Miss Brill, a lonely woman, listens to the conversations of people around her as she sits on the bench every Sunday. This particular Sunday she experiences an epiphany: she is an actress, part of a show. The loneliness she feels hides behind her part "on stage;" she feels a part of something as she listens to the happy band and watches the crowd. By listening to others conversations, her loneliness is taken away. 
She is happy while listening to the tunes of the band. This happiness abruptly ends when Miss Brill catches a conversation between two young, ignorant people in love. Miss Brill takes a drastic turn from taking part on stage and enjoying her role to being thrown off stage in a heap of shame. The young couple criticized the way Miss Brill sat and watched, not knowing or caring that this was her interaction, her happiness.
She is happy while listening to the tunes of the band. This happiness abruptly ends when Miss Brill catches a conversation between two young, ignorant people in love. Miss Brill takes a drastic turn from taking part on stage and enjoying her role to being thrown off stage in a heap of shame. The young couple criticized the way Miss Brill sat and watched, not knowing or caring that this was her interaction, her happiness.
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