La Peste at the end of the first act

I found the portrayal of la peste at the end of the first act of the play particularly interesting; it was quite unsettling to remember when reading the dialogue that it is a "plague" who is speaking to the audience, and not someone with a human name. I also thought the religious and omnipotent language that la peste uses to close the first act made me feel uneasy, as he explains that "Moi, je règne, c'est un fait", and "Mon ministère est commencé".