Caligula in Albert Camus's version is a lonely egocentric who has gone through the loss of his sinful love for his sister, and keeps trying to save himself from madness and the pain of emptiness caused by the loss of his soulmate. Caligula wants to free himself from the past, using the unlimited power of the emperor, he seeks to prove to each and every one his strength and invincibility in the face of the...
Caligula in Albert Camus's version is a lonely egocentric who has gone through the loss of his sinful love for his sister, and keeps trying to save himself from madness and the pain of emptiness caused by the loss of his soulmate. Caligula wants to free himself from the past, using the unlimited power of the emperor, he seeks to prove to each and every one his strength and invincibility in the face of the challenges of fate. He begins to act trying to regain the meaning of existence and happiness. But his actions bring only chaos and death. Are there answers to the questions that concern the protagonist and each of us: how far down can a person sink in fear for their own life? What or whom can they step over, endure humiliation, torture? What is true freedom? At what cost does a person gain freedom? What turns a person into a slave, into a creature that loses dignity and honor? What is a person with unlimited power capable of? Is it a person or fear and silent acquiescence of the people around that gives rise to tyranny, brings death and destruction to humanity, as well as civilization as a whole....
