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there are those who see Vashti as a hero, a champion of women and womens rights everywhere.

To these, Vashti represents the epitome of self-respect and selfdeterminism. The fact that Vashti refused to obey such a heinous request by no means denigrates her, but rather demonstrates the insensitivity and immorality of her husband. The rest of the book of Esther is predicated on a sort-of halfway meeting of the minds. Vashti is indeed banned and a national beauty pageant is held to find a replacement. Esther, a Jewess, is chosen and the story of how she saves the Jewish people by her intervention with the king is the focus for the Purim Festival. Esther disobeys her husbands commands, as did Vashti, but in Esthers case, she does so with a display of humility that wins her the kings favor. In other words, whereas Vashti was openly rebellious, Esther used her wiles well. The story of Vashti is apparently found only in the Bible, although there has been a wealth of secondary writings that have been produced from the story of Esther and Vashti. Whether Vashti is a villain or hero depends on ones view of the roles in marriage. However, since Jesus suggested that we observe the golden rule by doing as wed like done, I have to wonder what King Ahasuerus would have done if Vashti had asked for a Chippendale performance in return.

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