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Thematic Dimension Weights
Modern Robin Hood Rebellion
Paul Greengrass anchors the 1381 Peasants' Revolt not as a fatal defeat, but as the combustible folklore origin of Robin Hood. When institutional power breaks its promises, the crushed rebellion retreats into the perimeter forest to ignite eternal outlaw legend.
"He clearly has become an outlaw, and he confronts the king because you want him to confront the king. That's how the legend of Robin Hood absolutely would have begun." — Paul Greengrass
Character Fate & Consequence Tree
Protagonist (Ploughman)
Exiled to the perimeter; wears dirt and grave shroud, ambushes Richard II without regicide to haunt the crown forever.
Ally (Alyce)
Becomes the new legend; sustains the collective underground network across Sherwood forest borderlands.
Antagonist (Richard II)
Institutional dismantling; physically intact on the throne but perpetually broken by psychological night terrors.