Judith Bliss

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Judith Bliss is the eccentric, melodramatic matriarch of the Bliss family in Noël Coward’s comedy play "Hay Fever."

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Judith Bliss canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ
appearsIn Hay Fever ⓘ
authorStyleAssociation Noël Coward’s high comedy of manners ⓘ
centralThemeRelation exemplifies theatricality invading everyday life ⓘ
characterTrait eccentric ⓘ
melodramatic ⓘ
childInFiction Simon Bliss ⓘ
Sorel Bliss ⓘ
creator Noël Coward ⓘ
dramaticArc remains essentially unchanged despite the chaos she causes ⓘ
dramaticFunction source of much of the play’s farcical confusion ⓘ
familyName Bliss ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Hay Fever ⓘ
firstPerformanceYearOfWork 1925 ⓘ
genreOfWorkAppearedIn comedy play ⓘ
household Bliss family country house in Cookham ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium stage ⓘ
nationalityInFiction British ⓘ
notableCharacteristic flirtatiousness ⓘ
manipulative charm ⓘ
self-dramatizing behavior ⓘ
notableSceneType awkward weekend house-party situations ⓘ
occupation retired stage actress ⓘ
relationshipDynamic creates emotional chaos for her guests ⓘ
teases and dominates her family ⓘ
roleInWork matriarch of the Bliss family ⓘ
settingOfFictionalLife England ⓘ
spouseInFiction David Bliss ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

Hay Fever → hasCharacter → Judith Bliss ⓘ
subject linked to: Hay Fever (stage)
Bliss family → hasMember → Judith Bliss ⓘ
Sorel Bliss → hasMother → Judith Bliss ⓘ
Simon Bliss → hasMother → Judith Bliss ⓘ
David Bliss → hasParent → Judith Bliss ⓘ