Hay Fever | Act II Summary

After dinner that night all eight main characters are in the hall talking at once, trying to choose a game to play. They decide on ‘‘Adverbs,’’ which involves one person leaving the room while the rest choose an adverb. Then the person re-enters and tries to guess the word based on watching the others perform actions in the manner of that adverb. The shouted half-explanations of this enterprise confuse Jackie, but the Blisses begin the game anyway. Sorel goes out. The rest of the group argues over word selection. Richard proposes ‘‘winsomely,’’ David...

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