This case focuses on Robin Hood’s problems after his first year of success in the Sherwood Forest. His Merry Men, initially a small disciplined organization, went through a period of growth that saw many new recruits flock to join the group having recently heard of its fame. The ever-increasing band, although a source of pride for him, had begun to outgrow itself and supplies and food had become scarce.
With supplies dwindling and discipline getting harder to enforce it was getting much more difficult to control the band as he had used to. The financial strain of having to purchase food from nearby villages and the fact that travelers were now avoiding the notorious forest, meant that something had to be done, and soon.
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A transit tax on all transportation via the Sherwood Forest should not permanently be enforced. This will only alienate the farmers and village people who have long supported Robin and his Merry Men as well as diminish moral among the organization. If the support of the local people is lost then they might not be as willing to give Robin anymore inside information on when lucrative merchant shipments will be traveling through Sherwood Forest in the future. If moral diminishes then it will work negatively towards reinstituting discipline within the group. The only possible exception is if funds were needed immediately there could be a onetime implementation of the transit tax for a temporary period of time in order to reach their goals as long as the reasoning was explained beforehand to the organization as well as to their local supporters.
The level of training and discipline does need to increase in order for Robin's organization to maintain or exceed the level of his adversary the Sheriff. The size of the organization needs to be at a manageable level and then broken down into smaller groups where training can be concentrated at a higher individual level.
A program needs to be implemented for member acceptance guidelines. This will help control the growth of the organization, ensure only people who have skills to offer will be
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The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) tells a tale of thieves that behave more honorable than the nobles of their time. The bandits known as the Merry Men lead by a notorious thief and Errol named Robin Hood (Errol Flynn). He leads the Merry Men in treacherous deeds to steal from those who have the most in the land and give everything they take to lazy, scumbags, treacherous, poor people. They protect the helpless women and children from the noble knights and kings. This seems very confusing to most because the Merry Men are supposed to be the enemy of the righteous people. In this essay we are going to discuss the key notes of the Code of Chivalry to express why Robin Hood and his Merry Men are actually noble even though they are robbing and breaking the code.
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1. What problems does Robin Hood have? What issues need to be addressed? 2. Do Robin Hood and the Merrymen need a new mission? new objectives? a new strategy?
Meantime the knight gathered enough funds, perhaps with bounty taken at the Battle of Auray in 1364 to repay the £400 borrowed from Robin with an extra 20 marks for his courtesy, but Robin refused, saying “nay, for Lady by her High Cellerer, has sent me my pay.” After Robin finished telling his tale the knight laughingly said, “By my pledge, your money is ready here.” “Yes,” said Robin, "the monks paid your loan with interest. I have the £400 I loaned you plus an additional £400, your son is home, your money is yours to keep and by God’s grace we are both £400 better
Robin Hood Essay There is a legend that contains an outlaw named Robin Hood, who is also mainly known for his skill in archery. In the movie, The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), he leads a group of people named the Merry Men, who are all outlaws. They fight to steal from the rich and give the stolen money to the poor and helpless. As the Normans believe that the Merry Men are all bandits, they are more like knights in the eyes of the Saxons.
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While this would satisfy Robin personally, this would not provide a true solution to what the Merrymen seek. After the sheriff is dead there would be another person there to take his place that would continue to the same thing.
One of Robin Hood’s problems was the increasing size of his band. He was hoping that strength lay in numbers and the more Merry men he had, the better it would be for him to fight against the sheriff’s administration. He did not put enough attention into the number of people that were being recruited. The problem occurred when the number of me increased; the band turns into a big company complicating the situation and interests of the initial ideology. While more men were recruited into the organization, Robin had less face-to-face interaction with all men. The missing interaction makes things get out of control and get hard for him to enforce rules and regulations, turning
Robin and the Merrymen is a company who are in business to steal from the rich and give to the poor. The organization had begun as a personal interest to Robin, and has grown with allies and new recruits to become a very large organization. Robin is the head of all operations with few delegates who have their own specific duties.