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* IRegretNothing: Garcin almost says this word-for-word after telling Inès and Estelle the story of how badly he mentally and emotionally abused his former wife when he was still alive. Estelle and Inès wordlessly look on, making it unclear if they feel bad for his wife or are shocked by his audacity. Whatever feeling was there, it doesn't stick for Estelle, as she tries to pursue Garcin anyway.
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* UndyingLoyalty: Garcin's wife was loyal to him and mourned his death despite everything he'd put her through while he was alive.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Estelle, who had a younger boy interested in her while alive but did not return his feelings because she is not a "cradle snatcher." She still becomes horribly jealous when the still-alive Olga begins making advances at him and reveals to him what she did.
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* TheGadfly: Inès appears to be this at first, and while she's the most pronounced, all three are soon revealed to be Gadflies to each other. That's their punishment--they're stuck in a room making each other miserable forever.
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** Inès actively antagonizes both Estelle and Garcin, making it impossible for them to keep to themselves. She also can’t seem to help herself but be antagonistic and creepy toward Estelle even when she’s trying to win her favor.
** Inès actively antagonizes both Estelle and Garcin, making it impossible for them to keep to themselves. She also can’t seem to help herself but be antagonistic and creepy toward Estelle even when she’s trying to win her favor.
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TheGadfly: All three are trapped in hell to be gadfly's to each other, but Inès, who is all but explicitly stated to be a sociopath, and Estelle, who is a whiny AttentionWhore, are more pronounced than Garcin, at least for the duration of the play.
** Inès actively antagonizes both Estelle and Garcin, making it impossible for them to keep to themselves. She alsocan’t can't seem to help herself but be antagonistic and creepy toward Estelle even when she’s she's trying to win her favor.favor.
** Inès actively antagonizes both Estelle and Garcin, making it impossible for them to keep to themselves. She also
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: Estelle, who acts like a carefree airhead who believes they were sorted into hell "by accident" [[spoiler: until Garcin and Inez force the truth about her being an unrepentant baby killer out of her]].
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* TheGadfly: While Estelle is the most "innocently" annoying of the three due to her desire for Garcin's attention and validation, Inès is the one who actively antagonizes both Estelle and Garcin, making it impossible for them to keep to themselves.
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** Inèsis the one who actively antagonizes both Estelle and Garcin, making it impossible for them to keep to themselves.themselves. She also can’t seem to help herself but be antagonistic and creepy toward Estelle even when she’s trying to win her favor.
** Garcin finds Estelle "innocently" annoying because she wants his attention while he's uninterested in her. However, when he finally gives her the attention she craves after tiring of her and Inès pestering him, she can't put her ego aside long enough to stroke his and belittles him for his cowardice, ruining any chance she had of him becoming interested in her.
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** Garcin finds Estelle "innocently" annoying because she wants his attention while he's uninterested in her. However, when he finally gives her the attention she craves after tiring of her and Inès pestering him, she can't put her ego aside long enough to stroke his and belittles him for his cowardice, ruining any chance she had of him becoming interested in her.
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* PoorCommunicationKills: Each person could probably get what they wanted from the other if they put their egos aside and communicated better. The issue here is that they just can't help themselves but to be annoying and pick at each other's flaws.
** While it is unlikely, given her personality, Inès could validate Garcin's desire to be seen as a real man if he stopped being so openly desperate to prove that he did nothing wrong.
** Garcin would have had sex if Estelle hadn't mocked him for his cowardice just as they were about to have it. However, her contempt for him and her perception of him as "taking what she can get given the circumstances" caused him to reject all of her advances, dooming her to an eternity of lust without relief since all he cares about now is Inès' validation, and having sex with Estelle will only make her resent him.
** While it is not explicitly stated, its clear that Estelle is either straight or simply has no romantic interest in Inès. That said, as the only women trapped together in that room, the two could form a friendship if Inès stopped being a creep toward Estelle and subtly insulting her even in her "nice" moments.
** While it is unlikely, given her personality, Inès could validate Garcin's desire to be seen as a real man if he stopped being so openly desperate to prove that he did nothing wrong.
** Garcin would have had sex if Estelle hadn't mocked him for his cowardice just as they were about to have it. However, her contempt for him and her perception of him as "taking what she can get given the circumstances" caused him to reject all of her advances, dooming her to an eternity of lust without relief since all he cares about now is Inès' validation, and having sex with Estelle will only make her resent him.
** While it is not explicitly stated, its clear that Estelle is either straight or simply has no romantic interest in Inès. That said, as the only women trapped together in that room, the two could form a friendship if Inès stopped being a creep toward Estelle and subtly insulting her even in her "nice" moments.
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: After witnessing Estelle murder their child, her lover committed suicide by shooting himself in the face]].
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* GoldDigger: Estelle married a wealthy older man when she was just 16 to provide for herself and her orphaned brother.
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* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Estelle didn't want to have a child with her lover, so she threw it over a balcony with a rock while he was watching. She doesn't appear to be sorry for what she did, despite the fact that she claims to still love him]].
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** [[spoiler: It's never explained what became of Florence after her death. Given that she committed a murder-suicide, it's possible that she was damned to Hell, too.]]
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** [[spoiler: Inez and Garcin claim to have been dead for several months before being escorted to their Hell room, whereas Estelle claims to have died the day before. Where were Garcin and Inez's souls held before they went to Hell?]]
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** [[spoiler: Inez Inès and Garcin claim to have been dead for several months before being escorted to their Hell room, whereas Estelle claims to have died the day before. Where were Garcin and Inez's Inès' souls held before they went to Hell?]]
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* DeadpanSnarker: Inez, who even admits to being impolite. Despite her borderline obsession with Estelle, she's even snarky toward her.
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* AmbiguousSituation: The play leaves many unanswered questions, and the characters don't ask them either, given that The Valet, likely the only one that could answer them, does not return after escorting Estelle.
** [[spoiler: Why did the door finally open? Was it to further mock the trio by reminding them of their reliance on one another? What would have happened if they had left, given that The Valet claimed there is nothing beyond their room other than passages and other rooms? Where would they end up?]]
** [[spoiler: Inez and Garcin claim to have been dead for several months before being escorted to their Hell room, whereas Estelle claims to have died the day before. Where were Garcin and Inez's souls held before they went to Hell?]]
** [[spoiler: Why did the door finally open? Was it to further mock the trio by reminding them of their reliance on one another? What would have happened if they had left, given that The Valet claimed there is nothing beyond their room other than passages and other rooms? Where would they end up?]]
** [[spoiler: Inez and Garcin claim to have been dead for several months before being escorted to their Hell room, whereas Estelle claims to have died the day before. Where were Garcin and Inez's souls held before they went to Hell?]]
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* UnfazedEveryman: Aside from agonizing over and denying their reasons for ending up in Hell, the characters' reactions to being there are fairly blasé.
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* InLoveWithLove: Garcin is disgusted with Estelle because she tries to seduce him with flattery, so when Estelle calls Garcin a hero like he wishes, it doesn't actually mean anything.
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* ManipulativeBitch: Inès [[{{Gaslighting}} gaslighted]] her lover in life until she committed a MurderSuicide with a gas leak. Inès tries repeatedly to make Estelle dependent on her over the course of the story, but Estelle is creeped out by her advances and rejects her every time.
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* TheGadfly: Inès appears to be this at first, and while she's the most pronounced, all three are soon revealed to be Gadflies to each other. That's their punishment- they're stuck in a room making each other miserable forever.
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* TheGadfly: Inès appears to be this at first, and while she's the most pronounced, all three are soon revealed to be Gadflies to each other. That's their punishment- they're punishment--they're stuck in a room making each other miserable forever.
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* IronicHell: A very stripped-down, bare-bones version. You got sent to hell because you're an unpleasant person. Your punishment is to be locked into a room with two ''other'' unpleasant people. Forever. [[spoiler: And you're not even locked in- [[SelfInflictedHell it's only your psychological flaws, the ones that got you sent to hell in the first place, that keep you there]].]]
* ItsAllAboutMe: All three are this, leading to the sins that caused them to become damned to begin with. They spend a good deal of time in hell fussing about how they're remembered on Earth, either claiming their friends are remembering them unfairly or expressing indignance when their friends don't think of them at all.
* ItsAllAboutMe: All three are this, leading to the sins that caused them to become damned to begin with. They spend a good deal of time in hell fussing about how they're remembered on Earth, either claiming their friends are remembering them unfairly or expressing indignance when their friends don't think of them at all.
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* IronicHell: A very stripped-down, bare-bones version. You got sent to hell because you're an unpleasant person. Your punishment is to be locked into a room with two ''other'' unpleasant people. Forever. [[spoiler: And you're not even locked in- [[SelfInflictedHell in--[[SelfInflictedHell it's only your psychological flaws, the ones that got you sent to hell in the first place, that keep you there]].]]
* ItsAllAboutMe: All three are this, leading to the sins that caused them to become damned to begin with. They spend a good deal of time in hell fussing about how they're remembered on Earth, either claiming their friends are remembering them unfairly or expressingindignance indignation when their friends don't think of them at all.
* ItsAllAboutMe: All three are this, leading to the sins that caused them to become damned to begin with. They spend a good deal of time in hell fussing about how they're remembered on Earth, either claiming their friends are remembering them unfairly or expressing
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* LoveTriangle: {{Played with}} all over the place. Hell picks the roommates very well; every one of them is ''capable'' of respecting each other at least superficially, but when any two start getting along, the third person will try to break it up out of jealousy. All three are attention whores and cannot stand the other two being friendly. Estelle makes romantic overtures at both but really wants to get with Garcin, who ends up ignoring her in favor of Inès (because he thinks that Inès, as the OnlySaneMan, will be able to validate him), while Inès ignores and degrades him because she's in love with Estelle. The three are perfectly suited to constantly torturing each other via social shenanigans, and yet incapable of dealing with the idea of leaving the other two.
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* TriangRelations: {{Played with}} all over the place. Hell picks the roommates very well; every one of them is ''capable'' of respecting each other at least superficially, but when any two start getting along, the third person will try to break it up out of jealousy. All three are attention whores and cannot stand the other two being friendly. Estelle makes romantic overtures at both but really wants to get with Garcin, who ends up ignoring her in favor of Inès (because he thinks that Inès, as the OnlySaneMan, will be able to validate him), while Inès ignores and degrades him because she's in love with Estelle. The three are perfectly suited to constantly torturing each other via social shenanigans, and yet incapable of dealing with the idea of leaving the other two.
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* PsychoLesbian: Inès. It's never outright stated that she's a lesbian, but it's pretty clear she is, and committed a terrible act because of it. She also becomes obsessed with Estelle, constantly making passes at her and becoming enraged when Estelle doesn't return her affections. Turned UpToEleven when Estelle becomes physical with Garcin which the two of them do intentionally to torture her.
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* PsychoLesbian: Inès. It's never outright stated that she's a lesbian, but it's pretty clear she is, and committed a terrible act because of it. She also becomes obsessed with Estelle, constantly making passes at her and becoming enraged when Estelle doesn't return her affections. Turned UpToEleven Exaggerated when Estelle becomes physical with Garcin which the two of them do intentionally to torture her.
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*** Estelle also means "star", as befits a narcissist.
** Inés means "chaste", and she was a closeted lesbian in life.
*** Her last name Serrano is the name of a chili pepper of the extra hot variety.
** Inés means "chaste", and she was a closeted lesbian in life.
*** Her last name Serrano is the name of a chili pepper of the extra hot variety.
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* BottleEpisode: An extreme example, in that the entire play takes place in the one room, where the characters are condemned to stay for ever.
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* PacifismIsCowardice: Garcin presents himself as a BadassPacifist, but is actually a DirtyCoward who was shot for desertion.
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* NothingIsScarier: [[spoiler: The door to the room opens toward the end of the play, but nobody can bring themselves to actually leave. While part of it is because they're too hung up on their insecurities being probed by the others, they're also terrified to leave the (almost nonexistent) comfort of their room and go into Hell. Notably what's outside their door is never revealed to audience. Some productions have it represented by bright lights, sheer darkness, or ominous noises, but in the original script, the only note is that it's much, much hotter with the door open.]]
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Ines complains about her room being rented to new tenants, Estelle complains about how a boy who had a crush on her was dancing with someone else, and Garcin complains about how his old boss isn't talking about him.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: All three are this, leading to the sins that caused them to become damned to begin with. They spend a good deal of time in hell fussing about how they're remembered on Earth, and (claiming) their friends are remembering them unfairly.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: All three are this, leading to the sins that caused them to become damned to begin with. They spend a good deal of time in hell fussing about how they're remembered on Earth, and (claiming) either claiming their friends are remembering them unfairly. unfairly or expressing indignance when their friends don't think of them at all.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Garcin and Estelle both cheated on their spouses, and Garcin even made his wife serve them coffee in bed. Inès, on the other hand, just went for MurderTheHypotenuse.
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* YearOutsideHourInside: During the play, the characters have visions of life progressing without them on Earth, and it seems unlike usual Hells in which an eternity is actually a second, what feels like a brief time in Hell is actually several months on the outside.
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* YearOutsideHourInside: During the play, the characters have visions of life progressing without them on Earth, and it seems unlike usual Hells in which an eternity in Hell is actually a second, second in "real-time," what feels like a brief time in Hell is actually several months on the outside.
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* PsychoLesbian: Inès. It's never outright stated that she's a lesbian, but it's pretty clear she is, and committed a terrible act because of it.
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** [[spoiler: Estelle attempts to do this to Inès towards the end when she grabs a letter opener and stabs her with it. However, since Inès is already dead, it has no effect, not even causing her pain.]]
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* PsychoLesbian: Inès. It's never outright stated that she's a lesbian, but it's pretty clear she is, and committed a terrible because of it.
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* TheGoldenRule: The point of the play, and of existentialist philosophy in general. You create the world you live in, and hellish behaviour will make your life hell quite well enough without any divine intervention required.
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This seems like it's missing the point. Sartre's existentialism was all about nothing mattering but how we treat each other - if hell is other people, then so is heaven. These three created the situation they lived in, it's not an inevitable consequence for everyone.
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* BrokenAesop: A famous one. The play’s message is “Hell is other people,” but chooses to demonstrate this by focusing on three narcissists each with a total LackOfEmpathy, and then expecting this to be a comment on normal folks.
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* BrokenAesop: A famous one. The play’s message is “Hell is other people,” but chooses to demonstrate this by focusing on three narcissists each with a total LackOfEmpathy, and then expecting this to be a comment on normal folks.
