![]() It is implied Satan gave Judas the reasoning, the temptation and the means for him to commit suicide. This rope with is on a dead donkey is covered in maggots, which further strengthen the influence by Satan on Judas death as Satan was depicted with maggots in his nose earlier. The scene is depicted without dialogue but it is implied that through his tormenting that Judas is led to hang himself due to his torture by Satan. Satan is depicted in the background while the demons who appear as children torture and taunt him. The second time Satan appears in the film in when Judas is being tormented by demons. An interesting fact is that Mel Gibson cast a women to play Satan to help strongly differentiate Satan from being seen as a man, but rather a non-human being. The bugs and maggots in his nose also convey this. This is represent the fact that he is not a man. In discussing the appearance of Satan, it appears that Satan exhibits neither masculine nor feminine qualities.
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