Symposium by Plato

Do the first five speeches in the symposium form a progression towards socrates culminating speech?

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Yes, the first five speeches prepare us for Socrates speech which concludes the symposium. Socrates uses the five speeches which proceed his own as a starting point. He builds on them, but he also argues against them.