Entertainment by Nissim Ezekiel [Summary & Interpretation]

Entertainment by Nissim Ezekiel [Summary & Interpretation]

Entertainment by Nissim Ezekiel [Summary & Interpretation] Summary of the Poem The poem is about a street monkey show and the reaction of the people watching it. The poem Entertainment by Nissim Ezekiel is about a street monkey show. The poet has beautifully depicted the monkey show performance and the general reactions of the people watching the show. A poor girl is performing the monkey show; she is sitting patiently, holding the strings to which the performing monkeys are bound; she has a baby in her arms. Monkeys are wearing red and purple pantaloons and are about to begin the dance. A crowd of people starts collecting to see the show; a boy is the master of ceremonies; he plays a handheld drum and cracks a whip. The monkeys begin to perform.  More and more people collect to see the climax of the performance.   In the crowd are children, untouchable women, and a coolie; all of them are happy, but the monkeys are sad.   And all of sudden, the baby in the girl’s arms begins to cry. M…