The sheriff of
Nottingham captured Little John and Robin Hood and
imprisoned
them in his maximum security dungeon. Maid Marion
begged the
Sheriff for their release, pleading her love for
Robin. The
Sheriff agreed to release them only if Maid Marion
spent the
night with him.
To this she agreed.
The next morning the Sheriff released his prisoners.
Robin
asked that Marion tell him how she persuaded the
Sheriff to
let them go free.
Marion told the truth, and was bewildered when Robin
said that he never wanted to
see her again.
At this Little John defended her, inviting her to
leave
Sherwood with him and promising life-long devotion. She
accepted and
they rode away together.
Now in terms of realistic every-day standards of
behavior, put
Robin, Marion, Little John and the Sheriff in the
order in
which you consider they showed the most morality and
honesty
(from most moral to least moral).
There is no "right" answer. What follows is an
analysis based on which of the 24 possible
arrangements you chose.
Analysis
Who did you list first? Robin, Marion, Sheriff, or
Little
John?
Little John, Maid Marion, Robin Hood, The Sheriff
You are fairly broadminded, romantic and reasonably
contented.
You value kindness greatly and try to live by your
ideals. You
do not conceal from yourself, or from others, your
strong need
for security, which may be either emotional or
material.
Men: Perhaps you tend to idealize women and credit
them with
virtues they don't possess.
Women: Your experiences of men have not all been
happy,
perhaps because you hope for a little too much?
This combination represents 15% of total, 15% of men
and 16%
of women
Little John, Maid
Marion,
The Sheriff, Robin Hood
You are the slightly romantic realist. You respect
truth, and
are broadminded and flexible. Whether you are a man or
a woman
you are probably a happy person. You like people and
they can
readily make friends with you. You are not very
adventurous,
but this does not bother you.
This combination represents 10% of total, 9% of men
and 10% of
women
Little John, Robin
Hood,
Maid Marion, The Sheriff
You are a cautious type, neutral, and rather insecure.
You
would agree with the idea that everybody has his price
- and
in your own case it would not be high.
Men: You are sexually inhibited with an underlying
distrust of
women.
Women: At least one man has made you unhappy, and you
are now
on your guard.
This combination represents 6% of total, 6% of men and
5% of
women
Little John, Robin
Hood, The
Sheriff, Maid Marion
You are not easy to assess. Basically you are ruled by
an
inferiority complex and feelings of insecurity. How do
you
present yourself to the world? An idealist, a
moralist, a
conformist keeping up with the Joneses?
Men: Your conflicting views on sex and morality may
lead to
every sort of sexual problem. You have always feared
women,
probably starting with your mother.
Women: It is a shame you have not accepted the ideal
of woman
as the equal (and sometimes stronger) partner of man.
This combination represents 2% of total, 2% of men and
2% of
women
Little John, The
Sheriff,
Maid Marion, Robin Hood
You too, believe that morality is another word for
commonsense
and suitability, and not something which is
universally valid
or a religious truth. Your feeling for security is
strong, and
you would rate reliability as one of your virtues.
Men: Your estimate of women as the inferior sex
suggests that
you are a little uncertain of them.
Women: You are more permissive about the morals of
others than
you are about your own.
This combination represents 3% of total, 2% of men and
3% of
women
Little John, The
Sheriff,
Robin Hood, Maid Marion
You are conventional, unimaginative, and something of a
prude. It would be surprising if your love life was a
roaring
success.
Men: You have an old-world authoritarian attitude. One
thing
is sure: you have some sorry illusions about women.
Women: You accept a double standard of morality in
which women
are very much the "second sex."
This combination represents 1% of total, 1% of men and
1% of
women
Maid Marion, Little
John,
Robin Hood, The Sheriff
We would expect you to be a happy, well-balanced
person who
likes people and is liked by others. You question
whether many
conventional views on morality are valid under all
circumstances.
Men: Do we detect a sense of chivalry and idealism
under the
sophistication?
Women: You will expect high standards from the men to
whom you
give your love.
This combination represents 13% of total, 13% of men
and 12%
of women
Maid Marion, Little John, The Sheriff, Robin Hood
You are essentially a contented person, even if you
consider
yourself a little superior. You are moral by your own
standards, for you believe that morality is what best
suits
the occasion.
Men: You are sexually uninhibited, more romantic than
you may
appear, and more dependent on the approval of others
than you
care to admit.
Women: You like being a woman, you understand what
love is,
and frankly enjoy sex.
This combination represents 10% of total, 9% of men
and 11% of
women
Maid Marion, Robin
Hood,
Little John, The Sheriff
If you are not happy - and we suspect you are not - it
maybe
because you feel guilty about your own emotions, and
lack
confidence in your opinions.
Men: No doubt you consider yourself a moral man, and a
fair
one. Your fuzzy ideas about morality may make their
mark on
your sex life.
Women: You are too concerned about what others think.
This combination represents 4% of total, 4% of men and
4% of
women
Maid Marion, Robin
Hood, The
Sheriff, Little John
You know the so-called facts of life, but not to enjoy
life
itself. You are not a realist and you are inclined to
be
stubborn.
Men: Women, you think, are either good or bad, and you
overestimate the differences between the sexes. A
woman may
find you difficult to live with.
Women: You are not sure whether truth and morality go
hand in
hand or are in opposition. You don't hold a very high
opinion
of men.
This combination represents 1% of total, 2% of men and
1% of
women
Maid Marion, The
Sheriff,
Little John, Robin Hood
Such an emphatic rejection of ready-made values is
probably
partly camouflage. You hate to be thought weak or
insecure.
You value honesty, and abhor hypocrisy.
Men: Women are very much part of you life, and you are
- or
perhaps would like to be - quite ruthless, both with
women and
life in general.
Women: You are tolerant about men and their failings -
but we
mean men, for you have no time for boys on men's
errands.
This combination represents 3% of total, 3% of men and
3% of
women
Maid Marion, The Sheriff, Robin Hood, Little John
You associate morality with honesty and truth more
than with
religious values. You are impulsive and somewhat
unpredictable.
Men: We suspect that you are a would-be lover rather
than a
very successful one.
Women: You are a realist and a rebel, a defender of
women's
rights. You like men but despise weak ones.
This combination represents 2% of total, 1% of men and
2% of
women
Robin Hood, Little
John,
Maid Marion, The Sheriff
You are a moralist with conventional ideas, which some
people
would call old-fashioned.
Men: You probably consider yourself a fair-minded man
in a
world which falls badly below your standards. Your
inhibitions
and sense of guilt are in the way of your happiness.
Women: Unlucky in love? Perhaps you hope for too much
in a
man. Be a realist, not a romantic.
This combination represents 5% of total, 5% of men and
5% of
women
Robin Hood, Little
John, The
Sheriff, Maid Marion
You are conventional and puritanical.
Men: You moralize and see women as a great conspiracy
against
man, with sex as their principal weapon. You are
missing a
great deal in life.
Women: Your parents probably played a big part in the
formation of such a guilt complex as yours. Your mind
is in
chains and it's time you did something to free it.
This combination represents 2% of total, 2% of men and
3% of
women
Robin Hood, Maid Marion, Little John, The Sheriff
Your philosophy of life is a sad hotchpotch of the
conventions
of society, your own convictions and romanticism. You
are not
unkind, only staid and unimaginative.
Men: You see women as weak but desirable.
Women: You resent the arrogance of men.
This combination represents 4% of total, 4% of men and
3% of
women
Robin Hood, Maid Marion, The Sheriff, Little John
You find it hard to accept the permissive attitudes of
others,
or to convince them of the validity of your own
standards. You
are not disposed to trust people.
Men: To you "love" involves sex and duty, rather than
charity
and forgiveness.
Women: You blame men for the problems in your life.
This combination represents 2% of total, 2% of men and
1% of
women
Robin Hood, The
Sheriff,
Little John, Maid Marion
You have a very chauvinistic and outdated outlook on
life.
Your values and principles are defined not by clarity
of
conscience but by popular beliefs.
Men: You see women as objects and possessions. You
demand
complete loyalty and devotion without offering it in
return.
Women: You see yourself as having only one purpose in
life -
to satisfy your man. You lack self definition as you
derive
all of who you are from him.
This combination represents 3% of total, 3% of men and
3% of
women
Robin Hood, The
Sheriff,
Maid Marion, Little John
Men: As a ruthless authoritarian you are as moral as
it
suits you and no more. You do not apply the same rules
to men
as you do to women.
Women: How worthless you seem to think women are.
This combination represents 2% of total, 2% of men and
2% of
women
The Sheriff, Little
John,
Maid Marion, Robin Hood
You have a confused, immature sense of values. You are
erratic
and stubborn, and inclined to get angry or sulk when
you don't
get your own way, but at least you are not a moral
hypocrite.
Men: "Love 'em and leave 'em" is the motto of a man
who is
basically afraid of women.
Women: Perhaps you would rather be a man than a woman?
This combination represents 2% of total, 2% of men and
2% of
women
The Sheriff, Little
John,
Robin Hood, Maid Marion
Not a moralizing pattern, but..
Men: You share with many other men the idea that most
women
are fickle and inferior to men. Perhaps a view that
you got
from your father, or as a reaction to a domineering
mother.
Women: You have a pretty poor opinion of yourself,
haven't
you?
This combination represents 1% of total, 1% of men and
1% of
women
The Sheriff, Maid
Marion,
Little John, Robin Hood
You claim to be a realist or even a cynic, but you are
more
emotional, romantic, and truthful.
Men: Although you are by no means inhibited, your
amorous
adventures are as much a matter of fantasy as fact.
Women: You have been hurt in the past by men, or one
man in
particular, and will probably let it happen again.
This combination represents 3% of total, 3% of men and
3% of
women
The Sheriff, Maid Marion, Robin Hood, Little John
If you are not living a happy life, the cause is
within
yourself. You are a rebel with a trace of spoilt child
about
you. You value truth above morality, but you are
reasonably
tolerant of those who disagree with you.
Men: Any problems you have are not likely to be
centered in
sex.
Women: Despite your experience and intelligence, you
are a bad
judge of men.
This combination represents 2% of total, 2% of men and
3% of
women
The Sheriff, Robin Hood, Little John, Maid Marion
Although you make a brave show of being
self-sufficient,
beneath this you are unhappy and rather mixed up.
Men: You don't understand women - probably you are
afraid of
them. You do not know what love is, and you are more
likely to
boast about your conquests in a bar than prove them in
a
bedroom.
Women: If men attract you at all, they probably are
the wrong
sort.
This combination represents 2% of total, 3% of men and
2% of
women
The Sheriff, Robin
Hood,
Maid Marion, Little John
Men: The warmth and give-and-take of love are not for
you.
Your sex life is ringed with unreality, and you
neither
understand nor appreciate women.
Women: If you really believe this is the right order,
you
baffle us completely.
This combination represents 3% of total, 3% of men and
2% of
women |