1:1-22 Queen Vashti deposed

2:1-23 Esther made queen

3:1-15 Haman's plot to kill the Jews

4:1-5:8 Esther's courage

5:9-6:14 Haman's humiliation

7:1-10 Haman's death

8:1-17 Mordecai's exaltation

9:1-17 Jews' revenge

9:18-32 Feast of Purim

10:1-3 Mordecai's position