Story · 29 · The Queen
'If I perish, I perish'
Mordecai tells Esther: 'Who knows? Perhaps you came to royalty for such a time as this.' She asks her people to fast for three days, then risks her life to approach the king uninvited.
From object to agent.
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Esther first refuses, fearing for her life. Then she transforms, issuing orders rather than following them, and seeking her community's solidarity before acting on their behalf.
Bible reference: Esther 4:14–16
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 455
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