Wendell Pfeffer
Ashley Vaught
Blog post #2
Today in class we talked about the king and his relationship with Esther. The
king, in my opinion, seemed like a softy and a bad ruler. He never stuck to his
word and people all around him were able to manipulate him in such an easy
manner. Especially Esther, whom convinces her husband in the final stages of
the story to save the Jews from extermination. I found it strange though how he
took Esther’s advice so seriously. I mean he literally betrays Haman by going
against what they agreed on earlier and he even executes him in the end just so
that he could retain Esther’s so called love. If it weren’t for the
king’s poor decision-making skills so many lives wouldn’t have been lost in the
process. As I continue to ponder about the situation in the story it would have
been even better if Mordecai had just bowed down. I understand he is trying to
prove a point, but why cause any trouble?
Let me know what
you guys think – Wendell Pfeffer
As Professor Vaught said repeatedly in class, I do think the fact that he's always "partying" and oblivious to all these situations is what causes him to so easily accept all of Esther's advice. As well, his "lust" for her is what makes him be in concord with her. I do agree that he's very irresponsible as a ruler and also very short-sighted, or maybe doesn't even think about possible consequences that his actions could result it.
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