Your destiny. Well, it seems we are both bound. I, by the commandments of my grandfather,...
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[Esther enters the throne room, kneels on a cushion in front of the King, bows her head, and then lifts her head to see the King] King Ahasuerus:
[looking at Esther]
You may go. [the King stands, heads toward another room, but turns to look at Esther again] King Ahasuerus:
Wait. [he goes to Esther] King Ahasuerus:
That face of light, I remember. Esther:
The man who fought the guards! You can't be the King. King Ahasuerus:
I sometimes wish I weren't. What are you called? Esther:
Esther. King Ahasuerus:
And you'd been crying. I remember. Tell me about it. Esther:
Your soldiers had just taken me from the man I was about to marry. King Ahasuerus:
Well, there is the law. And I, too, am its servant, even though I dislike it at times. You were hoping that I would let you go, were you not? Esther:
No. No, not if this is... King Ahasuerus:
Your destiny. Well, it seems we are both bound. I, by the commandments of my grandfather, and you, by some faith. I was determined to flaw the sacred law by declaring every aspirant unfit. But now, I honestly cannot, Esther, and be a good king. I can't deny that in my eyes, you have fulfilled the decree of Cyrus. [turns to a soldier behind him, who blows a horn]
[looking at Esther]
You may go. [the King stands, heads toward another room, but turns to look at Esther again] King Ahasuerus:
Wait. [he goes to Esther] King Ahasuerus:
That face of light, I remember. Esther:
The man who fought the guards! You can't be the King. King Ahasuerus:
I sometimes wish I weren't. What are you called? Esther:
Esther. King Ahasuerus:
And you'd been crying. I remember. Tell me about it. Esther:
Your soldiers had just taken me from the man I was about to marry. King Ahasuerus:
Well, there is the law. And I, too, am its servant, even though I dislike it at times. You were hoping that I would let you go, were you not? Esther:
No. No, not if this is... King Ahasuerus:
Your destiny. Well, it seems we are both bound. I, by the commandments of my grandfather, and you, by some faith. I was determined to flaw the sacred law by declaring every aspirant unfit. But now, I honestly cannot, Esther, and be a good king. I can't deny that in my eyes, you have fulfilled the decree of Cyrus. [turns to a soldier behind him, who blows a horn]
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Your destiny
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Well it seems we are both bound
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I by the commandments of my grandfather
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And you by some fate
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I was determined to flaunt the sacred law
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But declaring every aspirant unfit
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But now I honestly cannot Esther and be a good king
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I can't deny that in my eyes you
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Have filled they decree of Cyrus
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Movie Summary
Two decades before she would gain fame and some fortune as Alexis Carrington on Dynasty (1981), Dame Joan Collins starred as Esther in this melodramatic, routine Biblical story. The setting is Persia in the fourth century B.C., as Es
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King Ahasuerus
Esther
