Chaucer Casting Call

Emily, Austin, Bobby, Caitlin

Everyone wants to be Steven Spielberg, but do you think you’re up to the task? Geoffrey Chaucer has optioned his work, The Canterbury Tales for production. This means that there will be a casting call

for actors who might fit the roles. The most important roles are those of the pilgrims, so they have to be cast exactly. Using textual evidence, YOU will scour Hollywood for the perfect actors to fit each pilgrim mentioned in the General Prologue. I want you to come up with the best actors for the job and submit their “head shots” along with a little evidence that they can play the role in which they will be cast. You may use this handy “casting sheet” to submit your final report.

Pilgrim Actor/Actress Head Shot Textual EvidenceThe Knight Patrick Dempsey A most distinguished man

The Squire Rupert Grint Lad of fire (red hair) Stature of a moderate length

Yeoman Brad Pitt Brown face (tan) He worked and traveled (he

was built)

Prioress Sandra Bullock Smile was simple and coy Stately bearing

Monk Gerard Butler Manly man Not skinny Not pale

Pilgrim Actor/Actress Head Shot Textual EvidenceFriar Merry

Pimpin

Merchant Rainn Wilson Good at acting in administrative positions

He can grow a beard

Clerk Dustin Diamond

Studious looking

Franklin Dakin Matthews

White beard Merry Not skinny

The Guildsmen

Power Rangers There’s five of them, each with a special ability

Pilgrim Actor/Actress Head Shot Textual EvidenceCook Ethan Suplee Bigger guy

Unattractive and kind of gross

Shipman Johnny Depp Has experience playing a dishonest sailor

Doctor Hugh Laurie He pretty much plays a TV doctor

Wife of Bath

Tina Fey Middle aged woman She’s bold

Parson Robert Downey Jr.

Good guy Not super in to

apprearence

Pilgrim Actor/Actress Head Shot Textual EvidenceMiller Unattractive

Big guy

Reeve Clint Eastwood Old Thin Rode a horse ;)

Summoner Mike Myers Ugly

Pardoner Leonardo de Caprio

Feminine looking

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