QUESTIONS

1. Describe Hell as depicted in No Exit. How is it different from the traditional idea of hell?

2. What become the instruments of torture in this Hell? 3. Explain the key things that condemn each of the three main characters to Hell.

4. Who are the protagonists and antagonists of the play? 5. Describe Garcin, the first to arrive in Hell, as a person. What is his reaction to sharing his room with two females?

8. Explain how the plot of the play is developed and ends. 9. How is the theme of man's cruelty to man developed in the play? 10. Discuss Sartre's use of symbolism in No Exit. 11. Why is the play a total tragedy?

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