Before seeing the play we did numerous activities related with power and status. One activity we did was to make up a short scene showing how level affected status, for example when a character had power over another character they would be physically higher up then them. This could mean the character that possessed more power would be standing and the other character could be lying on the ground. Another activity we had to do was make up a scenario in which a character would abuse their power; this helped us understand how Caligula abused his power and why. We also did some small role-plays, and drama games to understand how during a performance you can lose and gain power

One week after seeing the play we did a workshop, which helped me understand the play and characterisation. We did lots of different activities in the workshop. In one of the activities we had to face the wall, t

During the performance I thought that there was one specific scene in which the sound really enhanced the performance. It was a drumbeat that got faster as Caligula become more irritated and crazed. It helped the audience now how agitated Caligula was and it also represented how scared the other characters were becoming. The drumbeat acted almost like a heartbeat. It built up tension.

There was a really strong point in the play that I thought was fantastic! Caligula danced around holding a full size mirror, admiring his own reflection. He kissed himself, this just proved how much Caligula liked himself, he was in love with himself!

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