He goes from demanding Salome leave the vat to being stripped and tossed in to sudden joy.
At the end of the film, Tony says that his main problem was that he never knew what he truly wanted and he allowed others to tell him what he wanted & the bacchanal illustrates this problem: At first, he protests and resists, but he is ultimately forced to succumb and then he joyfully participates. He is forced to do what he doesn't want to do and then he seemingly enjoys it.
The bacchanal also illustrates that this character flaw enabled him to become a victim of the company: he never knew what he really wanted and he was easily pressured into doing things he didn't want to do. Since he was malleable, the company could persuade him to go along with the agenda.
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