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Story summary
- Bebe Cave stars in the multicharacter comedy Swoon, critiquing the traditional muse role.
- She opens as Elizabeth Siddal, the model Millais painted as Ophelia.
- The plot follows fictional sister Bertrude seeking recognition from pretentious Pre-Raphaelites.
- Swoon satirises the Brotherhood’s ideal of near-death women, arguing muses need voices beyond nameless subjects.
