Question

The story of Haman is a great example of irony, the contrast between what someone expects and what actually happens. With regard to Haman, list at least two examples of how he expected one thing to happen but something else happened instead. Use complete sentences.

Answer 1

(1) Haman expected Mordecai to honor him. Mordecai refused. (2) Haman expected that his presence at Esther's banquet would increase his favor with the king and queen. The banquet was his death summons. (3) Haman expected that the king wished to honor him. The king wished to honor Mordecai. (4) Haman expected to use his gallows to hang Mordecai. Haman was hung instead.

Answer 2

At the point when Haman woke up, he was foreseeing the most important day of his life; He had just been picked by Xerxes the incredible to be his correct hand man, everyone needs to bow down to him, he's been welcomed by the sovereign to eat once as well as twice.

What's more, as though that was incredible enough, he currently did not need to sit tight for the killing of the Jews in 11 months to dispose of the most significant persistent issue for him, the one person in the whole realm who would not bow down before him, and demolished everything