Ahasuerus, king of Persia, rejects his wife because she refuses to obey him. Esther, a young Jewish woman, is chosen as the next queen because she is beautiful and she pleased the king. When her cousin Mordecai, who works in the royal court, refuses to bow down to Haman, the king’s advisor, Haman plots to kill all the Jewish people in the kingdom. Mordecai asks Esther to intercede with the king on her people’s behalf. Though she is terrified, Esther shows bravery in asking the king to spare her people, and the king agrees to do so.