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Socrates
Socrates is the friend and occasional mentor of Phaedrus. For more about Socrates, see "About Plato" under "Additional Content" or follow this link to Socrates.Phaedrus
Phaedrus is a friend of Socrates and a devoted follower of Lysias. He loves speeches and aspires to be a great orator.Lysias
Lysias is a famous rhetorician named in absentia in the dialogue. He is the son of Cephalus, who appears in Plato's Republic.Related Content for Phaedrus
- Short Summary
- About Phaedrus
- Character List
- Glossary of Terms
- Major Themes
- Summary and Analysis of Introduction: 227a-230e
- Summary and Analysis of Lysias’s Speech: 230e-234c
- Summary and Analysis of Socrates' Challenge of Lysias: 234d-237b
- Summary and Analysis of Socrates' First Speech: 237b-241d
- Summary and Analysis of Socrates' Recantation: 241d-243e
- Summary and Analysis of Socrates’ Second Speech: 244a-257b
- Summary and Analysis of Transition to Discussion of Rhetoric: 257b-259d
- Summary and Analysis of Discussion of Rhetoric, Part I: 259e-266c
- Summary and Analysis of Discussion of Rhetoric, Part II: 266c-274b
- Summary and Analysis of Discussion of Writing: 274b-277a
- Summary and Analysis of Conclusion: 277a-279c
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