Home / Arts and Entertainment / Taylor Swift Channels Shakespearean Heroine in Captivating New Music Video
Taylor Swift Channels Shakespearean Heroine in Captivating New Music Video
5 Oct
Summary
- Taylor Swift releases music video for "The Fate of Ophelia"
- Video features Swift in various interpretations of the "Hamlet" character
- Includes nods to Daft Punk's "Around the World" and Swift's fiancé Travis Kelce
On October 6th, 2025, pop superstar Taylor Swift unveiled the music video for her latest single, "The Fate of Ophelia." The video, which Swift directed, features the singer in a variety of looks and settings as she explores different interpretations of the Shakespearean character Ophelia from "Hamlet."
The visually striking video takes viewers on a journey through a mansion, a stage, and even aboard a ship. In one memorable scene, Swift falls off the ship and lands onstage wearing a synchronized swimmer outfit, reminiscent of the 1997 Daft Punk music video for "Around the World." Later in the video, she catches a football, a nod to her fiancé, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. The video concludes with Swift in a bathtub, her face held above the water line, suggesting she will not suffer the same fate as the character she portrays.
"The Fate of Ophelia" is the first single from Swift's latest album, "The Life of a Showgirl," which she announced during an appearance on the "New Heights" podcast in August. The pop star described the album as capturing the "exuberant and electric and vibrant" inner life she experienced during her recent tour, with an "effervescence" that shines through the record.
