The idea
that "Hell is other people" comes from the end of Sartre's play No
Exit, in which three "sinners" are locked in a room together, all of them
possessing dispositions that fundamentally conflict with each other. It is unknown if the nature
of this Hell is similar for other sinners or strictly for these three. They cannot close their
eyes or leave the room, forcing them to spend all of their time interacting with one another.
The interesting thing in this depiction of Hell is that most of the
punishment occurring is self-inflicted. In fact, there comes a point when the door to the room
opens, but the characters simply will not leave due to the absurd nature of the conflict that
has arisen between them. Absurdism and existentialism are at the heart of Sartre's play, which
contrasts heavily with Dante's very literal idea of eternal punishment.
Dante's Hell is a physical place that he is able to discover simply by traversing to obscure
areas of the world. In keeping with that theme,...
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
How would you compare Dante's idea of Hell and Jean-Paul Sartre's famous idea that "Hell is other people?"
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