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by Jean-Paul Sartre

No Exit study guide contains a biography of Jean-Paul Sartre, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Inez, Estelle, and Garcin are in hell - that is to say, a Second Empire drawing room with no windows, no mirrors, and a single locked door. Once they come to terms with their situation, they begin to wonder why they have been sent to hell. What crimes did they commit? Garcin argues that he was a pacifist who stood up for his principles, while Estelle explains that all she did was refuse to leave her husband for a lover.

The characters decide to stay quiet and keep to themselves. This attempt at non-interaction does not last for long, however. Inez is attracted to Estelle and repeatedly tries to win the pretty Parisian over. Garcin, annoyed, finally reveals why he is in hell after all: he treated his wife "abominably." He then procures Inez's…

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