The frustration his contemporaries had with him can be attributed to his method of elenchos in which conversations about definitions of abstract concepts generally end in aporia as well as his use of the eir?eia style, which came to be known as his "irony.
Friedrich Nietzsche in his Twilight of the Idols dedicates a section to "The Problem" of this man.  The frustration his contemporaries had with him can be attributed to his method of elenchos in which conversations about definitions of abstract concepts generally end in aporia as well as his use of the eir?eia style, which came to be known as his "irony." He also insisted that a personal daimon was more important than ritualistic piety which provided one of the reasons for which he was accused by Lycon, Anytus and Meletus.  For 10 points, name this mouthpiece of the Platonic dialogues who was eventually sentenced to death despite his so-called Apology.
Friedrich Nietzsche in his Twilight of the Idols dedicates a section to "The Problem" of this man.  
Socrates