Read each sentence carefully, then choose the punctuation mark that best complet
the women in question
many had been acting for more than 20 yea
awards.
several countries participated in shakespeare festivals
italy, canada, fr
only one play had available seating
shakespeare's the tragedy of 1

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.