Quote by Jean-Paul Sartre: “Hell is other people.”

This famous line signifies that much of our suffering comes from our relationships and the judgment of others. It implies that our freedom is limited by how others perceive and react to us, creating a constant, inescapable form of psychological torture or self-consciousness.

Written during the Nazi occupation of Paris, this play explored the psychological torment and lack of escape under oppressive conditions, using interpersonal relationships as a metaphor for external pressures and scrutiny.

French philosopher, novelist, and playwright who is the central figure of twentieth-century existentialism. His 1943 work Being and Nothingness and his 1945 lecture 'Existentialism Is a Humanism' defined a philosophy of radical freedom and individual responsibility.