Achashverosh's Shock and Fury/2

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71: 	<point><b>Esther's tactics</b> – This approach might suggest, like R. Eliezer HaModai in&#160; <multilink><a href="BavliMegillah15b" data-aht="source">Bavli Megillah</a>,<fn>See also R. Yehoshua b. Korcha there as understood by Rashi.&#160; Later sources such as the <multilink data-aht="<a href=&quot;MidrashPanimAcherotNusachB-5&quot; data-aht=&quot;source&quot;>Nusach B:5</a><a href=&quot;Midrash Panim Acherot&quot; data-aht=&quot;parshan&quot;>About Midrash Panim Acherot</a>"><a href="MidrashPanimAcherotNusachB-5" data-aht="source">Midrash Panim Acherot</a></multilink> elaborate on Esther's specific tactics whereby she aroused the king's jealousy.&#160; See also <multilink data-aht="<a href=&quot;LekachTovEsther5-76-1&quot; data-aht=&quot;source&quot;>Esther 5:7, 6:1</a><a href=&quot;R. Toviah b. Eliezer (Lekach Tov)&quot; data-aht=&quot;parshan&quot;>About R. Toviah b. Eliezer</a>"><a href="LekachTovEsther5-76-1" data-aht="source">Lekach Tov</a></multilink> who suggests that the kings sleep was disturbed since he was plagued by this jealousy.</fn><a class="ahtNonEditable" href="#fn29">29</a><a href="BavliMegillah15b" data-aht="source">15b</a></multilink>&#160; that Esther tried to make the king jealous of Haman,&#160; raising his doubts that Haman might desire the queen. Thus, rather than make an intimate party for two, she invited Haman as a third wheel.&#160; Haman's falling on her bed to plea for his life played perfectly into her plan.&#160; This reinforced Achashverosh's previous worries, leading to the conclusion that Haman was actively rebelling, wanting both the crown and accompanying queen.</point>