The Pickwick Papers · Character
Serjeant Buzfuz
The bombastic barrister who prosecutes Mrs. Bardell's case against Pickwick.
minor
Also known as Mr. Serjeant Buzfuz, Serjeant Buzfuz
First appearance: xii
Serjeant Buzfuz's tie to Samuel Pickwick is one of the pressures that moves The Pickwick Papers—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The plaintiff's counsel; delivers a bombastic and manipulative opening speech, twisting mundane details into evidence of a broken promise.
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- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Trial legal figures
- Pickwick Club and Weller family
- Minor characters and witnesses
- Protagonist
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Serjeant Buzfuz in xii