night of the scorpion important question which will be asked in exam
Answers
Answer:
Why does the poem begin with the poet’s remembering the night?
The night in which the poet’s mother was stung by a scorpion had been a terrible one for him. It was the night when a superstitious culture made his mother suffer from a scorpion-sting which she could have escaped with the help of medicines. It was the night when the poet, a child at that time, witnessed the evil face of his society.
What forced the scorpion take shelter in the poet’s house?
It was a rainy night and water streamed down into the scorpion’s hole. Having been forced to abandon its flooded hole, the scorpion, without any intention to sting anyone, came to the poet’s house for shelter and warmth.
Under what circumstances did the scorpion sting the poet’s mother?
The scorpion had no intention to sting the poet’s mother so what happened was accidental and unintentional. It was probably the poet’s mother who walked over the scorpion in the dark kitchen and hurt it and the scorpion’s reaction was quite natural.
How did the scorpion ‘part with its poison?’
The scorpion parted with its poison by stinging the toe of the poet’s mother, thus injecting its poison into her veins.