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Taylor Swift Reimagines Ophelia's Fate in Captivating Music Video
6 Oct, 2025
Summary
- Taylor Swift's "The Fate of Ophelia" music video released online
- Video features Swift playing multiple roles, including Ophelia from Hamlet
- Album art inspired by final scene of video, showing Swift in a bathtub
On October 3rd, 2025, Taylor Swift released her highly anticipated music video for "The Fate of Ophelia," which had previously premiered exclusively in theaters. The video, written and directed by Swift herself, is now available for streaming on YouTube.
The captivating visual features the pop star taking on multiple personas, including the tragic Ophelia from Shakespeare's Hamlet, a Golden Age Hollywood movie musical star, a 1960s girl group frontwoman, and Swift's signature showgirl persona. The video begins with Swift crawling out of a painting depicting Ophelia's drowning, before transitioning through these various character portrayals.
Notably, the video's final scene, which shows Swift relaxing in a bathtub, inspired the album cover art for her recently released album "The Life of a Showgirl." As the singer explained, this moment represents the "story of this album" - the exhaustion and relief after a long performance.
The music video's exclusive theatrical release last week was part of Swift's "The Release Party of a Showgirl" event, which debuted at the top of the box office. The screening included behind-the-scenes footage and Swift's commentary on the album's 12 tracks.
