Dialogue

 1  Gorg|       most profound earnest, as Chaerephon remarks. Callicles soon
 2  Gorg|       his inseparable disciple, Chaerephon, meets Callicles in the
 3  Gorg|        Put the question to him, Chaerephon.~CHAEREPHON: What question?~
 4  Gorg|    question to him, Chaerephon.~CHAEREPHON: What question?~SOCRATES:
 5  Gorg|           Who is Gorgias?’ asks Chaerephon, imitating the manner of
 6  Gorg|        to the question asked by Chaerephon,—that he is a rhetorician,
 7  Gorg|          The company cheer, and Chaerephon and Callicles exhort them
 8  Gorg|       in silent amazement, asks Chaerephon whether Socrates is in earnest,
 9  Gorg|  DIALOGUE: Callicles, Socrates, Chaerephon, Gorgias, Polus.~SCENE:
10  Gorg|    fault, Callicles; our friend Chaerephon is to blame; for he would
11  Gorg|         loitering in the Agora.~CHAEREPHON: Never mind, Socrates; the
12  Gorg|  CALLICLES: What is the matter, Chaerephon—does Socrates want to hear
13  Gorg|  Socrates want to hear Gorgias?~CHAEREPHON: Yes, that was our intention
14  Gorg|        teaches; he may, as you (Chaerephon) suggest, defer the exhibition
15  Gorg|    fortunate! will you ask him, Chaerephon—?~CHAEREPHON: What shall
16  Gorg|       you ask him, Chaerephon—?~CHAEREPHON: What shall I ask him?~SOCRATES:
17  Gorg|    SOCRATES: Ask him who he is.~CHAEREPHON: What do you mean?~SOCRATES:
18  Gorg|     cobbler. Do you understand?~CHAEREPHON: I understand, and will
19  Gorg|    asked?~GORGIAS: Quite right, Chaerephon: I was saying as much only
20  Gorg|         has asked me a new one.~CHAEREPHON: Then you must be very ready,
21  Gorg|      Gorgias.~GORGIAS: Of that, Chaerephon, you can make trial.~POLUS:
22  Gorg|        indeed, and if you like, Chaerephon, you may make trial of me
23  Gorg|  talking a long time, is tired.~CHAEREPHON: And do you, Polus, think
24  Gorg|     answer well enough for you?~CHAEREPHON: Not at all:—and you shall
25  Gorg|       if you like.~POLUS: Ask:—~CHAEREPHON: My question is this: If
26  Gorg|      brother?~POLUS: Certainly.~CHAEREPHON: Then we should be right
27  Gorg|        a physician?~POLUS: Yes.~CHAEREPHON: And if he had the skill
28  Gorg|      POLUS: Clearly, a painter.~CHAEREPHON: But now what shall we call
29  Gorg|         he is skilled.~POLUS: O Chaerephon, there are many arts among
30  Gorg|        promise which he made to Chaerephon.~GORGIAS: What do you mean,
31  Gorg|  SOCRATES: Because, Polus, when Chaerephon asked you what was the art
32  Gorg|        clearly, as you answered Chaerephon when he asked you at first,
33  Gorg|   wanting to do something else.~CHAEREPHON: You hear the audience cheering,
34  Gorg|         CALLICLES: By the gods, Chaerephon, although I have been present
35  Gorg| discussion.~CALLICLES: Tell me, Chaerephon, is Socrates in earnest,
36  Gorg|       earnest, or is he joking?~CHAEREPHON: I should say, Callicles,