Yes DD you can add. Yes I remember the scene. Yes Dharma or knowledge had fell apart when Dasrath gave importance to his ego over Kaikeyi's genuine question and her feelings.
To see the misuse of Dharma with tradition you need to see Mahabharata. Misinterapration of Dharma as the physical laws set by the society is the biggest bane of the present society which is leading to so much destruction.
Dharma or real knowledge is the larger law, nature's law which is irrefutable. It is that law a man has to understand and adhere to, not the laws set by humans who are anyways hypocrites.
Ram's life is an example of adhering to nature's law and Krishna took Arjuna in the same path by giving him knowledge.
I will give more analysis when Hanuman comes into picture." Buddimatham Varistham" first among astute is the definition given to the Lord's greatest sevak.
Because through Hanuman I will explain seva doesn't mean subservience, seva doesn't mean you have to be dumb, seva means using your powers for the right cause, following a person who loves and respects you and delivering on his vision.