No Exit Scene by Scene

The entire play is one scene, so I divided it into French scenes.

1. In the first scene, Garcin enters and is told that he is in hell; the Valet that he entered with exits, and soon Garcin finds himself alone. He examines his surroundings, and tries to figure out what to do with himself.

2. Inez is brought into the room by the Valet. When Garcin finally notices her, they strike up a conversation; initially, Inez thinks Garcin is her torturer. She, too, tries to figure out what to do with herself.

3. Estelle is the last person to be brought into the room by the Valet. She is very afraid of Garcin and Inez at first. Then everyone is introduced, and the Valet leaves.

4. The three people left in the room discuss how long they've been dead, and where they're from, and whether they could've known each other during their lives. Eventually, they talk about why each of them is in hell (Estelle, at least, briefly) and start to argue. Garcin decides that everyone should be silent.

5. Inez breaks the silence by singing, and Estelle asks Garcin for a mirror (he doesn't reply.) Inez hits on Estelle. Garcin speaks again after Inez begins speaking directly to him, and then launches into a speech about who's looking at who and what they all want. Garcin moves to touch Estelle, and she recoils. Garcin tells them why he is in hell (for running away and being a revolutionary.) Then Inez makes her confession (she killed three people.) Inez and Garcin question Estelle and find out that she killed her baby.

6. Inez sees what's happening in her part of the word, and they talk about how she is a terrible person, but try to help her. Then, Estelle has the same sort of vision, but hers is much longer, and she talks to Peter and the girl with him, Olga.

7. After she can't see the scene anymore, Estelle asks Garcin to comfort her; he won't. Inez offers to, but Estelle doesn't want Inez. Garcin decides to kiss Estelle, even though Inez is in the room, but he stops.

8. Garcin sees a scene from his world; it's where his office was. Inez, Estelle, and Garcin discuss Garcin's last few major actions on earth. Garcin starts to cry.

9. Garcin tells Inez and Estelle that they can all love each other, but the girls thing otherwise. The three of them cannot agree on anything.

10. Garcin tries to escape hell, but he can't. He keeps bringing up issues of life and danger and bravery and wickedness. Garcin tries to strangle Inez because she is telling him that he's a coward.

11. Estelle picks up a knife and stabs Inez, but Inez doesn't care because she is already dead. The three characters realize that they're stuck with themselves in hell, and there's nothing at all to be done.