Do you think Bathsheba really loved Gabriel, or wanted the security of a married relationship? The music box ending sort

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janny108 — 12 years ago(November 19, 2013 11:55 AM)

Do you think Bathsheba really loved Gabriel, or wanted the security of a married relationship? The music box ending sort of has me wondering

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Flora_Poste — 11 years ago(November 21, 2014 10:46 AM)

She loved and respected Oak, but she wasn't desperately in love with him the way she was with Troy. Her first marriage was an ill-judged folly in which she longed for Troy and he was bored with her and longed for Fanny. The music box refers to the glamour and shallowness of her first marriage, IMO, and puts it in its place.

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dray45 — 10 years ago(June 18, 2015 10:51 AM)

The final scene freezing on the soldier in the music box is an ironic commentary on the fact that despite being married to Gabriel, Troy remains in Bathsheba's thoughts.

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psdhart — 10 years ago(August 12, 2015 12:22 AM)

The final scene freezing on the soldier in the music box is an ironic commentary on the fact that despite being married to Gabriel, Troy remains in Bathsheba's thoughts.
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