A character from the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Queen Vashti was the wife of King Ahasuerus in the book of Esther. Vashti gets in trouble with Ahasuerus for refusing to apear in front of him and his people for display and so she loses her position. The king was very worried that Vashti's defiance would spread to other women in the kingdom and soon all the noble ladies of Persia and Media will rebel and all order will be lost.