The Great White Hope - Act 2, Scene 5 Summary & Analysis

Howard Sackler
This Study Guide consists of approximately 88 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Great White Hope.

The Great White Hope - Act 2, Scene 5 Summary & Analysis

Howard Sackler
This Study Guide consists of approximately 88 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Great White Hope.
This section contains 1,508 words
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Act 2, Scene 5 Summary

This scene takes place in a sidewalk cafy in Germany, and begins with Jack arm-wrestling a drunken German soldier. As other German soldiers cheer, jeer and comment from the sidelines, Jack slowly presses his opponent's arm to the table. The Germans drink a toast with beer to him, and go out in search of a suitable memento for him. After they've exited, Tick and Jack wonder about how Germans make their beer, with Jack's referring to how it makes him sleepy, Tick's saying that a nap after lunch is the way they do things there, and Jack's saying he's mixing Germany up with someplace else.

Ellie enters with Ragosy, a theatrical producer. Jack tries to figure out which of several people who wanted to use him to promote their businesses he is. Tick finally reminds him, Ragosy exits to buy champagne...

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