Rob & the Hoodies
Rob
surname: Loxby
teenage schoolboy
wrote the script by himself
script tells story of famous British hero, but a modern version
says main reason why he wanted to play the main role: he feels weak, a coward, not a hero like RH
John
gives silly answers, makes jokes in class
class comedian
doesn't want to wear the costumes, thinks audience will laugh at him
plays the is the evil Sheriff
Miss Sherreff
the class teacher
3 hoodies
members of a street gang
bully Rob and others
take Rob's lunch box
likes sweet things a lot
want money from Rob, but he doesn't have it - so he's afraid
trunk
in it are the props and costumes for the rehearsals
Marianne
a teenage schoolgirl
doesn't want to play Maid Marian - says it's so boring when women have no winner roles - especially in medieval plays
in fact, when women centuries ago were seen as weak, had no money, had to marry and the only thing they did was embroidering
write a new script, but Rob wants his own, is then upset and wants to quit
has a plan against the Hoodies
Will Parlett
a schoolboy
fond of sweets
a little overweight
thinks Robin Hood is Australian
a little bit dumb, doesn't know anything about history
plays the guard
story takes place in Nottingham
is in GB
at the times of the Crusades
Crusades: wars fought by Christians to win back Jerusalem
Is a person who steals from other people a hero? Rob has doubts about all the story when the Hoodies steal from him - maybe RH and his Merry Men were only a gang of thieves?
Will says: the story is not about stealing, but about the weak standing up to the strong = message of the story
historical background: story is set in the medieval times
RH was an outlaw
RH is good at archery - won an archery contest
Sheriff of Nottingham hates RH
RH's friends: the Merry Men
RH popular folk hero who really existed - but very few details about him - so a lot of legend around him
RH in the Crusades - came back - but his property taken by Sheriff of Nottingham
RH in love with Maid Marian -but no proof of this in history