Is Robin Hood A Good Leader?

Is Robin Hood a good leader? To answer this question you must consider the facts. Robin Hood is not only a justice seeker, but also an honest and trustworthy man. When you think of great leaders you might think of people who hold power over others, such as a president, a boss, someone with money, but Robin Hood is none of those things. He is an outlaw who lives in a forest surrounded by those who trust and respect him. Money and fame does not drive him, however injustice does. Robin is constantly doing good and taking care of the poor. All of these reasons are why Robin Hood is a good leader. When you look at the qualities that a leader should carry within them, trust and honesty come to mind. Robin Hood is constantly honoring deals made, telling people his real identity, and doing things that gain peoples respect. Robin makes a deal with Friar Tuck when they first meet, not telling Friar Tuck his name until he is told the Friar’s. “Right willingly” answered Robin, “but once again you forget that you are my host, and a man must know the name of his bounteous entertainer” (Green 99). Robin is not only honoring the deal made, he is also being truthful by telling his true identity to the Friar. Throughout his life Robin makes his fair share of deals and bargains. By honoring the deals, he is being honest and truthful, both
He is sticking up for people left and right. Having to deal with Prince John taking from and mistreating the common people, Robin dresses up in disguises to do what is right. Hood stops the sheriff from hanging Will Scarlet for insignificant reasons by volunteering to be the one that puts the noose around Will’s neck. “I have a grudge against Will Scarlet! Let me have the task of sending him to Heaven” (Green 53). Robin knows that Will Scarlet did nothing wrong, let alone anything even remotely worth being hung. By stopping such an injustice, Robin Hood yet again displays the qualities of a good