Talk:Caligula (I Claudius)

I Claudius version of Caligula is portrayed as a Tragic Villain and not a Complete Monster as although his actions are considered horrific, disturbing and morally wrong, he is deeply mentally disturbed with clear symptoms of neuro-psychological impairment indicated by his very strange and behaviour (Inconsistent with someone who has moral responsibility and chooses to perform evil to achieve personal goals) abnormal actions and outlanish beleifs along with constant bad pains in his head and extreme lack of sleep. Also only displays horrific behaviours following awakening from his coma in which he likely suffered brain damage so cannot be deemed fit enough or completely morally responsible for his actions. He is also shown a some sympathy for his mental sickness by his uncle and the main protagonist Claudius who despite his treatment by him, avenges his death by removing Caligula's assasins. He also has a suitable about of comdeic value to the audience to the extent it can be hard to take his actions seriously such as his dawn dance, collecting Neptunes seashells and making his horse Incitatus consul. There is a bigger psychological picture to consider than the gossip of unreliable biased historians such as Suetonius.