"The Function of Criticism at the Present Time"

1. Arnold himself ceased to write poetry and turned increasingly to criticism (both literary and social). What is his view of the relationship between the critical and the creative power? What is the importance of criticism for Arnold 1) in a general sense; 2) at his particular historical moment (England in 1865); 3) by implication, for him personally. (Answering (2) will require explaining his view of Romanticism.)
2. Arnold struggles to defend the place of literature and of criticism in a rapidly industrializing society that measures value by the standards of usefulness and wealth. What is his definition of criticism? In what ways does it challenge and/or defend these standards?
3. "Close thy Byron; open thy Goethe," wrote Carlyle in Sartor Resartus (Norton 1093). What is Arnold's view of Byron and Goethe? Is the larger purpose to which Arnold puts this contrast between Byron and Goethe similar to the larger purpose to which Carlyle puts it?
4. Explain in detail how Arnold uses the newspaper account about a Nottingham child murder, and its statement that "Wragg is in custody," to refute the views of the Conservative Sir Charles Adderly and the Radical John Roebuck.