In a sense, her act was one of heroism like that of Judith in the tent of Holofernes. |
Holofernes buckled on his fire-spurs, and flew after the fugitives. |
Featuring David Horovitch as Holofernes, John Hodgkinson as Don Armado and Sam Alexander as the King of Navarre. |
As Holofernes was often drunk, Judith anticipated that he would attempt to seduce her. |
Holofernes adopts the archetypal monstrous image, further pulling any convictions of wrongdoing away from Judith. |
When the unsuspecting Holofernes fell into a drunken slumber, Judith severed his head with a sword. |