How we cite our quotes: Act.Scene.Line
Quote #10
ROMA: Whoever told you you could work with men? (2.1.956-957)
Poor little Williamson—no one thinks he's a man, and he's not worthy of working with actual men because he can't do his job like he should. The beauty of this Roma quip is that it sums up how these guys view manhood, but it also shows how deluded they can be. This sparks the argument that leads to Levene incriminating himself and Williamson beating Levene once and for all. The college boy—the company man—is at least man enough to end Levene's career, though, so maybe they should have cut him slack. Things might have turned out differently.