Summoner In The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales are a series of stories that were told by different people in different positions of life and then retold by the narrator. The author, Geoffrey Chaucer, talks about each person differently, highlighting what they did. The Summoner was a man who works for the church. He was described to be very ugly in many different ways. Also, is just a very bad person in general. This essay shows how a Christian Bale would be ideal for the part of the Summoner, because he has the physical and personal attributes of the Summoner. As part of the church, the Summoner works to find people who have committed sins. He was very ugly with many sores on his face “or the nobs and nubbins sitting on his cheeks pg.2063”. His eyebrows were black and scrappy and he had a thin beard. He had bad breath from eating weird foods such as garlic, onions, and leeks. The Summoner drank so much wine that he got drunk a lot “He loved to drink the strong
He is also known for being very rude to his fans. He is really just doing this job for all the money and popularity he gets and nothing else. Many witnesses have told media about how Christian Bale made a group of little girls cry just because they wanted his autograph. He said that he had better things to do with his time, and that it was rude for them to ask for his autograph. This relates to the Summoner, because he just worked for the church for the money “He had young men and girls in his control pg. 2064” and nothing else. All of this information shows how Christian Bale would be perfect for the part of the Summoner from the Canterbury Tales. He not only has the appearance of the Summoner, but he has similar personalities traits as the character. Christian has a scruffy beard and he is very greedy with money which is the same as the Summoner. Overall Christian Bale is the perfect person to play the