Plays (Caligula / Malentendu / L'État de Siège / Justes)

About “Plays (Caligula / Malentendu / L'État de Siège / Justes)”

Caligula is a play by Albert Camus about an attractive prince who, after the death of his sister and mistress, turns to murder and the corruption of values in an attempt to achieve a form of freedom. The play explores his misguided pursuit of liberty. The Misunderstanding is another play by Camus that follows a son who hopes to be recognized without revealing his name, but he is killed by his mother and sister due to a misunderstanding. State of Siege is an allegorical drama also written by Camus, focusing on themes of liberty. The Just Assassins is based on real historical events in Moscow following World War II.