Journal Response 3

When Bharatha's mother first finds out that Rama is going to become king she is very happy for him. Kaikeyi considers Rama to be as much of her son as her blood son Bharatha. Kooni her nurse however convinces Kaikeyi that once Rama becomes king she will be usueless and ignored and will lose her purpose in life. Kooni says that Rama will view Bharatha as a threat to his throne and banish him, therefore leaving Kaikeyi completely void of status and she will become nothing more then a maid. Kooni tells Kaikeyi that she should use the two favors that Dasaratha promised her to assure that her blood son becomes king and maintain her own status. In this situation it is Dasaratha's duty to keep his promises to his wife since she once saved his life and in return he made a vow to her to do whatever she asked him for. If he denied her if would be going against his duty and his karma would greatly suffer.