Q: Discuss the “Patriot into Traitor” as a dramatic monologue.

Q: Discuss the “Patriot into Traitor” as a dramatic

monologue.

Ans:
The poem "Patriot into Traitor" is a dramatic monologue. A leader is talking to himself and revealing his inner feelings to the readers. Monologue is a tool used by drama writers and poets to bring the inner feelings of a character out.
A political leader in this poem is talking to himself. He was considered patriot by the people of his country a year ago but now the situation has been totally changed. He is termed as a traitor. He recalls his memories as a favourite leader for his nation. A year ago, there were thousands of people on the house-tops to welcome him.
 They were chanting slogans in his favour. There were red flags everywhere to give him a warm welcome. The people were offering flowers as a token of their love and respect. The bells in the churches were being rung to welcome him.
But now just after one year there is nobody on the house-tops to welcome him. There are no flowers on his way. He is being taken with his hands tied on his back. He is being taken to a place where he is to be hanged. The people are throwing stones at him. There are only a few old people sitting in the windows of their houses. Thousands of people are there on the place where he is to be hanged..
This shift in the behaviour of the people is drastic. He cannot understand why he is being treated in this way.
In fact, in the third world countries, the people are facing a lot of problems. They elect a leader in the hope that he win deliver but due to insufficient resources these leaders cannot solve all the problems. As a result, they declare these leaders as traitors.