请阅读Passage2，完成小题。 Passage2 Thesubjectofballads,booksandfilms,RobinHoodhasproventobeoneofpopularculture'smostenduringfolkheroes.Overthecourseof700years,theoutlawfromNottinghamshirewhorobstherichtogivetothepoorhasemergedasoneofthemostenduringfolkheroesinpopularculture-andoneofthemostversatile.ButhowhasthelegendofSherwoodForest'smerryoutlawsevolvedovertime?DidarealRobinHoodinspiretheseclassictales? Beginninginthe15thcenturyandperhapsevenearlier,ChristianrevelersincertainpartsofEnglandcelebratedMayDaywithplaysandgamesinvolvingaRobinHoodfigurewithnear-religioussignificance.Inthe19thcentury,writer-illustratorslikeHowardPyleadaptedthetraditionaltalesforchildren,popularizingthemintheUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld.Morerecently,bringingRobintothesilverscreenhasbecome?ariteofpassage?fordirectorsrangingfromMichaelCurtizandRidleyScotttoTerryGilliamandMelBrooks. ThroughoutRobin'sexistence,writers,performersandfilmmakershaveprobedtheirimaginationsfornewincarnationsthatresonatewiththeirrespectiveaudiences.In14th-centuryEngland,whereagrariandiscontenthadbeguntochipawayatthefeudalsystem,heappearsasananti-establishmentrebelwhomurdersgovernmentagentsandwealthylandowners.LatervariationsfromtimesoflesssocialupheavaldispensewiththegoreandcastRobinasadispossessedaristocratwithaheartofgoldandaloveinterest,MaidMarian. Academics,meanwhile,havecombedthehistoricalrecordforevidenceofarealRobinHood.Englishlegalrecordssuggestthat,asearlyasthe13thcentury,“Robehod,”“Rabunhod”andothervariationshadbecomecommonepithetsforcriminals.Butwhathadinspiredthesenicknames:afictionaltale,aninfamousbanditoranamalgamofboth?ThefirstliteraryreferencestoRobinHoodappearinaseriesof14th-and15th-centuryballadsaboutaviolentyeomanwholivedinSherwoodForestwithhismenandfrequentlyclashedwiththeSheriffofNottingham.Ratherthanapeasant,knightorfallennoble,asinlaterversions,theprotagonistofthesemedievalstoriesisacommoner.LittleJohnandWillScarletarepartofthisRobin’s“merry”crew-meaning,atthetime,anoutlaw'sgang-butMaidMarian,FriarTuckandAlan-a-Dalewouldnotenterthelegenduntillater,possiblyaspartoftheMayDayrituals. Whilemostcontemporaryscholarshavefailedtoturnupsolidclues,medievalchroniclerstookforgrantedthatahistoricalRobinHoodlivedandbreathedduringthe12thor13thcentury.Thedetailsoftheiraccountsvarywidely,however,placinghiminconflictingregionsanderas.NotuntilJohnMajor's“HistoryofGreaterBritain”(1521),forexample,ishedepictedasafollowerofKingRichard,oneofhisdefiningcharacteristicsinmodemtimes. ?WemayneverknowforsurewhetherRobinHoodeverexistedoutsidetheversesofballadsandpagesofbooks.Andevenifwedid,fans,youngandold,wouldstillsurelyflocktoEngland'sNottinghamshireregionforatourofthelegend'sallegedformerhangouts,fromcenturies-oldpubstotheMajorOakinSherwoodForest.Whatwedoknowisthatthenotionofabraverebelwholivesontheoutskirtsofsociety,fightinginjusticeandoppressionwithhisbandofcompanions,hasuniversalappeal-whetherhe'splayedbyErrollFlynn,RussellCroweoreven,asona1979episodeof“TheMuppetShow,”KermittheFrog. WhichofthefollowinghasbeenadefiningcharacteristicsofRobinHoodsincethesixteenthcenturyaccordingtothepassage?
A.A religious celebrity. ' ' B.A versatile aristocrat. C.A supporter of King Richard. D.A beloved robber in Nottingham.正确答案C
