Ophelia

[ oh-feel-yuh ]

/ oʊˈfil yə /

a female given name.

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Ophelia Horton has been on our radar since 2012, when her blog made headlines around the world.
Which Preteen Fashion Blogger Will Be Tavi 2.0?|Justin Jones|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kate Winslet delivered a haunting performance as Ophelia in the 1996 Hamlet.
Shakespeare’s Movie Magic|Marina Watts, Malcolm Jones|April 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ophelia hoists up two bags of toys at the foot of the bed, explaining each is used for a different entrance.
Meet LittleRedBunny, the Queen of Cam Girls|Richard Abowitz|March 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But what tips would established fashion writers give Ophelia?
Meet Ophelia Horton, London’s 12-Year-Old Fashion Blogger: The New Tavi?|Tom Sykes|August 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST

For her part, Ophelia handed over the task of biographer to Sturrock, and is a prominent social justice and health-care advocate.
Patricia Neal's Family of Titans|Olivia Cole|August 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
His love for Ophelia, too, which seems strange to some, is surely the most natural thing in the world.
Shakespearean Tragedy|A. C. Bradley
Ophelia stared dully at the small sister for a long moment, then suddenly slumped down in the tall grass and wept.
Heart of Gold|Ruth Alberta Brown
I judge from the swan's-down on your doublet that you have been escorting Ophelia to the opera in the regulation cloak.
The Enchanted Typewriter|John Kendrick Bangs
Ophelia asks Hamlet to join the festivities, but he declines and retires sorrowfully as some pages and young officers enter.
Stars of the Opera|Mabel Wagnalls
Hamlet and his mother, Polonius, Ophelia, were all there before us.
Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected|Anna Jameson