You make a good point. Robin still has his last ditch effort/scene with Marian to come, but surely, he is already overwhelmed by how (he perceives) she has abandoned him? So he does the same to Much, in effect. That part isn't rational, just a gut reaction. In fact it all is, but I'm arguing that there is a fundamental altruism that is affecting how Robin behaves.
Considering how things have been going and all the chances Marian has had to reject the wedding, I don't think Robin has any hope left, even when he confronts Marian one last time. He only does so, I think, just to see her and to get some kind of closure. So he could easily be thinking about leaving everything behind, even before Much finds him.
And I would have loved to have seen Robin later apologize to Much to being mean. It is a very disturbing scene, but then, I think that was deliberately constructed so that we'd know how deeply Robin is affected by Marian's defection to Guy. The exchange with Much only proves that Robin *really* cares only about her love, not about having lands, wealth, title, or even his freedom--all those things that Much talks about. If Robin doesn't know that this Richard is a fake (and how could he *know* at this point?), then he's even walking away from his chance to get so much as a pardon. What Robin is saying is that his life isn't worth anything without Marian. He can't just go on somehow. Much does provoke him, even if it is inadvertantly (although Much is being extremely insensitive on the subject of Marian and should know better). I think that's obvious.
Yes, I like Much, too, but he can also be self-centered. They both should apologize to each other!
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Date: 2010-04-07 02:38 pm (UTC)Considering how things have been going and all the chances Marian has had to reject the wedding, I don't think Robin has any hope left, even when he confronts Marian one last time. He only does so, I think, just to see her and to get some kind of closure. So he could easily be thinking about leaving everything behind, even before Much finds him.
And I would have loved to have seen Robin later apologize to Much to being mean. It is a very disturbing scene, but then, I think that was deliberately constructed so that we'd know how deeply Robin is affected by Marian's defection to Guy. The exchange with Much only proves that Robin *really* cares only about her love, not about having lands, wealth, title, or even his freedom--all those things that Much talks about. If Robin doesn't know that this Richard is a fake (and how could he *know* at this point?), then he's even walking away from his chance to get so much as a pardon. What Robin is saying is that his life isn't worth anything without Marian. He can't just go on somehow. Much does provoke him, even if it is inadvertantly (although Much is being extremely insensitive on the subject of Marian and should know better). I think that's obvious.
Yes, I like Much, too, but he can also be self-centered. They both should apologize to each other!