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If you logged onto TikTok a year or two ago, you might have been greeted with an installment of the \u201cTaylor Swift<\/a> or Shakespeare\u201d trend, in which fans would challenge non-listeners to decipher between the two writers’ words. More often than not, the subjects would fail the quiz.<\/p>\n Swift, with her poignant lyricism and storytelling expertise, has been open about all the Shakespearean influences that found their way from her high school English class into her Grammy-winning albums and stadiums all across the world. Most recently, she pulled from Hamlet<\/em> for the lead single of The Life of a Showgirl<\/a>,<\/em> using her sharp pen to write the character of Ophelia a new ending\u2014saving her from the tragedy that ensued in Shakespeare’s pages \u00e0 la her 2008 hit \u201cLove Story,\u201d where she put her own happily-ever-after spin on Romeo & Juliet<\/em>. But in her new music video for \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia<\/a>\u201d she took things a step further, not only rewriting the story of Hamlet<\/em>, but reimagining all the many artistic interpretations of the character throughout time.<\/p>\n After what must have been months of extensive research, Swift dove headfirst into the past four centuries-worth of Ophelia’s history, exploring all the different portrayals of Hamlet\u2019s love interest over time\u2014as well as the stars before her who resonated with the character\u2019s fate. In her self-directed project, she brought them each to life, transforming into countless different personas in under five minutes.<\/p>\n In one scene, Swift channeled the classic 1852 Ophelia<\/em> painting<\/a> by British artist Sir John Everett Millais. A part of Tate Britain\u2019s collection in London (coincidence?), the piece depicted a young red-haired girl floating in the river, singing herself to sleep moments before her untimely death. In her video, Swift paid homage to the work, donning a red wig and falling overboard into the ocean. In another, Swift seemingly played into French painter Pierre Auguste Cot\u2019s 1870 Ophelia (Pause for Thought)<\/em>, wearing a long white dress with golden locks swept from her face, highlighting a haunting expression of innocence mixed with madness.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, she tapped into real life stories of starlets who faced similar tragedies, dressing as Marilyn Monroe<\/a> with short platinum curls, embodying Elizabeth Taylor<\/a> in a scene where ropes carry her on stage, and referencing Ronnie Spector<\/a> in a Ronette\u2019s nightclub. Through the video, Swift saved every version of Ophelia, and all the showgirls before her, from their Shakespearean fate.<\/p>\n Following its initial theater premiere during The Party of a Showgirl<\/em> visual release, \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d has officially landed on YouTube, giving everyone access to watch (or rewatch) the spectacle.<\/p>\n You Might Also Like<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” If you logged onto TikTok a year or two ago, you might have been greeted with an installment of the \u201cTaylor Swift or Shakespeare\u201d trend, in which fans would challenge non-listeners to decipher between the two writers’ words. 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