In the play, Caligula's sister, Drusilla, died and he disappeared. But he was not very sad about it. He had the desire for the impossible. When Caligula entered the stage, he seemed tired, because he had been walking for a long time. He was simply looking for the moon. He was looking for the moon, because it was something he did not have yet. Caligula noticed that when most men die, they are not happy. He doesn't want to be that way, and wishes that everyone will learn to be happy.
The patricians thought that Caligula was sort of insane. They thought that he was very reliable, but yet uneducated. The patricians followed Caligula around and wanted to know his every move. Scipio saw that he went up to Drusilla's body and stroked it with two fingers. They wanted to know why Caligula disappeared and the figured that it was because the death of his sister. He disappeared, because he needed to find a new desire, but this desire was impossible. I agree with the patricians view of Caligula. I think he is insane. I understand that people mourn over deaths, but Caligula was not mourning. He was just looking for the moon. I think someone that tires themselves out by looking for the moon all day is crazy. But yet I don't think having desires is crazy, you just have to limit them.
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