Robin Hood Case

INTRODUCTION

Robin Hood and his organization are a group of do-gooders who live in the Sherwood Forest. Their goal is to cease the suffering of the people in this area. The man responsible for the harsh living conditions is Prince John, the ruler of the land. The prince’s right hand man or enforcer is the Sheriff of Nottingham, Robin’s nemesis. Robin and his band of outlaws face a growing number of problems, and the solutions are limited. This paper will analyze Robin’s current state of affairs, their ideal situation, and how they can bridge the two.

Depiction of Ideal State

Robin Hood was known to take from the rich and give to the poor. The Sheriff was taxing so much that the poor couldn’t survive. Hood realized that he needed an army to accomplish his plan. He recruited men that had complaints against them, and men who sought justice. After a while, he welcomed anyone who would help.

Through year number one he builds his army up. He disciplined them and got them on board with the goal. Robin Hood made all executive decisions. He split the tasks that needed to be done and gave them to the lieutenants. He hired Will Scarlet to follow the Sheriff so the men knew their next move. His second job was to watch the travel plans of the rich and tax collectors, so the men could go into their houses when they were gone. Hood hired Little John to discipline the men, and train them. The finances needed to be taken care of, so Scarlock was hired to pay shares of the money collected, hiding the cash, and converting the loot into cash.

As time went on the army got bigger and people from all over were coming to join. Discipline would become harder to implement. The food source was running out because of how many men had joined the army. They bought food and it was dipping into their finances.

Because of the rapid growth and declining resources, Robin suggested to tax travelers instead of steal from them. Many of the lieutenants did not agree with this idea. They were afraid to tax their allies, the farmers and townspeople, and still have them help with the fight against the sheriff. Since the army did not want to change their ways Robin began questioning them to find their faults. The Sheriff was growing stronger and Robin was getting worried. Robin decided the needed to be finished before the Sheriff had a chance to win.

Robin decided that instead of trying to kill the Sheriff he was going to hope that his inability to collect taxes would lead to him being taken out of the office. Since the Sheriff has friends in the courthouse he gathered reinforcement to collect the taxes.

Everyone in the town wanted King Richard back to rule but Prince John was very against this. King Richard was in a prison in Austria and “barons” went out to collect money for his return. Robin was asked to join them in search