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One of the most famous paintings ever done of Ophelia was by 19th Century English painter John Everett Millais:
John Everett Millais on Wikipedia
Well, this is the obvious one! Shakespeare’s tragic female was a huge inspiration behind Ophelia of the Spirits, not the least because the story I was telling through my songs was one of a deep emotional wounding and then empowerment in a quite personal way. In a way perhaps it was easier to reference a character rather than fully ‘own’ my own catharsis!
Ophelia is a character in Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. She is the love interest of the main character, Hamlet, prince of Denmark. As Hamlet goes slowly mad, he distances himself from her and pushes her away, eventually, in his famous speech, famously saying “Get thee to a nunnery!”
More soon to come about Ophelia, but for now you can find out more about her here:
