not there to be broken. If he was to break out he would have to leave town, therefore leaving his family behind, his children without a father. On top of all that, Socrates fears that if he were to break out, he would face hell after death and that that is another reason to stay true to his morals and stay in prison throughout the trial.