Apology: one of the Dialogues, or all of the Dialogues in one?

During this read-through of Plato's "Apology", instead of reading and perceiving the work as one of Plato's famous dialogues, as I had done thus far, I read the "Apology" as if it were meant to be a conclusion of sorts to his many dialogues; as if it were an attempt to address all of Plato's dialogues, rather than simply being on of them.

Aiding to this perception are the familiar aspects of  'conclusions' that can be found within the "Apology", such as summerization and interpretation. Firstly, though there is no direct summary of any of the dialogues within the Apology, the work seems to give a general thematic outlay for the other dialogues; those who claim to know (such as Meletus) are shown not to know by one who professes to know nothing for certain.

Secondly, and more importantly, the "Apology" provides something that can be likened to an interpretation or conclusion of sorts by drawing everything back to Socrates' meta-philosophy, or how he is portrayed, by Plato, to be perceiving philosophy. Socrates' methods of investigation and conceptualization of the nature and function of philosophy are laid out within "The Apology" and practiced within the other Dialogues. It is quite clearly displayed throughout Socrates' 'explanatory monologue' that his conception of philosophy is one that doesn't stop at thought, but spills over into action and application in life; philosophy is taught, not only through speech, but also through what one wears, eats, where one moves, etc... This conception repeats itself throughout the dialogues as thought, wisdom, and [what is believed to be] rational understanding, are pulled out of the forefront and are, instead, overshadowed by tests through real life application.

   
There is, of course, much room for error in this interpretation (considering Socrates doesn't even appear in Laws, but who knows, maybe Plato didn't write that one??? :) ), and I do not mean to suggest that the Apology was meant as a conclusion, since it was far more likely written before the others. However, in reading it as such, I have found the Apology to, not only appropriately foreshadow many of the sunasia (am I using that correctly?) Socrates and is interlocutors will engage in throughout Plato's dialogues, but also provide a blanketing concept of Socrates' meta-philosophy that will be an overlaying theme throughout most of Plato's dialogues. ( I have not yet read them all so I cannot be certain, however, I'm excited to revisit how the Apology ties into other Dialogues further towards the end of the semester!)