Semester Project: Robin Hood

ROBIN HOOD In the years of King Richard the Lionheart (1189-1199) there lived a brave and intelligent man called Robin Hood. He was a feared outlaw, who loved liberty and hated oppression. He took the law into his own hands and robbed the rich to give to the poor. People loved him and thought of him as a justice-maker. In time he acquired a heroic reputation and came to represent the ideal of heroism of his age. Stories about him and his closest friends Friar Tuck, Little John, and Maid Marian may be found in the time. They say that Robin Hood and his companions lived in Sherwood Forest, near Nottingham. They were called the ‘merry men’ and used to wear green clothes, a particular shade of green, called

Robin Hood was adventuring in Sherwood Forest seeking a great animal kill. It wasn't for the thrill of a hunt but rather the pride of presenting a grand beast for the guest attending his wedding banquet. Robin Hood was hoping, nay, expecting to present an elk or at least a bore to his guest. In the corner of his eye, Robin Hood noticed something strange moving in the distance. Thinking it was a bear, Robin Hood slowly and soundlessly creeps to get a better view of the creature. Robin hood was close, perhaps too close because when he got a full view of the creature and whispered excitement under his breath, the creature spun around to look Robin hood straight in the eyes.

The genre for the literary text “Robin Hood and the Three Squires” is poetry, while its sub-genre is ballad. It is because a ballad uses repeated words and phrases, including refrain, to advance its story (Kirzhner and Mandell, 2000). In the ballad “Robin Hood and the Three Squires,” Robin Hood goes to Notthingham. Along the way, he hears of the three men who are sentenced to death for killing the king’s deer and begins to devise a plan to save them.

Pen Densham, the writer of the script, chose to both add and take away vital scenes of the story. In an original story told by H. E. Marshall, Robin Hood fought in the war alongside King Richard until he was one of the last standing. In this adaptation of the classic, Robin was never taken as prisoner. Whereas in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, One of the opening scenes shows noble Robin Hood taken prisoner in an enemy prison. Another scene changed by the movie was the meeting of Robin Hood and Little John (including the merry men). In the Classic story written by Marshall, when word of Robin Hood seeking shelter in the Sherwood forest, the Merry Men accepted Robin into their group with no question. While in the movie, Robin was stopped by Little John when trying to cross the river. Little John demanded that Robin “pay a tax” to gain access across the river. After fighting and defeating Little John, still weary the merry men allowed Robin to join in their

Robin Hood faces a myriad of problems that can potentially influence the changes that are crucial for Robin’s organization, as well as affect the effectiveness of the insurrection. As the CEO of his organization, Robin has the

Since the leaders of the government were corrupt, the people from whom Robin Hood stole were evil and villainous. When people today claim to be a modern day Robin Hood by stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, it is an evil person stealing from the innocent. Robin Hood was a good person stealing from the evil people. That’s the difference. Robin Hood did the right thing by betraying his country. The things his country was doing were evil and corrupt. (Lindahl 1). When your country is doing terrible things, like persecuting the innocent, poor people of the country, (Lindahl 1), it would be wrong not to betray the country. They were also involved in charging ridiculous taxes and oppressing the common people of the land. (“Robin Hood: The Folk Hero” 2). This is yet another reason that Robin Hood had to betray his country. Fighting against the evil is always the right thing to do whether you have pledged allegiance to them or not.

Through critical analysis and research concerning the legends and characters surrounding Robin Hood, this paper will present the theme of social justice for the common man as purported by the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest.

In chapter 3 the Sheriff of Nottingham goes to London to see King Henry and Queen Eleanor. The King got mad at the Sheriff for not being able to capture Robin Hood while having a lot of troops to help him out, so the Sheriff storms out of London with rage and plans to capture Robin Hood by hosting an archery tournament. The prize of the tournament would be a golden arrow. Robin went, didn’t get caught, won the golden arrow, and sent a small letter to the Sheriff. The letter said: “Now Heaven bless thy Grace this day Say all in sweet Sherwood For thou didst give the prize away to merry Robin Hood.”

One reason for why Robin Hood was bad, is because he stole from many innocent people who did nothing to him. If someone looked wealthy, he would sidetrack them and have his partner steal all the gold and jewels that person owned. “Thou shalt not steal”, which is one of the Ten Commandments, and Robin Hood certainly broke that.

There are several key issues that Robin Hood has. The 1st problem addressed in the reading is the growing size of the Merrymen. Resources are becoming scarce to sustain the large size of the band. He is also having problems with discipline within in the band. Another issue is that travelers are starting to avoid the forest for fear of being robbed, which in turn has caused a decline in the Merrymen’s revenue stream. The last issue Robin Hood faces is the increasing power of the sheriff. Even while Robin Hood and his Merrymen have undermined the sheriff for the last year he has gotten stronger and more organized.

The medieval tradition of Robin Hood expresses social tensions between the differing groups in society. The medieval Robin Hood tradition was extremely important to people’s everyday lives, whether that be in listening to the rhymes or celebrating the escapades of the historical legend during ‘the merry month of May’. A conventional view of the medieval tradition can be summarized in Dr Max’s interpretation, which suggests that the stories ‘reflect dissent and subversion in late medieval England”. This contrasts with more recent historiography which argues the stories were a critique of the corruption of authority, the injustice of society and social tensions. This essay will therefore argue that the medieval Robin Hood tradition does express social tensions, through examining

Have you ever thought, “Was Robin Hood a living breathing person?”. I believe that Robin Hood (definition provided by http://www.dictionary.com/browse/robin--hood?s=t, “a legendary, English outlaw of the 12th century, a hero of many ballads, who robbed the rich to give to the poor: a popular model of courage, generosity and justice, as well as of skill in archery, he lived and presided over his band of followers chiefly in Sherwood Forest.”) did not exist in the past and as of March 2017, there are more valid reasons on why Robin Hood doesn’t exist than that he does. Today, I will talk about 4 versions of Robin Hood, the ballad, novel (definition based on), gest and the movie adaptation.

Furthermore, another example of the criminal behaviour of Robin Hood and his men is the numerous homicides which take place. For example, the merciless homicide of the little page in Robin Hood and the Monk, ‘For ferd lest he wolde tell’. This portrays Much and Little John in particularly violent way, due to their killing of an innocent child. Additionally, the gory homicide of Guy of Gisborne in Robin Hood and Guy and Gisborne: “He tooke Sir Guys head by the hayre, And sticked itt on his bowes end: ‘Thou hast beene traytor all thy liffe, Which thing must have an end.’”

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

The size of the band of Merrymen is becoming too large for the economic resources available. Robin is feeling like he is not in touch with his employees because of the increasing size of the band. Vigilance is in decline and discipline is becoming hard to enforce. Robin needs to decide whether or not to change the business strategy of the band from confiscation of goods from the rich to a fixed transit tax.