Question

read the excerpt from the merry adventures of robin hood where a tinker approaches robin hood with a warrant for his arrest.
\there stands a tinker,\ quoth robin, \that would fain take me to nottingham, there to hang upon the gallows tree.\
\then shall he himself hang forthwith,\ cried little john, and he and the others made at the tinker, to seize him.

ay, touch him not,\ said robin, \for a right stout man is he. a metal man he is by trade, and a mettled man by nature; moreover, he doth sing a lovely ballad. say, good fellow, wilt thou join my merry men all? three suits of lincoln green shall thou have a year, besides forty marks in fee; thou shalt share all with us and lead a right merry life in the greenwood; for cares have we not, and misfortune cometh not upon us within the sweet shades of sherwood, where we shoot the dun deer and feed
which quality in the context of the passage makes robin hood a hero?
○ robin shows compassion to the tinker.
○ robin follows his own moral code rather than the law.
○ robin steals from the rich to give to the poor.
○ robin seeks revenge towards the sheriff of nottingham.

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The passage does not show Robin having compassion for the tinker; instead, he is intervening to prevent the tinker's hanging.
• Option 2: Robin is choosing to follow his own moral code (helping the tinker, offering him a place among his men) rather than adhering to the law (which would allow the tinker to be hanged). This aligns with his character as someone who operates outside the strictures of the law to do what he deems right.
• Option 3: There is no mention of Robin stealing from the rich to give to the poor in this passage.
• Option 4: The passage does not show Robin seeking revenge towards the Sheriff of Nottingham.

Answer:

B. Robin follows his own moral code rather than the law.