Gorgias Characters

Socrates (c. 470 B.C.E.–399 B.C.E.) was Plato’s teacher and appears as a main character in many of Plato’s dialogues, including Gorgias. Though he left no writings of his own, he is considered the founder… read analysis of Socrates

Callicles was a politician and host of famous orator Gorgias. Callicles thinks nature is more important than law (or culture)—that is, he thinks it’s natural for the strong to rule over the weak, rather… read analysis of Callicles

The titular Gorgias was an influential rhetorician and orator. At the beginning of the dialogue, Gorgias has just delivered a lecture to an admiring crowd. Then, Socrates initiates a dialogue with Gorgias, wanting to… read analysis of Gorgias of Leontini

Polus is an orator with whom Socrates dialogues. Socrates describes him as youthful and impulsive; he is quick to defend Gorgias and quick to take offense at Socrates’s questioning. In the dialogue, he tends to… read analysis of Polus