The legend of Robin Hood has been around for centuries and has been featured in countless movies such as The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). Robin Hood and his Merry Men would steal from the rich and give to the poor labeling him as an outlaw. Although he stole, he was more like a knight in his ways of protecting women, defending the weak and granting mercy to his enemies.
Robin hood was always chivalrous and protected women no matter what. In the film he said that he would protect all women Norman or Saxon. There was a huge feud between the two and he was willing to help either no matter what. Robin also made sure that Maid Marian was escorted from the forest safely by sending some of his men with her. Even though Maid Marian did not like Robin at that point because he was a Saxon he still wanted to keep her safe. Evidently Robin Hood was a very chivalrous person shown by how protective he was of women. …show more content…
No matter what the cause, Robin Hood would always protect the weak and defenseless. Robin was willing to go to the dinner that Prince John was holding and speak on behalf of the poor. This ended up in a huge fight but Robin was not worried about that at all, he just wanted to speak his mind. Also, Robin stole all of the tax money back from Sir Guy and gave it back to the poor. Even though it was a lot of money he did not become greedy and would rather help the less fortunate. In conclusion Robin Hood was very noble and always put others before himself.
Lastly, Robin Hood was never very violent in battle, he always gave the opponent a fair chance and would sometimes grant mercy to them.
In the forest Robin chose not to kill Sir Guy simply because he was in the presence of Maid Marian. Robin would often let people live if there was a lady around because of his chivalrous nature. Additionally Robin Hood when Sir Guy dropped his sword in a fight Robin gave it back to him to continue the fight. Even if he was fighting a terrible person he still gave them a fair chance of winning the fight. Obviously Robin Hood would grant mercy in battle showing that he was more of a knight than an outlaw.
Robin Hood and his Merry Men all lived in the forest because they were wronged in some way by the evil Prince John. Robin hood was a chivalrous person who was more like a knight than an outlaw shown by his will to grant mercy to enemies, protect the weak and defending women no matter what. The legend of Robin Hood has been around for centuries and has been highly debated whether he was bad or
good.