Hey sillentkiller, this is the shortest version of the Ramayana I have ever read. And it is somewhat parallel to real life events and incidents. There is no villains I believe.
A) Dashrath - it was an accident.
B) Surpnaka - she was expressing her feelings.
Can) Laxman - he was expressing his anger.
D) Ravaana - his abduction was retaliation to the insult.
E) people of the kingdom - well they have opinions no matter what..
The epic is real people and their emotions. And their is not villains just a chain reaction.. :-)
Everyone wants something and does things to get it. You may be able to judge that person on moral ground but from his perspective the situation could be justified.. who knows.
True, and the main concern here is to know your perspective and how you could justify that ;)
WoW a well thought diplomatic answer with justifications but somehow I felt you left option "E" without a proper shield, aren't you? ;)
It has been like that since the ages.. a group of people may have difference of opinion but only the majority of decision gets to play role. There might have been people who thought of asking the proof of purity as inane as it sounds but what to do?
There were and always be people with different opinions. It's what they do with it may the history..