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What did Taylor Swift have to say about Shakespeare’s tragic characters?

I swore my loyalty to me, myself and I,

right before you lit my sky up

For those who are willing to be patient for the right relationship

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Lyrics

I heard you calling on the megaphone, you wanna see me all alone

As legend has it, you are quite the pyro, you light the match to watch it blow

And if you never come for me, I might’ve drowned in the melancholy

I swore my loyalty to me, myself and I, right before you lit my sky up

According to Gina Vivinetto, a trending news reporter for TODAY, the character of Ophelia is known for her gentle beauty and a passive nature that is ultimately her undoing.

Her “fate” in Hamlet? Well, it's not a cheery one. She exhausts herself trying to please the men in her life while never addressing her own needs. Frustrated by her lack of power — and consumed with grief after Hamlet accidentally kills her father and cruelly breaks off with her — Ophelia goes mad and drowns herself.

But in Swift's take on the story, she's saved from that fate by the subject of the song. In one of the opening lines, she says she "might've drowned in the melancholy" — much like the Shakespearean character. Rather, someone who she "pledges allegiance to" "dug me out of my grave/ And saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia."

This dance love song is both catchy and strong. It presents like a romance victory lap!

 In his ranking of the album's tracks, Jason Lipshutz of Billboard placed it second, describing it as a "masterclass in pop construction" with a "'70s-coded, star-crossed chorus" and "a pensive piano line that builds into squelched drums, chewy keys, siren-cry harmonies, and plenty of clap-along opportunities".

Lyrics

All that time I sat alone in my tower, you were just honing your powers

Now I can see it all, late one night you dug me out of my grave

and saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia

My husband passed away when I was 43. I did not consider a new romantic partner for many years, but once I started dating, I remember thinking my next love was not to be.

I found peace in that.

I found power in that.

I love when she says she pledged her loyalty to herself.

For me, my loyalty was for my healing, growth and raising our five children.

Perhaps you can relate to this story;

The lyrics, “All that time I sat alone in my tower, you were just honing your powers” are such a beautiful perspective!

Finding love, a great love, later in life was discouraging at best…until it happened!

My next love was healing and growing too. He wasn’t ready for “us” until the exact moment we met. Do you have a similar story?

Lyrics

Pledge alligiance to your hands, your team, your vibes

Don’t care where the Hell you’ve been, ‘cause now you’re mine

I want to shed light on the lyrics “Don’t care where the Hell you’ve been, ‘cause now you’re mine”. It is a poignant reminder that we shouldn’t dwell on past relationships that did not stand the test of time. The lessons, experiences and perspective all help us to become the person we need to become, and then to be able to be with the person that is meant to be ours. It’s forward thinking in the most productive way.

Think about this…

Have you needed to be patient in finding a great love?

What has helped you endure the pain of waiting?

Do you believe there is more than one great love in a lifetime?

Key Take Aways

• Past relationships are lessons, experiences and perspective to help us to become the person we need to become, and then to be able to be with the person that is meant to be ours.

• Someone can enter our lives, change our perspective, and save us from becoming mad by love.

• Most beauties and joys in life go unnoticed.

Fun Fact Trivia:

What did Taylor Swift have to say about Shakespeare’s tragic characters?

Answer: According to Taylor Swift’s release album movie,

“It holds up. It’s actually not overhyped, and I love those tragedies so much, I fall in love with those characters so much that it hurts me that they die.”

Love is the greatest adventure!

~LaDena

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