# Judith Bliss — Hay Fever character guide

> Judith Bliss in Hay Fever by Noël Coward.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Judith, Judith Myra Arundel, Myra Arundel, Judith David, Judith Tyrell, Judith Airily, Judith Nonsense, Judith Sharply

**First appearance:** 0002-hay-fever

## Snapshot

Retired actress and Bliss matriarch who treats her family like a captive audience, forever casting herself in some new role to impress a fresh victim.

## Who they are

Judith runs the household as a stage, learning flower names by heart and tapping the barometer when a plan is brewing. Her children distrust her 'Squire's lady' moods, and her husband is too buried in his novel to notice. She is the engine of the weekend's chaos: every guest is potential audience, every game a chance to perform, and her need for drama will collide with everyone else's private schemes.

## Relationships

### [Sorel Bliss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hay_fever_se/characters/sorel_bliss)

_family_

Mother and daughter with a theatrical, competitive, and emotionally volatile bond.

### [Simon Bliss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hay_fever_se/characters/simon_bliss)

_family_

Mother and son with a flirtatious, dramatic dynamic where Judith treats Simon as an admirer.

### [Sandy Tyrell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hay_fever_se/characters/sandy_tyrell)

_romantic_

Judith flirts with and manipulates Sandy, treating him as a romantic conquest for her own amusement.

### [Jackie Coryton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hay_fever_se/characters/jackie_coryton)

_rivalry_

Jackie is a rival for Simon's attention, and Judith sees her as a threat to her own theatrical dominance.

### [Myra Arundel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hay_fever_se/characters/myra_arundel)

_rivalry_

Judith sees Myra as a romantic rival for Sandy and a social threat, leading to sharp exchanges.

### [David Bliss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hay_fever_se/characters/david_bliss)

_family_

Husband and wife with a long-standing, affectionate but chaotic marriage built on mutual theatricality.

### [Pam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hay_fever_se/characters/pam)

_social_

Judith treats Pam as a minor player in her social drama, mostly ignoring her except when useful.

### [Pam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hay_fever_se/characters/pam)

_social_

Judith treats Pam as a minor player in her social drama, mostly ignoring her except when useful.

### [Sorel Bliss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hay_fever_se/characters/sorel_bliss)

_family_

Mother and daughter with a theatrical, competitive, and emotionally volatile bond.

### [Jackie Coryton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hay_fever_se/characters/jackie_coryton)

_rivalry_

Jackie is a rival for Simon's attention, and Judith sees her as a threat to her own theatrical dominance.

## Links

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