Miss Strangeworth’s thought, actions and the setting plus the rising action and exposition demonstrate it. But no matter the serenity of the vignette—there is something amiss in this vision, a scene that seems wrought with irony. This statement supports that her body and desires only seek pleasure, while her true soul remains conflicted, unable to truly love. There some work in society that is regarded to belong to women such as cooking, taking care of children and other less important roles while men are given roles that makes them superior than women. It is not known whether Rembrandt painted Bathsheba for his own reasons, or to satisfy a commission.

By confiding in David, Bathsheba actively puts him in a position of responsibility—a smart move, considering that, at the time, the penalty for adultery was stoning. And though he is normally a righteous man, with a harem already full of wives and concubines, the king succumbs to his overwhelming desire. There are different views of this relationship or marriage in these two tales: either the woman has the power in the marriage granted from her husband, or the husband and wife grant each other power in the marriage so neither dominates. It stands as a clear warning to every leader, every spouse, and every believer who loves God and feels secure in their own perspectives. While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, ( BF) but now that the child is dead, you get up and eat!

Its insight into Bathsheba's moral dilemma has been described as "one of the great achievements of western painting. The passages in which Bath-sheba is mentioned are 2 Samuel 11:2–12:24, and 1 Kings 1:2—both of which are parts of the oldest stratum of the books of Samuel and Kings, part of that court history of David, written by someone who stood very near the events and who did not idealize David.

During the whole movie, she holds Oak and Boldwood in her hand, she knows this and for a time she seems like she is enjoying it; both of them will do anything for her and she does not even have to ask. The Sherlock Holmes story The Adventure of the Crooked Man uses the David/Bathsheba story as its main structure. But the connection between David and Bathsheba proves to be more than transitory, and instead it seems that the tragedy draws them closer.Bathsheba’s first action is bathing, and many have understood her bath to be some sort of exhibitionist act to tempt and seduce David.