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From Charles Dickens ’ A Tale of Two Cities to F. Scott Fitzgerald ’s The Great Gatsby , literary classics have helped inspire some of Taylor Swift ’s most popular music. The singer’s new album The Life of a Showgirl , releasing Friday, is no exception and pays homage to one of William Shakespeare ’s most famous characters with its opening single “The Fate of Ophelia.”

While Swift confirmed on the New Heights podcast the song is indeed inspired by the Bard’s tragedy Hamlet —in which the fictional Ophelia drowns in a brook following the death of her father—she has offered few details about its lyrics or themes. We’ll find out the latter during the album’s official release party, which will feature the music video for “The Fate of Ophelia.”

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