First, this is an opinion question. There is no single, one celebrity that exactly matches the characters from this Chaucer masterpiece. Additionally, it is unclear if the question wants celebrities that are wildly popular right now, or if the question allows celebrities from a generation or two prior to 2017. I am going to go with any celebrity ever.
The previous post did a nice job of laying out basic characteristics of each of the main characters in Chaucer's tale. The knight is a representation of the ideal medieval, Christian warrior. He is brave, strong, prudent, and chivalrous. I like how the previous post mentioned that a similar celebrity is likely to do something brave that other celebrities are unwilling to do while at the same time remaining humble. I would choose either Jake Gyllenhaal or Channing Tatum. Both of these celebrities have a fairly clean media image. They do...
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not flaunt themselves or their money in the tabloids, and I would say that both men are brave. For example, both celebrities agreed to put their lives at risk by going on a survival expedition with Bear Grylls.
In my mind, the Wife of Bath's celebrity clone needs to be an older woman that has gone through many marriages. For that reason alone, I would have to go with somebody like Geena Davis, Liz Taylor, or Zsa Zsa Gabor. A combined twenty-two marriages occurred between those three women.
The miller is one of my favorite characters. He is stout, dirty, ugly, drunk, and loud. He is more or less a jerk that thinks his story is so much better than everybody else's story. That is why he insists on telling his story second. I have to go with Shia Labeouf for this one. The actor is notoriously difficult to work with, and he is frequently in the tabloids for doing something that is intentionally designed to make people mad.
The prioress is described as being modest and quiet. She also has good taste and dresses well. Finally, she is compassionate and caring. While she is a prioress, she seems quite regal in the way that she carries herself. For that reason, I believe a good celebrity choice would be Princess Kate Middleton. The media adores Kate Middleton and seems to adore everything she wears. Additionally she is very involved in charity work. In fact, she asked for people to give to charities instead of giving her wedding gifts.
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