Ahasuerus of Persia and Media makes royal feasts. Vashti disobeys the king and is deposed as queen. Ahasuerus seeks a new queen. Mordecai presents Esther. Esther pleases the king and is chosen as queen. Mordecai exposes a plot against the king. Mordecai, the Jew, refuses to bow to Haman. Haman arranges a decree to kill all the Jews in the kingdom. Mordecai and the Jews mourn and fast because of the king’s decree. Esther determines to enter the presence of the king, even at the peril of her life. The king receives Esther. She invites him and Haman to a banquet. Haman plans to have Mordecai hanged.
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