Esther
(The Bible)
Esther is one of many books that make up the larger work known as the Bible. Esther takes place during the time of the captivity of the Jews. The title character, Esther, is a young Jewish woman that becomes the queen and helps save her people from anihilation. Esther, a young and beautiful Jewish woman, living in captivity, who is also an orphan. Her uncle named Mordecai has raised her. He works at the palace, and apparently is the recipient of much gossip that goes on at the palace. The king gets mad at his wife, and throws her out, beginning a search for a new, beautiful woman to take her place. Mordecai suggests to Esther that she "audition" for the role of queen, and she, respecting his advice, does so. All of the beautiful ladies that are desiring to become queen are taken to the palace and "prepared" for an unknown length of time, until they get their chance with the king. After a certain length of time, the king checks out each woman, the book doesn't say how, and decides on his new queen - Esther. He does not, of course, know that she is a Jew, and Mordecai advises her to keep her nationality secret. She of course listenst to his advice, and know one knows that she is a Jew. Soon a plot unfolds by a man named Haman to have all of the Jews, who he hates, killed. The king, seemingly swayed by anything, agrees and signs a decree to have all of the Jews killed on a certain date. Mordecai gets word of this, and tells Esther to entreat the king to change his decree. Esther makes a big dinner for the king and Haman, to butter up the king. The king comes in and eats, and Esther says she wants to make another dinner for the two the next night. That night, Esther tells the king that she is a Jew, and that with his decree, she would be killed. The king is outraged at Haman, and has him hung. Although his decree could not be reversed, the king orders another decree that the Jews are allowed to fight back, therefore saving them from slaughter.
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