Hudibras · Character

Orsin

A bear-ward whose beloved Bruin is mauled in the riot, he rallies a vengeful crew to hunt Hudibras across the countryside.

supporting

Also known as furious Orsin, Noble Orsin

First appearance: part i canto i

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Orsin belongs to the tavern-and-market world of tradesmen and showmen whose bear-baiting Hudibras disrupts, and his bear is the creature at the brawl's center. Grief for Bruin curdles into blazing wrath: he vows the authors of his woe shall pay with flesh and bone, and his speech to Cerdon, Talgol, and the rest turns a scattered rout into a marching vendetta. His pursuit keeps the comic chase alive through the early cantos, giving the knight a pursuer as stubborn as he is pompous.

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Bear-baiting combatants
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Aftermath
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