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 shalt 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 feedmark this and returnwhich 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:

The passage shows Robin Hood defies the official arrest warrant (law) for the tinker, instead inviting the tinker to join his band. This demonstrates he follows his own moral code of loyalty to those he admires, rather than adhering to the established law. The other options are not supported by the excerpt: there is no mention of compassion leading to this action, stealing from the rich, or revenge on the Sheriff.

Answer:

Robin follows his own moral code rather than the law.