Esther

00:27:44,460 --> 00:27:46,650 Memucan's concern is justified. 410 00:27:46,650 --> 00:27:48,810 We must send someone there immediately. 411 00:27:48,810 --> 00:27:51,230 This is a very serious matter. 412 00:27:51,230 --> 00:27:52,930 Perhaps you should go, Carshena. 413 00:27:53,950 --> 00:27:55,500 Everyone knows you've been coveting 414 00:27:55,500 --> 00:27:58,593 the idea of a governorship in those rich lands. 415 00:27:59,569 --> 00:28:00,845 That is a lie! 416 00:28:07,769 --> 00:28:08,769 Let me go! 417 00:28:11,890 --> 00:28:13,660 I bring a message to the great King 418 00:28:13,660 --> 00:28:15,940 from the governor of the southlands. 419 00:28:15,940 --> 00:28:16,830 That's impossible. 420 00:28:16,830 --> 00:28:18,080 The governor is dead. 421 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:19,880 Boy, don't you know no one comes 422 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:21,460 unsummoned before the King? 423 00:28:21,460 --> 00:28:23,480 The penalty is death. 424 00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:24,313 It's the law. 425 00:28:24,313 --> 00:28:26,948 But I was summoned! By whom? 426 00:28:33,390 --> 00:28:35,560 He was supposed to be here, My Lord. 427 00:28:37,930 --> 00:28:41,730 I don't see him, but I know his name. 428 00:28:41,730 --> 00:28:43,373 It's, it's Carshena. 429 00:28:53,594 --> 00:28:56,844 (Whispering) 430 00:28:58,026 --> 00:29:02,603 Carshena? 431 00:29:02,603 --> 00:29:04,686 And, uh, where is he now? 432 00:29:11,789 --> 00:29:13,289 I don't see him. 433 00:29:19,689 --> 00:29:21,661 Execute him! I'm innocent, My Lord. 434 00:29:21,661 --> 00:29:23,044 I don't want to die! 435 00:29:23,044 --> 00:29:23,952 Be brave. 436 00:29:23,952 --> 00:29:26,100 Your death shall not go unpunished. 437 00:29:26,100 --> 00:29:27,800 If one of you sent for this man, 438 00:29:29,070 --> 00:29:30,420 his blood is on your hands. 439 00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:34,023 There will be an investigation of this, Carshena. 440 00:29:36,380 --> 00:29:39,833 Esther, what will you wear when you go into the King? 441 00:29:41,550 --> 00:29:43,280 You have seen to my every need, Hegai. 442 00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:44,240 You decide. 443 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:45,910 But it is customary to request something 444 00:29:45,910 --> 00:29:47,090 to take in with you. 445 00:29:47,090 --> 00:29:50,370 Well, in that case, I'll rely on your wisdom. 446 00:29:50,370 --> 00:29:52,520 I shall bring whatever you think I require. 447 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:08,910 It's for tonight. 448 00:31:17,777 --> 00:31:19,807 May the god, Ahuramazda, be with you. 449 00:31:44,333 --> 00:31:46,010 Tell us your name. 450 00:31:46,010 --> 00:31:49,103 I'm called Esther. 451 00:31:49,103 --> 00:31:49,936 Esther. 452 00:31:51,150 --> 00:31:55,953 The name of the goddess Ishtar, the goddess of love, yes? 453 00:31:55,953 --> 00:31:58,513 In the tongue of my people it has another meaning. 454 00:31:59,470 --> 00:32:00,303 It means hidden. 455 00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:04,683 So you hide behind a veil? 456 00:32:05,830 --> 00:32:06,730 Are you that ugly? 457 00:32:11,050 --> 00:32:12,987 Rise, so I can see you. 458 00:32:35,580 --> 00:32:36,613 Are you a Mede? 459 00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:42,617 Are you Ionian? 460 00:32:42,617 --> 00:32:43,450 Assyrian? 461 00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:49,620 My people are loyal subjects 462 00:32:49,620 --> 00:32:51,840 of the King of Persia, My Lord. 463 00:32:51,840 --> 00:32:52,990 That's not an answer. 464 00:32:58,420 --> 00:33:01,780 Silence is a rare gift in a woman, 465 00:33:01,780 --> 00:33:04,103 but I command you, look at me. 466 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:14,093 What do you see? 467 00:33:16,460 --> 00:33:17,293 My King. 468 00:33:18,660 --> 00:33:21,060 I see a man with courage and beauty in his eyes. 469 00:33:22,100 --> 00:33:23,213 You're all the same. 470 00:33:24,360 --> 00:33:26,810 You're lying to me, just like they taught you to. 471 00:33:30,867 --> 00:33:33,867 Well, let us do what has to be done. 472 00:33:41,330 --> 00:33:42,930 You picked a rose in the garden. 473 00:33:45,860 --> 00:33:48,405 Is it a gift for your King? 474 00:33:48,405 --> 00:33:50,105 My Lord, I picked it for myself. 475 00:33:52,140 --> 00:33:53,390 Forgive me for taking it. 476 00:33:54,440 --> 00:33:55,740 You are different. 477 00:33:55,740 --> 00:33:56,943 You are courageous. 478 00:33:58,930 --> 00:34:00,280 You're not like the others. 479 00:34:01,620 --> 00:34:02,703 Perhaps. 480 00:34:02,703 --> 00:34:07,640 The truth is I've always been afraid of the unknown. 481 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:09,890 And I've never known a man. 482 00:34:13,037 --> 00:34:15,620 Esther, no one will hurt you. 483 00:35:54,950 --> 00:35:59,523 Rise, Esther, Queen of Persia and Media. 484 00:36:01,370 --> 00:36:02,923 Hail to the Queen! Hail! 485 00: