Casting Assignment

The Pardoner  (Robert Carlyle) 

     I would choose Robert Carlyle to be the Pardoner in the Canterbury tales. As an evil businessman in once upon a time, Robert Carlyle suits perfectly to the pardoner, not only just his appearance, but also his personality. “This pardoner had hair as yellow as wax, It hung straight and lank as a hank of flax” That is exactly how Robert Carlyle looks like in the tv series once upon a time. In the Canterbury tales, the pardoner is an evil person who sells fake sin cards. For the character Robert played in once upon a time, he sells evil magic to exchange all the good things in the world. He has a lot of power and he can do anything he wants to. But at the same time, he is a cowardly person. He uses his incredible power to protect himself, to camouflage he is a brave person. He is intelligent, especially in the bad side. I think Robert Carlyle is the right person to play the Pardoner, according to his nice performance in once upon a time.

The knight (Clark Kent)

I think Clark Kent is the best person to play the knight in the Canterbury tales. He is the one, who played the superman in 1996, which I think is a very similar character as the knight. The superman Clark played is a superhero protecting all the US. Same as the knight in the Canterbury tales, superman’s job is to protect everyone in the country and defend the evil. “He always received the highest of praise

Yet though a great man, was wise in his ways” that is how the Canterbury tales describes the knight. Superman is also a hero always receives the highest of praise. In the movie Superman, superman is a not only strong but also smart person. He knows how to save people from dangers and can always notice where the dangerous comes from. The knight is a “a fine and worthy man”, said from the tales. Clark Kent is also playing a fine and worthy man in the movie. Therefore, no matter personalities or appetences, I think Clark Kent is the best choice for playing the knight.

Nun (Imelda Staunton)

For the character nun, I think Imelda Staunton is the best person to choose. In the Canterbury tales, the nun is a beautiful but ostentatious woman, who has many gorgeous dresses and acts like a royal princess.  “Her smiling was modest and without fuss” and” Her nose well formed and her eyes grey and bright.

Her mouth was small and her lips soft and red

But in truth she had a most fair forehead.” Both describe what does the nun look like in the tale. The character Imelda Staunton played in Harry Potter, who known as Dolores Umbridge, looks exactly the same like her. Dolores is a beautiful woman acts like she is in the highest position in wizard world. In the tales, the author satires the nun that she has warm-hearted but the truth is she hasn’t.   “That if she saw a mouse trapped, she started. To weep for it if it were dead or bled.”  In the movie Harry Potter, Umbridge became the new headmaster in Harry’s school. She made a lot of new strict rule while she was trying to pretend she is close to each student. I think she is the one we are looking for to be the nun in Canterbury tales.