From Jacob to Mordechai Mordechai was the reincarnation of Jacob and Haman the reincarnation of Esau. By Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulai
In the Days of Ahasuerus The past tense indicates entropy and lack of present or potential existence. By Rabbi Shlomo HaLevi Alkabetz; translated by Carmel Kehati from "Manot HaLevi"