Jean-Paul Sartre’s play “No exit” follows three dead protagonists Garcin, Inez and Estelle, who are brought into hell which is depicted as a plain room furnished in Second Empire style. Expecting torturing devices and fire, they quickly realize that they will torture each other which stems from Garcin’s famous line from Sartre’s play “hell is other people!” (Sartre 45). Throughout the play, Sartre makes a clear point that gender plays a large role in not only the events leading to their imprisonment in hell, but also the torturous judgmental gazes at each other. “No Exit” suggests that people who abide and live by their specific gender roles are subject to insecurity and a constant need for peer approval. This is demonstrated through the characterization
