Question

which word best completes the sentence? gilbert remarked that the ______ villain was too easily forgiven at the end of the story, and that the narrative lacked a realistic redemption arc for such a nasty scoundrel. ritzy repentant rational rigid

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each word:

• "ritzy" means fancy/luxurious, not related to a villain's redemption.
• "repentant" means feeling or showing regret for wrongdoing. The sentence talks about a villain being forgiven and lacking a realistic redemption arc, so a repentant villain (one who repents) being forgiven makes sense.
• "rational" means logical, not related to redemption.
• "rigid" means inflexible, not related to redemption.

Answer:

repentant