2006-07-19 22:02:37 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Well in context, Robin Hood was a metaphor. He was set in a time where the author felt corruption and oppression were daily events, and therefore just in robbing those who grew fat off of the backs of the peasents... which is a difficult conept to relate to in a capitalist society, where hard work and the possibility of advancement are cornerstones. In the time where Robin Hood is placed, hoever, you were either born rich or you died poor, so he was seen as an equalizer.
2006-07-19 22:09:55 · answer #1 · answered by Shane S 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Robin Hood was more of a folk hero who stole money from the noble of England, most notably Prince John, who were taxing the commoners excessively in order to get rich in the hopes of upstarting King Richard while he was off with the Crusades. Using the legend of Robin Hood for modern day mayhem is hardly correct if that is what you are implying
2006-07-20 09:05:32 · answer #2 · answered by Stephen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His intent was good, but his methods were beyond questionable. Regardless of how the rich came into their wealth, what Robin Hood did was steal from them; it wasn't his money to take, regardless of what he planned to do with it afterwards. He had no control over what others did; he only had control over his own actions. Stealing is stealing, and that is wrong 100% of the time.
Some people believe that the ends justifies the means. I'm not one of them. While intention may be good, it's a slippery slope to seek to correct a wrong by doing wrong.
Just telling it like I see it...
Peace. : )
2006-07-20 05:10:28 · answer #3 · answered by Jen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Robin Hood is a fictional character! A good modern example of a real life Robin Hood type would be John Dillinger!!
2006-07-20 05:09:16 · answer #4 · answered by Jimmy Pete 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible states, "Thou shalt not steal". It does not say "unless you believe that your cause is just or your victim deserves it."
So to achieve your ends by violating God's law is never the way to go. He only gave us '10 Commandments', so stealing must be pretty bad to be included in that list. He also stated, "Thou shalt not murder" right along with stealing.
Many people believe that 'the end justifies the means', but the reality is that the end can never be better than the means.
The Bible states in Romans 12:19, “Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.”
And don't you suppose that on occasion these victims of Robin, seeing themselves accosted by a 'Hood', would attempt to defend themselves? Do you think anyone can go around 'car jacking' people without anyone getting hurt? (Remember, Robin was armed with the state of the art weapon of his day, and he was a dead-shot!
Robbing from the rich to give to the poor made the poor rich and the rich poor. What did Robin do, go back to the poor whom he enriched and rob from them to give it to the new poor who used to be rich?
As role models go, even for a fictional character, Robin Hood is about as bad as it gets, because it is so insidious. He supposedly stands for good, which makes it easy to side with him and identify with his cause.
Why don’t the oppressed people of this story turn to God for help? God can destroy the oppressors if need be, but he won’t do this unless the people turn to him. Usually oppression is either caused by God punishing the people, or at least is allowed by God because of their sin. The Bible states in 2 Chronicles 7:14, “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
Or, God can change the hearts of the oppressors. The Bible states in Proverbs 21:1, “The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.”
For example, when I was in the army, I had a platoon sergeant who really ragged on me. He was very unjust in treating me in such a harsh fashion. Even the other guys noted it, because I was the hardest working person in our platoon, and they couldn’t understand why the platoon sergeant didn’t like me.
Then I discovered the above verse about the king’s heart, and I prayed to God that he would change my platoon sergeant’s attitude towards me.
The next day, my platoon sergeant was calling me buddy and being so nice to me, no one could understand it, but from that time on, I never had problems!
So don’t buy these arguments from people who think Robin Hood was okay. These people do not trust in God, and they have their own secret sins.
SUCCESS!
2006-07-20 06:59:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-07-20 05:07:02 · answer #6 · answered by balalika 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, robin hood was smart to do what he did but i find the way he went about doing it a little weak.
2006-07-20 05:44:24 · answer #7 · answered by silverclaw88 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. He was doing a kind of social justice. For example, he was against the Sheriff of Nottingham who was taxing the people really bad.
2006-07-20 05:11:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes...Very much...the rich were snobby and treated the poor badly h/e the poor just minded their own business and hoped for a hero
2006-07-20 05:07:10 · answer #9 · answered by Billy... 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His ideas were good but his execution was ROBBERY. Robbery is illegal for a reason. In many cases, people work hard for the things they have. Why would it be acceptable to take someone else's hard-earned riches?
2006-07-20 11:34:47 · answer #10 · answered by Goose&Tonic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋