Ophelia
Ophelia is a fictional character in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes, and potential wife of Prince Hamlet. She is one of only two female characters in the play.
Plot
In Ophelia's first speaking appearance in the play, she is seen with her brother, Laertes, who is leaving for France. Laertes warns her that Hamlet, the heir to the throne of Denmark, does not have the freedom to marry whomever he wants. Ophelia's father, Polonius, enters while Laertes is leaving, and also forbids Ophelia to pursue Hamlet, who he fears is not earnest about her.
In Ophelia's next appearance, she tells Polonius that Hamlet rushed into her room with his clothing askew, and with a "hellish" expression on his face, and only stared at her and nodded three times, without speaking to her. Based on what Ophelia told him, Polonius concludes that he was wrong to forbid Ophelia to see Hamlet, and that Hamlet must be mad because of lovesickness for her. Polonius immediately decides to go to Claudius (the new King of Denmark, and also Hamlet's uncle and stepfather) about the situation. Polonius later suggests to Claudius that they hide behind an arras (a hanging tapestry) to overhear Hamlet speaking to Ophelia when Hamlet thinks the conversation is private. Since Polonius is now sure that Hamlet is lovesick for Ophelia, he thinks Hamlet will express love for her. Claudius agrees to try the eavesdropping plan later.
Ophelia (The Band song)
"Ophelia" is a song written by Robbie Robertson that was first released by The Band on their 1975 album Northern Lights – Southern Cross. It was the lead single from the album. It has also appeared on several of the group's live and compilation albums, and has been covered by such artists as Vince Gill and My Morning Jacket.
Lyrics and music
The lyrics tell of the singer's attempt to find the heroine Ophelia. The relationship between the singer and Ophelia is never made explicit. Author Craig Harris refers to her as the singer's old friend, while music critic Nick DeRiso considers her his lover. But he finds out that Ophelia has left town, apparently in a hurry. According to Band biographer Barney Hoskyns, the name Ophelia for the song did not come from Shakespeare's Hamlet but rather from Minnie Pearl's real name. But Shakespeare scholar Stephen M. Buhler sees some Shakespearean echoes in "Ophelia," particularly related to Othello. In particular, Buhler sees hints that perhaps Ophelia is a black woman in a Southern town who was forced to flee because of Southern attitudes at the time towards interracial relationships with the white singer. Lyrics Buhler uses to support this view include the following, suggesting that the relationship between Ophelia and the singer was illegal:
Ophelia Marie
Ophelia Marie is a popular singer of cadence-lypso from Dominica in the 1980s. She is sometimes referred to as "Dominica's Lady of Song", the "First Lady of Creole", and "la grande dame de la musique Antillaise".
Ophelia emerged and became Dominica's first kadans female singer to achieve international star status. She is considered to be the "Godmother of Cadence", and has toured widely in France and had concerts broadcast over much of the Francophone world. Her signature tune is "Ay Dominique", which was also her first recording, and became an iconic anthem for Dominicans. Ophelia's musical idol is the South African singer Miriam Makeba
Biography
Ophelia performed as a young girl in a group called the "Five O's", which performed at church functions. Her husband and manager, McCarthy Marie, encouraged her to start her solo career. Her first recording was "Ay Dominique," a "lament for Dominica as the country underwent political problems in the 1970s". The song became a popular anthem among Dominicans, and she began recording with Gordon Henderson, placing herself at the forefront of cadence-lypso.
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- Techno Marathon released: 2000
- The World of Progressive Trance released: 2000
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- Dance Mission, Volume 6 released: 1994
- Dance Now! Volume 9 released: 1994
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Absolute Dance: Move Your Body, Volume 2
Released 2003- Summer Jam 2003
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Techno Marathon
Released 2000- No Dip
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Ibiza 99
Released 1999- Mambo No.5 (A Little Bit Of...)
- The Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song
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- Everything I Play
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Dance Mission, Volume 6
Released 1994- Let the Beat Go On (short version)
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Dance Now! Volume 9
Released 1994- Cotton Eye Joe (original single version)
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- Power of the Light (radio edit)
- The Beauty & The Beast (single version)
- Voodoo People (original mix)
- Feeling So Real (Unashamed Ecstatic Piano mix)
- Forever Young (extended version)
- Peace 2 Everybody (airplay Rave)
- Warrior (radio edit)
- Tears Don't Lie
- Whatever Turns You On
NONSTOP - MEGAMIX, Volume 2
- Intro NONSTOP MIX, Part I
- Freestyle
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- Leave Me Not Alone
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- Intro NONSTOP MIX, Part II
- Pump That Body
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- What Chu Want
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- There Goes My Heart
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- Get on the Floor
- No Surrender
Die unendliche Geschichte III
- The Neverending Story
- Give Peace a Chance (single mix)
- Games People Play
- Girly Girl
- Crash! Boom! Bang!
- Kiss From a Rose
- Mission of Love (radio edit)
- Heart of Stone
- Shortcut to Forever
- Fantasian Homecomming
- I'm a Stoneman
- United (radio edit)
- Hand in Hand
- Back & Forth (LP version)
- Fire
- How, How (The Pre mix)
- Nasty World
- Dream On (The Neverending Story)
- Born to Be Wild
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DanceChart: Best of 2003
- Summerjam 2003
- Steppin' Out (Step 2 Heaven) (Alea edit)
- Clubs & Discotexxx
- Hver dag
- Sexy Mama
- E Samba
- Da Beat Goes (Reanimated) (feat. MC Miker G)
- Any Other Girl (Jason Nevins Radio Blaster)
- Hip 2 the Hop
- Deepest Blue
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- Into the Groove
- Chihuahua
- Satisfaction
- Jump 2003
- I Feel Free
- Put Your Hands in the Air (Uhh Ohh)
- Les Djinns
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- Right Here Next to You
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Ophelia
by: Lost SoundsThe motes on fire for you
They're looking for Ophelia
They started wars in her name
and forgot poor Ophelia
She cried so hard for him
Up in that giant tower
and when the rains came
The sky was filled with blood
Where has they been
Ophelia what is going on
The Serpent waits in the room
Ophelia's locked into her doom
She fell in his mouth
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