Describe the Exile of Rama in Ramayana.

I think it's fair to say that anything involving the
Ramayana will involve some level of intricacy and depth.  The epic lends itself to
this.  Lord Rama having demonstrated valor and greatness was to become the successor to
his father's throne, King Dasa- Ratha.  While most everyone supported this plan, one of
the King's wives named, Kaikeyi who was mother to Bharat, one of Rama's brothers, was
unhappy with this decision.  Encouraged by her maid- servant, Manthara, she demanded
that the king live up to a promise he made when he was sick in her arms to grant her any
boon.  The promise that Kaikeyi exacted from her husband was to promote Bharat to
successor to Dasa- Ratha and expel Rama to the forest.  In proving his valor and
character, Rama accepted the judgment, arguing that his father should not be made to
break his word.  Rama and Lakshman left the comforts of palace life and went to the
forest for their banishment.  Despite Rama's protestations, Sita demanded to accompany
her husband.  It is through this exile that the moral and ethical implications of the
Valmiki epic begin to take intense form.