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| When Cornelius and Barnaby discuss a dreary future working for Horace VandergelderCornelius speaks of the danger of greed One would become a Vandergelderthat isa miserby narrog his life to nothing more than work and Though Cornelius dislikes his bosshe also seems to realize that greed is a shortcoming of human nature Act takes place in Irene Molloys hat shop in New Yorkwhere she works with her istantMinnie Irene calls people foolsjust as Horace does HoweverIrene plans to marry Horacebecause she is tired of working and being lonely Like Corneliushowevershe longs for adventure Barnaby and Cornelius enter Irenes shop in an attempt to hide from Wolftrapas they call Horacewho is exiting a cab outside Cornelius and Irene seem attracted to each otherand Cornelius leads her to believe he is a wealthy man When Dolly and Horace walk toward the hat shopBarnaby hides underneath a tableas Cornelius hides in the wardrobe Irene takes Dolly and Horace to her workroomallog the two clerks the time they need to get out of her shop HoweverCornelius has fallen for Ireneand he is in no hurry to leave Dolly returns to the roomdiscovering the menbut she says nothing about it as Irene and Horace join her Irene asks Horace about Corneliusthinking that surely they know each other from Yonkers When Horace says that Cornelius is his clerkshe does not believe it is the same man whom she has met Dolly advances the idea that Cornelius is leading a double lifeas a quiet clerk by day and a wealthy manabouttown by night She suggests to Horace that he should make Cornelius a partner in his business Thenthe two clerks start sneezing from the dust and perfume in their hiding places Horace is shocked and insulted to realize that there are two men hiding in the roomthough he still does not know who they are Dolly escorts Horace out for his dinner with Miss Simplepretending to be as shocked as he is by Irenes impropriety Secretlythoughshe encourages Irene to take advantage of this opportunity for a little fun Irenewho still thinks Cornelius is wealthyinsists that he and Barnaby take her and Minnie out to dinner The act closes as the four leave for the Harmonia Gardens Restauranteven though Cornelius barely has enough to get himself back to Yonkers Analysis In this second actthe audience is introduced to the dilemma of working women like Irene She is a successful businesswomanand therefore she is not considered a proper lady She spends all her time at workamong her employees Howeverif she were to go out for fun without a chaperoneit would damage her business No proper lady would patronize her shop The meeting of Irene and Cornelius is a meeting between equals They are not equals in statusbut in their humanity Both are hungry for love and adventure They are only able to feel their equality because of the illusion that Cornelius is a wealthy man The audience realizestoothat if Irene marries Horace simply to be more comfortableshe will not be happier Yetwhen Horace arrivesIrene plays the role igned to women in s middle cl culture by pretending to need his advice on business This is further evidence of her quandary Obviously a successful businesswomanshe must be exhausted by her work and loneliness to pander to Horaces ego in this way Wilder foreshadows part of the resolution of this comedy when Dolly suggests that Horace makes Cornelius a partner in his business This is the second time the idea has been mentioned in the play The audience knows that women will be partnered with men in marriageand men will be partnered with one another in business Act takes place in the late afternoon on the veranda of the Harmonia Gardens Restaurant in New York Horace and his new clerkMalachiare at the restaurant arranging for Horaces dinner with Miss Simple Ambrose and Ermengarde arrive at the restaurant in a cab chaperoned by Dolly Malachi pulls Horace behind a folding screenso that they can hear the other three characters as they insult Horace Dollyhoweverbecomes aware of Horaces presence and quickly changes her tone from insult to praise and sympathy She then leads the young people upstairs for their dinner |
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