![]() He goes on to tell Madoc that she is lawfully bound to him now. She was ensnared on Mount Helicon by Fry as he burned her scroll and proclaimed himself her master. ![]() But never has the story been told so plainly than in The Sandman, where the viewer is shown in no uncertain terms that many muses end up collateral damage in the artist’s quest for meaning and acclaim.įrom the beginning, Erasmus Fry ( Derek Jacobi) and Richard Madoc justify the atrocities they commit against Calliope by viewing her as a possession and falling back on the support of the law. The story is retold countless times in film and television, for instance, in the character Maria Elena ( Penelope Cruz) in Vicky Cristina Barcelona or Edie Sedgwick ( Sienna Miller) in Factory Girl. Pop culture has elevated the concept of the muse as some sort of enviable status however, in reality, they often suffer at the hands of those who claim to uphold and worship them. ![]() Driving himself to extremes, he enslaves the Greek muse Calliope ( Melissanthi Mahut), abusing her in the name of inspiration. The second act of the episode focuses on a struggling writer, Richard Madoc ( Arthur Darvill), and his desperation to reclaim some of the success he achieved with his debut novel. ![]() Editor's note: This article contains mentions of abuse and sexual assault.With the release of the bonus episode of The Sandman, Neil Gaiman gives a brutally stark portrayal of the relationship between artist and muse and how it often intertwines with female inequality. ![]()
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