Question

elizabethan drama: <i>the tragedy of hamlet</i>
historical criticism considers a text’s relationship to the
structure of the text
author’s personal history
position of women in society
time period it was written in

Explanation:

Historical criticism analyzes a text by examining its connection to the historical context, specifically the time period when it was written. The "structure of the text" relates to formalist criticism, "author’s personal history" to biographical criticism, and "position of women in society" could relate to feminist criticism. So the correct option is "time period it was written in".

Answer:

time period it was written in