2. Questions Historical Criticism Seeks To Answer:
• How do you think historical influences are reflected in the text?
• How did the economy, politics, or social climate affect the author’s
attitudes and expression?
• What key historical figures appear or are alluded to in the text?
• What commonly held beliefs of the period are shown in the text?
3. Questions (Continued)
• How are political, social, and economic conflicts reflected in the text?
• How are discoveries/inventions/technology of the period evident in the
text?
• What do the historical elements of the text teach us about the actual
history of the period?
