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Ophelia (/ oʊ ˈ f iː l i ə /) is a character in William Shakespeare's drama Hamlet (1599–1601). She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes and potential wife of Prince Hamlet.
Anne Barton may refer to: Anne Barton (actress) (1924–2000), American actress Anne Barton (Shakespearean scholar) (1933–2013), American-English Shakespearean scholar and critic
Richard Burton CBE (/ ˈ b ɜːr t ən /; born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.; 10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor. [1]Noted for his mellifluous baritone voice, [2] [3] Burton established himself as a formidable Shakespearean actor in the 1950s and gave a memorable performance as Hamlet in 1964. [4]
Frank Bridge wrote a symphonic poem for orchestra titled There is a willow grows aslant a brook, taken from the first line of Gertrude's monologue recounting Ophelia's death. [ 32 ] Dmitri Shostakovich 's Incidental Music to Hamlet features a movement titled "Ophelia's Song", which depicts her descent into madness.
Martha Gehman (born 1955) is an American actress and acting coach, perhaps best known for her role as Ophelia in the 1985 cult classic The Legend of Billie Jean. [1] [2]She also had supporting roles in The Flamingo Kid, [3] F/X, Threesome and A Kiss Before Dying.
Joan Noele Gordon (25 December 1919 – 14 April 1985) was an English actress and television presenter, of Scottish descent. [1] She played the role of Meg Mortimer (originally Richardson, later Ryder) in the long-running British soap opera Crossroads from 1964 to 1981, with a brief return in 1983.
Seth Maxwell Barton (September 8, 1829 – April 11, 1900) was a United States Army officer and, then, a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He later became noted as a chemist .
Ophelia, an 1852 painting by John Everett Millais; Ophelia, an 1883 painting by Alexandre Cabanel; Ophelia, an 1870 painting by Pierre Auguste Cot; Ophelia, a painting by Arthur Hughes; Ophelia, an 1895 painting by Paul Steck; Ophelia, any of several paintings by John William Waterhouse; Ophelia, a circa 1900 painting by Friedrich Heyser