What is Caligula? An angel seeking the ultimate or a bloodthirsty monster? Before the war, Albert Camus perceived him as a hero of the absurd. Then, his own interpretation of the Roman emperor was considered, among other things, an allegory for Nazism. Since then, for decades, this particular character has been classified as one of the most significant and poignant figures in contemporary theater. In "Misunderstanding," Martha and her mother murder their hotel guests to seize their money. A "modern tragedy," where misery does not come from blindness, as in ancient Greek creators, but from a desperate desire for happiness. 

In February 1905, in Moscow, a group of terrorists belonging to the Socialist Revolutionary Party organizes a bombing attack against Grand Duke Sergei, the Tsar's uncle. The peculiar circumstances that preceded and followed constitute the core of the Just. In "The State of Siege," an unforeseen calamity disrupts the inhabitants of a seaside town. How do people react when they are afraid? This volume collects the four top examples of the Nobel laureate author's original dramatic art.