The first one terribly wounds him, as she one cuts through half of his neck. The second blow, sends his head rolling to the floor, where she then picks it up and sticks it in a bag to bring back to her city. This represents a second occurrence of the sin of pride. Judith brings back the head of Holofernes to show everyone what she had done through the grace, or understanding, of God. In line 185, she says, “I deprived him of life...” and that shows her exclaiming her pride in her sin. The entire town lifts her up and gives her praise for the brave act she has just undergone, and she takes most of the credit, barely sharing any with the Creator who decided to make an exception from his own rule book just so she could end a man 's
The first one terribly wounds him, as she one cuts through half of his neck. The second blow, sends his head rolling to the floor, where she then picks it up and sticks it in a bag to bring back to her city. This represents a second occurrence of the sin of pride. Judith brings back the head of Holofernes to show everyone what she had done through the grace, or understanding, of God. In line 185, she says, “I deprived him of life...” and that shows her exclaiming her pride in her sin. The entire town lifts her up and gives her praise for the brave act she has just undergone, and she takes most of the credit, barely sharing any with the Creator who decided to make an exception from his own rule book just so she could end a man 's