Musar zu Esther 3:5

According to this I believe we can resolve a very difficult problem arising from the verses of Megillas Esther. It is stated, “Haman saw that Mordechai would not kneel and bow to him and Haman was filled with wrath. But it was contemptible in his eyes to set his hand upon Mordechai alone…And Haman sought to destroy all the Jews in the entire kingdom of Achashveirosh, the people of Mordechai” (Esther 3:5-6). On the surface it is difficult to understand why Haman sought to uproot and eradicate all the Jews when Mordechai alone refused to bow to him.