I found it to be odd that Rama decided to allow Vibishana
into the group even though he parted ways with his brother. He proved to be an
ally—yes – however, they took on a great risk by allowing him entry in their
group. He could have wreaked great havoc had he elected to.
I can’t imagine being able to allow an opponent of mine –
someone who kidnapped by wife at that—to surrender even after the fight
appeared to be tilting in my favor. Most would have sought to exact vengeance with
their own fists after learning of Ravana’s acts. But then again, Rama is quite
the exceptional character.
How could Ravana be so stubborn? Clearly, he was close to
losing the battle and yet he refused to resign. His entire populace had died on
the battle field and not even this dissuaded his efforts.
The battle between Rama and Ravana was epic (no pun
intended). My only reservation would be that it would have done the epic well
to have more visual descriptions of the battle and its unfolding.
I legitimately became upset at Rama for just a few lines as
I thought he was going to let all of his work be in vain.
What a violent and wildly suspenseful happily-ever-after.
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