Round 9: Tossup 4

A character in this play says that he goes to “[his] uncle’s place… on the third floor” on his days off before informing another character of the lack of a light-switch. After repeatedly trying to ring an electric bell, a character in this play is told that “Florence was a tiresome little fool,” so his supposed plan of “torture by separation” would be unsuccessful. A character in this play who asks a (*) valet “where (10[1])are the instruments of torture?” (10[1])later realizes that “there’s no need for red-hot pokers” before Estelle repeatedly stabs Inez. For 10 points, Garcin declares that “hell is other people” (-5[1])in what Jean-Paul Sartre play? ■END■

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