Because she mismanaged her estate .Because she was trying to evade the sheriff 's men .Because she did n't have the freedom to do what she wanted .Because she wanted to be left in spirits for a week .
Why did her father 's command feel like imprisonment ?
She had n't let him know about how exactly she had ' mismanaged ' her estate , nor did she think he needed to know . The newfound knowledge of the discord between her parents , however , deeply troubled Marian . Typically , when upset , she would charge out in the night and give charity to unsuspecting peasants . Between the thrill of danger , evading the sheriff 's or Gisborne 's men , and the contentedness from filling the needs of the sick or poor , a single good midnight escapade could leave her in spirits for a week . Her father 's command that she stop that activity felt like imprisonment .