The highwayman is a criminal, and he is in a state of conflict with the authorities (which in this case are military rather than civilian - they are the red coat troops).
While Bess and the highwayman do not interact during the course of the poem, it is implied that the highwayman is in love with her, and she with him. The tension that develops over the course of the poem is directly related to will she put her love for him above her own life, which she finally does when she kills herself in order to warn him that the meeting with her that he is riding to is a trap.
The highwayman
The highwayman
the highwayman were about in the 18th century
the highwayman were about in the 18th century
robin hood
A highwayman was a thief who robbed people traveling on the highway. I do not know that anyone "needed" a highwayman.
what is the famouse catchfrase for the highwayman
what qualities are required to be a highwayman
Who is the protagonist in the highwayman
The Happy Highwayman was created in 1939.