Question

brief character sketch of Robin Hood on the basis of novel The merry adventures of Robin Hood​

Answer 1

Howard Pyle's The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (1883) chronicles the life of that legendary British archer Robert O'Locksley: outlaw, thief, and trickster. Don't let the archaic language get in the way: Robin and his merry band are happy-go-lucky criminals. Truth be told, the most famous saying, 'take from the rich and give to the poor,' appears nowhere in Pyle's novel. Let's take a look at Pyle's version of the Robin Hood legend.

In the preface, Pyle warns his readers: 'I tell you plainly that if you go farther you will be scandalized by seeing good, sober folks of real history so frisk and caper in gay colors and motley that you would not know them but for the names tagged to them.'

As Robin Hood assembles his merry band of outlaws, he dons on each a new nickname. The main characters include Robin Hood, Maid Marian, and the Merry Band of Outlaws, including Will Stutely, Little John, Friar Tuck, and Allan-a-Dale. The Sheriff of Nottingham and the Bishop of Heresford are the bad guys.