Caligula

by Albert Camus

Book Overview

History / Characters: 18 males, 2 females

Scenery: Exterior

Caligula explores the absolutism of power and the catastrophe of tyranny. Caesar summons his council, whose first thought is of taxes. Very well, says Caesar, if taxes are more important than human hearts, he may safely kill without conscience. He pursues the logic to the bitter end. In the last scene, he is murdered, an ending he knew was inevitable. "Has given the theatre a red hot...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0573606692
• ISBN13: 9780573606694
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"