-Goal: Robin Hood’s goal is to liberate his homeland from the tyrants that have plundered it.
-Strengths and Weaknesses: Robin is a battle hardened veteran of the crusades and is skilled in the art of combat. His resolve to end the suffering of his people is coupled by his compassion and aspirations of a family. He has a sensitive side that allows him to make decisions based on what is right and what comes from his heart. His fervent desire to lead and make war with the Sheriff drove many of his future followers away in the beginning.
-Relationships: His best friend was killed during their escape from a prison in Jerusalem. Azeem has since then taken his place. His greatest love lies with Maid Marion, who at first did not approve of his return. Their unpleasant childhood relationship leaves her feeling skeptical at first. But her love for him will eventually rival his love for her.
-Transformation: He transforms from a boy eager to make change to a mature man whose patience and consistency win out over all.
-Goal: The Sheriff’s goal is driven by greed. His appetite for power has exploded onto the national scene, for he ultimately seeks to rule the entire country of England.
-Strengths and Weaknesses: He is a very persistent and stubborn man, stopping at nothing to achieve his goal. He risks life and limb to ensure a future of power. Not only is he a psychologically strong person, but he is also a physically strong person too, for he provides Robin Hood with his most difficult battle. His weakness is underestimation. He underestimates the power of the people, dismissing them as mere peasants with pitchforks who impart no real threat to his plan. But after months of conflict, he is ultimately proven wrong.
-Relationships: In terms of intimacy, he has no real love in his life; only the love for himself. His closest supporter was his cousin, who he eventually murders for not carrying out his orders. His lust for power has driven away everyone around him. His desire to wed Maid Marion is based solely on the fact that by doing so his offspring would be of royal blood and thus render him a legal ruler.
-Transformation: The Sheriff transforms from power hungry individual, to a psychopathic power hungry individual. In this sense, he becomes even more detached from reality as the story progresses.
-Goal: to fulfill his vow by protecting Robin Hood in his most desperate hour. Of course, this is just the explicit goal; the implicit goal is to ultimately insure the survival and freedom of the peasants that he comes to love as brothers and sisters.
-Strengths and Weaknesses: Azeem is the most stable character in the entire story. His earth based religion forces him to act politely, courageously, lovingly, and with compassion. Like Robin Hood (and even more so), he is battle hardened and physically fit.
-Relationships: His closest relationship is with Robin Hood. Robin saved his life in Jerusalem, and so he follows him until he can repay the favor. This event bonds the two together. His religion, at first, is viewed as barbarism. This simple fact distances him from the people of Nottingham. But through their trials and tribulations, this barrier is eventually broken.
-Transformation: Azeem’s transformation comes when he realizes that he is there for more than just protecting Robin Hood. After seeing the hardships Nottingham has been put under, Azeem changes his scope of protection to fit those he comes to admire.
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