I listened to the ' The Fate Of Ophelia ' many times and I came to a conclusion:
In my opinion Taylor wanted to use Ophelia's story as a metaphor to describe her relationship with fame (which is why in the video she shows the routine and various moments of the day of a showgirl instead of OPHELIA's DEATH and that's it).
Taylor is Ophelia, Hamlet is fame, Laerte the other showgirls who are present in the industry.
It makes sense in my opinion because Taylor entered the music industry when she was young and naive just as Laerte describes Ophelia.
Taylor was manipulated by people in the industry just like Ophelia was manipulated by all the men in her life (and here we can add the second meaning of the song, less poetic where Taylor was always judged for the many boys she had around).
This relationship she had with industry and fame was toxic and drove her crazy..
The lover she talks about at the beginning of the song is not Travis (he can be if you look at what I think is the second meaning) but it's the fans, who didn't let her end up in oblivion but ON THE CONTRARY, they followed her and followed her.
The 'memories' she's talking about are the albums she recovered, that we have always listened to and we have helped her in some way to get them back (supporting the tour, supporting the TV)..
" You were just honing your powers " understood that we have become more supportive? Understood that we never abandoned her, maybe. Understood that we are looking for Easter Eggs and we have also become good at it?
So she used Ophelia's death as a rebirth thanks to the fans, but it could be her end if she didn't make a record and didn't create her own fanbase.
What do you think? Does it make sense?
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