Bliss family

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The Bliss family is the eccentric, theatrically inclined household at the center of Noël Coward’s comedy "Hay Fever," known for their dramatic antics and chaotic social interactions.

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Bliss family canonical 4

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional family ⓘ
theatrical household ⓘ
appearsIn Hay Fever ⓘ
createdBy Noël Coward ⓘ
dramaticFunction satire of artistic egotism ⓘ
source of farcical misunderstandings ⓘ
firstAppearanceMedium stage play ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear 1925 ⓘ
genreOfWorkContext comedy of manners ⓘ
hasMember David Bliss ⓘ
Judith Bliss ⓘ
Simon Bliss ⓘ
Sorel Bliss ⓘ
inspiredBy social milieu of 1920s English upper-middle class ⓘ
interactionStyle overdramatic ⓘ
self-absorbed ⓘ
unpredictable ⓘ
knownFor chaotic social interactions ⓘ
eccentric behavior ⓘ
theatrical antics ⓘ
languageOfWorkContext English ⓘ
livesIn Bliss country house ⓘ
narrativeRole central characters of Hay Fever ⓘ
nationalityInFiction British ⓘ
relationshipToGuests hosts weekend visitors ⓘ
settingLocation Cookham, Berkshire ⓘ
linked to: Cookham
themeAssociation blurred line between performance and reality ⓘ
clash between bohemian lifestyle and conventional society ⓘ
timePeriodInFiction 1920s England ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hay Fever → mainCharacters → Bliss family ⓘ
subject linked to: Hay Fever (stage)
Sorel Bliss → isMemberOf → Bliss family ⓘ
Simon Bliss → memberOfFictionalFamily → Bliss family ⓘ
David Bliss → memberOf → Bliss family ⓘ