Firstly, since this interpretation casts Solomon in the role of villain, it can hardly take the title of 1:1 as a statement of Solomonic authorship. Secondly, it takes the role of Solomon, in the supposed narrative plot, seriously. It makes sense of Solomon’s rejection in 8:12. It takes the rural/city contrast literally. However, a number of severe criticisms may be levelled against the hypothesis. There are no examples elsewhere in the literature of the Ancient Near-East of any kind of love triangles.