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?
The sheriff was clearly exploitative, and in addition failed in his duty as a member of law enforcement (being prepared to let dangerous thieves go in return for personal gratification, or imprisoning people he knew weren't dangerous). That puts him dead last.
Robin's reaction is to some degree understandable, but he failed to empathize with Marion (someone he supposedly loved) at all, and attacked her while she down for no good reason. This puts him second last.
Brother John was correct in defending Marion, but professing his love at that time (when emotions were running high and Marion was clearly in a vulnerable state) was inappropriate. He should have attempted to calm the situation rather than breaking it right up. His actions are a mixture of right and wrong so that puts him second.
Marion clearly did what she did for selfless reasons, and did not lie about it afterwards. I do not view her actions as morally wrong, so she comes first.
For the sake of argument let's assume that the Merry Men and the law are both morally neutral in this case (the story isn't about whether thievery is right or whatever), and also that Little John and Robin Hood would actually stay in jail if the deal weren't made
I think her error was a failure to be creative--she worked with Evil when there were a lot of other ways out of the predicament. If it weren't Marion, I might have felt differently about it, but Maid Marion is cool and this does not make a very good story.
Actually, change it to Lancelot, King Arthur, Guenevere, and Mordred, and I think I'd have very different feelings. Map Lancelot to Robin Hood, Arthur to Little John, Guenevere to Maid Marion, Mordred to the Sheriff and I'd probably do Guenevere, Arthur, Lancelot, Mordred.
You're meant to "Forget any preconceived ideas you may about them" for the purposes of this test - I do think it is confused by using these names.
e: Neutral-Good
90% Good, 52% Chaotic
Seems about right, but I feel like "lawful" has two different dimensions:
1. "Laws are a thing that are necessary/ good for society" - yes
2. "Laws are a thing that should not be challenged if they are wrong" - no
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