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    What problems does Robin Hood have? What issues need to be addressed? Robin Hood is facing numerous problems and issues, but I think the most pressing problem is the fact that the band of Merrymen has far outgrown the available resources in Sherwood Forest. Robin Hood’s faith in succeeding by strength in numbers is quickly becoming a contributor to their downfall. Income is low at this point as well, so purchasing supplies, whether near or far, will soon become impossible. If the men aren’t fed

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    Robin Hood and Feudalism 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

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    Robin Hood is a rebel. He would rob from the Robin Hood is a rebel. He would rob from the rich to give to the poor I can relate to him because his heart was in the right place. He was giving to those less fortunate and I try to have a giving heart. Every day I look for someone in need so that I could give. It made me feel good when I did. Robin Hood didn't like the fact that the king created a tax that would make the rich richer and the poor poorer. Robin Hood way of protesting it was to steal from

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    Who was Robin Hood? Legend has it that Robin Hood was an outlaw living in Sherwood Forest with his 'Merry Men' but did the outlaw of Nottingham really exist? Robin Hood, the subject of many ballads, books and films, has proven to be one of popular culture’s most enduring folk heroes. Over the course of 700 years, the outlaw from Nottingham who robs from the rich to give to the poor has emerged as one of the most versatile folk heroes but how has the legend of Sherwood Forest’s merry outlaws evolved

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    The story of Robin Hood, the famous archer and advocate for the poor, has been adapted into hundreds of books, films, and television series. However, Robin Hood was not always depicted as a beloved hero, stealing from the rich and redistributing to the poor. In fact, many early representations of Robin Hood characterize him as a morally ambiguous, primarily self-interested yeoman. Regardless of the highly varying interpretations of the character, Robin Hood’s adventures seem to resonate with audiences

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    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”

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    Robin Hood Robin Hood was a skilled man who stole from the rich to give to the poor, which some people viewed it as criminal, while others considered it heroic, whose story would later become manipulated throughout time and history. The earliest possible English record of Robin Hood shows up in legal records referring to criminals as “Robehod” and “Rabunhod”. These were common characteristic descriptions during that time. The first literary mention of Robin Hood appears in the fourteenth and fifteenth

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    Most people have heard about Robin Hood, and perhaps know his motto of, “Steal from the rich and give to the poor,” but many don’t know how Robin Hood came to be, or where his merry men came from. Robin Hood discusses the origin of the famed outlaw, as well as all of his adventures with the sheriff and other greedy fellows. From his outlaw beginning, we see his band work together to defeat the tricky sheriff of Nottingham, money hogging monks, and other bad guys, all while staying true to their idea

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    energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” Robin Hood changed a lot from beginning to end. He started off being different, but in the end, he was the same as anyone else. People had affected his ways of doing things, and how he was as a person. Robin Hood changed over time by realizing what he has done, he changed because of the decisions he made, and he changed after the hate between him and King Henry dissolved. Robin Hood changed a lot over time. He started off as an outlaw, and

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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

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