<P> The next evening, Alison's father, Colonel Redfern, comes to collect her to take her back to her family home . The playwright allows the Colonel to come across as quite a sympathetic character, albeit totally out of touch with the modern world, as he himself admits . "You're hurt because everything's changed", Alison tells him, "and Jimmy's hurt because everything's stayed the same". Helena arrives to say goodbye, intending to leave very soon herself . Alison is surprised that Helena is staying on for another day, but she leaves, giving Cliff a note for Jimmy . Cliff in turn hands it to Helena and leaves, saying "I hope he rams it up your nostrils". </P> <P> Almost immediately, Jimmy bursts in . His contempt at finding a "goodbye" note makes him turn on Helena again, warning her to keep out of his way until she leaves . Helena tells him that Alison is expecting a baby, and Jimmy admits grudgingly that he's taken aback . However, his tirade continues . They first come to physical blows, and then as the Act 2 curtain falls, Jimmy and Helena are kissing passionately and falling on the bed . </P> <P> Act 3 opens as a deliberate replay of Act 1, but this time with Helena at the ironing - board wearing Jimmy's Act 1 red shirt . Months have passed . Jimmy is notably more pleasant to Helena than he was to Alison in Act 1 . She actually laughs at his jokes, and the three of them (Jimmy, Cliff, and Helena) get into a music hall comedy routine that obviously is not improvised . Cliff announces that he's decided to strike out on his own . As Jimmy leaves the room to get ready for a final night out for the three of them, he opens the door to find Alison, looking like death . He snaps over his shoulder "Friend of yours to see you" and abruptly leaves . </P> <P> Alison explains to Helena that she lost the baby (one of Jimmy's cruellest speeches in Act 1 expressed the wish that Alison would conceive a child and lose it). The two women reconcile, but Helena realises that what she's done is immoral and she in turn decides to leave . She summons Jimmy to hear her decision and he lets her go with a sarcastic farewell . </P>

Significance of title of look back in anger by osborne