No Exit Power Quotes

How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue. We used the translation by S. Gilbert found in No Exit and Three Other Plays, published by Vintage International in 1989.

Quote #10

GARCIN: No, I shall never be your torturer. I wish neither of you any harm, and I've no concern with you. None at all. (203)

It seem like Garcin represents the average person – say, a member of the audience – and therefore reacts with a pragmatic normalcy to Inez’s wild sadism.