# Games as Metaphor for Conflict in Hay Fever

> Theme guide for Hay Fever by Noël Coward.

The parlor games in Act II serve as a microcosm of the family's dysfunction, where rules are ignored, tempers flare, and competition replaces cooperation, revealing deeper hostilities.

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