We have officially entered our Showgirl era, and we’re kicking it off with The Fate of Ophelia. Uncle Jerry teaches us all about Ophelia’s role in Hamlet, one of the Ophelia paintings Taylor may have drawn inspiration from, and a couple of feminist critics’ takes on Ophelia.
We then get into the song, Angela weaves in a few nuggets of Tay-lore, and they round it out by discussing the feminist issues with the track, watching the music video and listening to the voice memo of the writing of the song.
Works Cited:
Hamlet – William Shakespeare – Affiliate Link
Hearing Ophelia: Gender and Tragic Discourse in "Hamlet" – Sandra K. Fischer
The Story of Ophelia – The Tate
Pre-Raphaelite Women – Jan Marsh
Dante Gabriel Rossetti – Ash Russell
The Essential Pre-Raphaelites – Lucinda Hawksley – Aff Link
The Language of Flowers – Margaret Pickston – Aff Link
The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady – Edith Holden – Aff Link
The King’s Two Bodies – Ernst Kantorowicz – Aff Link
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