[Avodah] Vashti's tail

[saul mashbaum]

RZS:
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That's very nice, and fits well with the Malbim's take on what was going
on behind the scenes (which IMHO was meant more as a commentary on 19th
century German politics than on what he thought the megillah really means).
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I find this statement extraordinary. Why do you think this is the case? I'm certainly willing to be convinced, but on the face of it I am *very* skeptical of the accuracy of this statement.
I find perfectly plausible that, for example, Shakespeare's Macbeth contains references to contemporary British politics (the ascension of James I to the throne). Macbeth is, after all, a dramatic work meant to entertain his contemporary audience. Why would the Malbim base his commentary on a book of the Tanach on a transient political situation? 
Saul Mashbaum
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