King: Fear not, Esther; thy people shall be saved. Mordecai, the Jew, hath once done me a great service. He hath not been rewarded for this. He shall have honor, for he deserveth it.
Servant: The great Haman hath come, O Queen.
[Haman enters; they seat themselves, and the feast is served.]
King: Haman, what shall be done unto the man whom the King delighteth to honor?
Haman [aside]: Whom would the King like to honor more than myself? [To the King]: For the man whom the King delighteth to honor, let the royal apparel be brought which the King useth to wear, and the horse which the King rideth upon, and the royal crown which is set upon his head; and let these be given the man whom the King delighteth to honor; and let him ride on horseback through the streets of the city; and proclaim before him, "Thus it shall be done unto the man whom the King delighteth to honor!"
King: Make haste and take the royal apparel and the horse as thou hast said and do even so unto Mordecai, the Jew, that sitteth at the King's gate. Let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.
[Haman bows his head low and goes out to Mordecai.]
Servant: O King, Haman hath built a gallows upon which to hang Mordecai, the Jew, this day.
[Haman returns with Mordecai and puts on the crown, etc.]