A powerful royal advisor whose plans are thwarted when Mordecai suggests Esther for the queen. Enraged by Mordecai's refusal to bow, he manipulates the king into issuing a decree to slaughter the Jews. His plot backfires, and he is executed on the gallows he prepared for Mordecai.
Gaspar acts as Haman's loyal court agent, executing political maneuvers to advance his master's ambitions.
Zaresh supports Haman's political schemes and actively participates in plotting against Mordecai and the Jewish people.
Haman views Zara as a political tool to control the king, despite his initial disgust at her appearance.
Mordecai's refusal to bow triggers Haman's obsessive vendetta, escalating into a genocidal decree against the Jews.
Xerxes elevates Haman to prime minister, inadvertently empowering the man who will later plot the Jews' destruction.
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