NAME: _________________________

Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves

 

As you watch the movie, answer the following questions

 

I.                   Opening Credits

 

1.                 What event is the tapestry during the credits depicting?

 

 

 

 

 

2.                 What was King Richard I of England’s nickname?

 

 

 

 

II.                The Prison

 

3.                 Why was Robin’s hand to be cut off?

 

 

 

 

4.                 What does Robin swear?

 

 

 

 

5.                 What is the vow Azeem, the Moor makes?  Why does he refuse to leave Robin?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

III.             England

 

A.               Robin’s House

 

6.                 What religion is Azeem?  Give evidence from the film of how you know this?

 

 

 

 

7.                 How are the boy in the tree and his position in society a reflection of feudalism?

 

 

 

8.                 How is Duncan give an example of feudal vows?  Robin?

 

 

 

 

B.                Marian’s  House

 

9.                 How does Duncan reflect European views of the Crusades and the people of the Middle East?

 

 

 

 

 

10.             How does Robin show chivalric values to Marian?

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.             How does Marian reflect feudal life?

 

 

 

 

 

12.             Give examples of technology brought back from the Middle East.

 

 

 

 

 

C.               The Town

 

13.             What role does the Church play in Robin’s life?

 

 

 

 

14.             What is the effect of the Crusades on the local people?

 

 

 

 

D.               The Forest

 

15.             How is feudal life deteriorating in the forest?  How is it deteriorating in the outside world?

 

 

 

 

16.             How is Robin Hood continuing the Chivalric Code?

 

 

 

 

17.             What abuses of the Church are evident in the film?

 

 

 

18.             How does the quote “Nobility is not a birthright.  It is defined by one’s action.” Reflect the end of the Middle Ages?

 

 

 

 

19.             How did Will Scarlet’s birth affect his life?

 

 

 

 

 

20.             Overall, how does the legend of Robin Hood as depicted in the film portray the concept of feudalism, chivalry and the crusades?  ) Poorly, Fair, Well, Excellent) Explain.