Robin Hood Morals

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The novel “Merry Adventures of Robin Hood” who got famed in Nottingham shire, author Howard Pyle wrote motivated by the fictions and received wisdom about a famous outlaw from the 13th century who was aiding the poor by taking away from rich. The conspiracy takes place in feudal England where 18-year-old Robin unintentionally kills some stranger and starts living as a criminal in the Sherwood Forest. He gathers around himself young criminals, who are also noble, virtuous and combat against the injustice of rich people. Robin Hood and his company are described from their first unification all the way to them falling apart, which continued for many years. Through that time they fixed a lot of discriminations helped to the poor, penalized the rich avoided all charges pressed against them and even got chance to be living at the royal court under king’s protection. The death of Robin Hood is described in last chapter as conclusion, but without it the novel would remain his journey of happiness from beginning to end, unfolding Robin Hood and his mates as the king’s esteemed servants with flawless status reclaimed. Robin Hood is described as a moral force, which role is deciding who should be punished and how punishment should be like. Although he is a law-defying criminal but he is a truthful person who cares for the …show more content…
At age of 18 he was outlawed because of unintentional killing of Sheriff of Nottingham relative. He then lived in the Sherwood Forest where other outlaws turn out to be his supporters. While Robin Hood travelled the woods one day, he came to a bridge and met a visitor. They challenged each other to see who was the better man and would cross first. Although Robin lost the competition with the visitor but added a new member for his merry band. This visitor became known as Little John considered being Robin's main team

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