Robin Hood’s good traits are easily seen throughout the story. The author did a good job of making his hero come across as a good person, who has often been misinterpreted because of things that he did as a young boy. Showing the change Robin Hood has made since he was a little boy easily allows the reader to better understand how great he really is, and how he is helping not only himself, but all of the poorer community.
Robin Hood was faced with issues from very early on in his life. His mothers death was very difficult for him, but living with his fathers love for another women, after his mother had died, was just too much for him and he threatened his father that staying with that women would cost him his only sons love. Robin then left for many years, only to come back and discover that his father had been murdered and that the new leader of Nottingham was the Sheriff. Not only was this a great shock to Robin, but all the people of the land were suffering greatly from the Sheriffs corrupt rule. He was very money hungry and greedy, and the lower class community suffered greatly from his greediness.
Robin Hood had many different traits that are quite obvious in the story and the movie. For one he is very set on taking from the wealth of Nottingham and giving back to the poorer community so they can live well. His main idea here is to get as much taken from the Sheriff of Nottingham and his sympathizers so they can easily attack and take the kingdom back. In the end his plan works and Robin kills the Sheriff and the Kingdom is once again his, as well as Maid Marion. His goals are reached because he is persistent in what he wants, and will stop at nothing to get back all the things that the people had lost, and all the things he had lost. Robin Hood seemed almost charismatic in some ways in the story and the movie, however it doesn’t seem that he tried to be. The people simply saw what he was saying, and believed that he was doing the right thing for everyone, so they followed him, and helped him.
Some of the poorer people, especially Robin’s brother, feel that he has betrayed them by having so many of their people killed pointlessly. His brother feels that Robin is leading them to death for his own victory. His dislike started when Robin’s father left his stepbrothers mother because Robin felt that his father was betraying his mother by being with another women. Although Robin’s brother sees it all like this, he finally understands that his intentions are good for all people and that he only means to help and get back what has been taken from them for so long. Once his brother realizes this they unite and help take down the forces of Nottingham.
One of Robin’s major traits is never showing fear of his enemies. Even when he is outnumbered ten to one, he still takes out the enemy easily and calmly without showing any fear. This great trait gives the readers the impression that he is somewhat invincible yet it’s justified by his calmness and his skill. He just utilizes so many things when he fights, there is no way he could ever lose. It’s not really where Robin learnt his skills in fighting and archery, however he probably learnt these skills when he was a young boy growing up as the Kings son.
Another major trait shown in the story is that he is able to change his ways and his attitude. Maid Marion and his half brother both remembered Robin as a spoiled rich boy and didn’t think highly of him at all until they got to know the new Robin. Robin, like most children, possessed a spoiled side and he really let that show when he was a child. The problem was that people didn’t see him grow up, they just saw him as a child, and then again as a adult coming home to take back what was once his fathers, and what should now be rightfully his.
After reading the story of Robin Hood of Nottingham, readers can easily see the good traits Robin posses and utilizes for the betterment of the poor community and the destruction of the evil and corruption which goes on within the Nottingham Castle, which is rightfully Robins land of reign. The author does a great job of putting little things into the story which make Robins victory not as easy as it might seem to someone who has heard the story second hand. Details from this story make it much more interesting for the readers.
