Ophelia

[oh-feel-yuh]

noun

1. a female given name.

Example Sentences

Then again, another unprecedented chart achievement from the album’s first week is already shedding some light on the matter: “The Fate of Ophelia,” the album’s lead single, is the first song ever to debut inside the top 10 of Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart — an indication of the heavy Top 40 radio play it’s getting along with the millions of daily streams that have kept it atop Spotify’s U.S.

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“The Fate of Ophelia” describes a lover whose devotion saved Swift from meeting the same bleak end as Shakespeare’s doomed character in “Hamlet.”

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In the play—spoiler alert—Ophelia drowns in a river after her father is murdered by Hamlet, whom she may have been in love with.

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“The Fate of Ophelia” is getting the music video treatment, radio push and prominent placement on streaming services that is typical of a lead single.

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It showcases a music video for “The Fate of Ophelia,” behind-the-scenes clips from the video shoot, lyric videos and commentary on the album.

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