"Other people always think that a person is in so much pain because the person he loves passed away overnight. In fact, his pain is more profound: he discovered that sadness cannot last, and even pain has lost its meaning."
The Roman Emperor Caligula suddenly disappeared for three days after the sudden death of his beloved.
When he returned, he had become a ruthless tyrant: he asked ministers to complete the order of "taking off the moon", publicly humiliated the elders, killed his subjects, trampled on love and morality, just to prove the absurdity of life and the vanity of power.
In this four-act play, Caligula's confrontations with political opponents, lovers, and poets are sharp and cruel, eventually leading to a devastating ending.
This is one of Camus's most dramatic works and a classic tragedy that confronts freedom, truth and the limits of humanity.
