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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
The Host Oprah She’s a host She gives out free stuff like
the Host