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From what I understand, I believe Act 2 was there to show how society has developed from the way it used to be, where it was mainly male-dominated. In Act 1, the males dictated the relationships and what happened, while the women just sat back and did what they were told. However, in Act 2, the women, and the gay guys, were able to be both sexually and socially free, to be able to live for themselves. I think that was the whole point of Betty’s speech at the end. She retracted her statements to Ellen, where she had told her that sex was not for a woman to enjoy, and to just “keep still”. She was able to defy Clive and her mother, and be her own person.
I thought this play was interesting. And I agree with Olivia, I felt it was a bit exaggerated, but it got the point across strongly, albeit a little confusingly.
