And Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the ways in which the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and officials of the king, demonstrating Haman's tendency to reassure himself of his own importance and accomplishments by reciting his wealth, his progeny, and his elevation above other nobles. This recitation suggests that Haman's self-regard depends upon external markers of status and success, and that the threat to his sense of superiority posed by Mordecai's refusal to bow creates a need for him to remind himself of his achievements and position.

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