Schopenhauer argues suicide fails as escape because the will-to-live persists through the act; analogously, if Hell is constituted by an inextinguishable will or conscious existence, the self that seeks annihilation perpetually reconstitutes itself.

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Constituted by(describing what conditions would make something true): Made up of or determined by; in this case, what things would need to happen for something to count as true.
Schopenhauer: Schopenhauer refers to Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), a German philosopher who believed that life is fundamentally about suffering and that human desires can never truly be satisfied. He argued that the best way to cope with this suffering is through denial of desires, artistic appreciation, and compassion for others. His pessimistic yet influential ideas shaped later thinkers, artists, and writers, making him one of the most important Western philosophers despite his gloomy worldview.
annihilation(as what the self seeks to escape through): Complete destruction or elimination; ceasing to exist entirely.
inextinguishable(describing the will or conscious existence in Hell): Something that cannot be put out, destroyed, or stopped—it keeps going no matter what you do to it.
reconstitutes itself(describing how the self in Hell keeps coming back into existence): Forms or puts itself back together again; rebuilds or recreates itself.
will-to-live(as the concept that Schopenhauer believes persists even through suicide): According to Schopenhauer, the fundamental force inside all living creatures that drives them to survive, reproduce, and continue existing no matter what.

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