Euphiletus, an Athenian citizen, has been accused of the unlawful murder of Eratosthenes. This essay, or argument, is being used as the speech that Euphiletus must present on his own behalf at his trial, and it has been prepared for him by the famous writer Lysias. The issue at hand is whether or not the killing was justified under Athenian law, which dictates that a man, if caught in the act of adultery with another …showed first 75 words of 511 total…

…showed last 75 words of 511 total…draw in the jury into feeling some kind of relation to the trial. They would view Eratosthenes as an enemy and Euphiletus as a hero for what had occurred. Lysias uses very good methods to draw in the jurors and entice certain emotions from them. His ability to switch his style of diction to attract attention also suits his prose well. As a whole, this argument is presented very effectively and is hard to combat.