dkalibur

my yuletide fic this year was for hamlet! very intimidating, since i kind of make myself known in fannish spaces (and outside of them frankly) as a bit of a hamlet fanatic, but i was up for the challenge and ended up having a wonderful time writing to a prompt about ophelia being pregnant for the events of hamlet. it also led me down a rabbit hole of shakespeare academic research and discussion, medicinal abortifacents, denmark's history of legalizing abortion in various capacities, and explorations of madness in shakespeare. 

here is the slightly belated fic post since reveals happened on the first!

herb of grace
wc: 1.6k
fandom: hamlet - william shakespeare
characteres: ophelia, gertrude, hamlet, hamlet ensemble
tags: pregnancy, abortion, au: 1970s, motherhood, character study, death
summary: It's 1973 in Denmark, and Ophelia is pregnant.

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