Who is Socrates from Gorgias and what is their importance?

Socrates Alcibiades, the son of Clinias, from Alopece, is one of the three main characters in Gorgias. He dislikes Sophists, rhetoricians, and politicians. He has many qualities, although he is interested in intellectual argument, and learns the art of rhetoric. He engages in it by answering questions. He challenges others, provoking and displaying irony. Through his analysis of power and consequences of weakness, he is also teaching.