Taylor Swift imitates one of William Shakespeare’s most tragic characters for her “The Fate of Ophelia” music video.

The song, which is the opening track on her new “The Life of a Showgirl” album, references the “Hamlet” heroine . In the tragic play, Ophelia dies by drowning after heartbreak, but in Swift’s song, someone saves her from a similar fate.

In the video , the pop icon appears in a painting similar to John Everett Millais' famous work that is brought to life. From there, she dons a platinum blond wig and seemingly channels Marilyn Monroe in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" before nailing some choreography. She continues to travel through different time periods, embodying a "showgirl" in each one, before the video ends with a raging party in a hotel room and a somber conclu

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