Queen Esther has been celebrated through time in art, literature, and the annual festival, Purim. In the 5th Century BC, the Persian King Ahasuerus, dissatisfied with his wife, rids himself of her and then conducts a contest to find his new queen. The winner of said contest was the beautiful and Jewish Esther.

However, Esther is encouraged by her cousin Mordecai not to divulge her religion. Haman, a high-ranking minister, has been urging King Ahsuerus to decree a genocide of the Jews and set the gallows for Mordecai. Esther, with Mordecai’s help, turns the tables on Haman, and, with the political force of Ashuerus, leads the Jews to wage war and conquer Haman’s forces. Haman is hung and Mordecai is given his position.