(י) בַּיּוֹם֙ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י כְּט֥וֹב לֵב־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בַּיָּ֑יִן אָמַ֡ר לִ֠מְהוּמָן בִּזְּתָ֨א חַרְבוֹנָ֜א בִּגְתָ֤א וַאֲבַגְתָא֙ זֵתַ֣ר וְכַרְכַּ֔ס שִׁבְעַת֙ הַסָּ֣רִיסִ֔ים הַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔ים אֶת־פְּנֵ֖י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃ (יא) לְ֠הָבִיא אֶת־וַשְׁתִּ֧י הַמַּלְכָּ֛ה לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בְּכֶ֣תֶר מַלְכ֑וּת לְהַרְא֨וֹת הָֽעַמִּ֤ים וְהַשָּׂרִים֙ אֶת־יָפְיָ֔הּ כִּֽי־טוֹבַ֥ת מַרְאֶ֖ה הִֽיא׃ (יב) וַתְּמָאֵ֞ן הַמַּלְכָּ֣ה וַשְׁתִּ֗י לָבוֹא֙ בִּדְבַ֣ר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּיַ֣ד הַסָּרִיסִ֑ים וַיִּקְצֹ֤ף הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ מְאֹ֔ד וַחֲמָת֖וֹ בָּעֲרָ֥ה בֽוֹ׃
(10) On the seventh day, when the king was merry with wine, he ordered Mehuman, Bizzetha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs in attendance on King Ahasuerus, (11) to bring Queen Vashti before the king wearing a royal crown, to display her beauty to the peoples and the officials; for she was a beautiful woman. (12) But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s command conveyed by the eunuchs. The king was greatly incensed, and his fury burned within him.
1. Where does Vashti show bravery here?
2. What do you think she’s standing up for?
3. What’s a situation where somebody your age might be asked to do something they don’t feel comfortable doing?
1. Where does Esther show bravery here?
2. What do you think she’s standing up for?
3. What’s a situation where somebody your age might need to do the right thing, even if they get in trouble for it?
[HAMILTON]
Hey
What are you waiting for?
What do you stall for?
[BURR]
What?
[HAMILTON]
We won the war
What was it all for?
Do you support this constitution?
[BURR]
Of course
[HAMILTON]
Then defend it
[BURR]
And what if you're backing the wrong horse?
[HAMILTON]
Burr, we studied and we fought and we killed
For the notion of a nation we now get to build
For once in your life, take a stand with pride
I don't understand how you stand to the side
[BURR]
I'll keep all my plans
Close to my chest
I'll wait here and see
Which way the wind
Will blow
“Non-stop”, from the musical “Hamilton” by Lin-Manuel Miranda
source: http://www.lyricsondemand.com/soundtracks/h/hamiltonlyrics/nonstoplyrics.html
1. Where does Burr not show bravery here?
2. What do you think Hamilton is standing up for?
3. What’s a situation where somebody your age might want to be a bystander (standing by) instead of an upstander (standing up)? Why might they not want to be involved? What could help them be more comfortable taking a stand?