What did Darwin find increasingly nauseating as he aged, reflecting a shift in his interests?

The study of physics

The reading of Shakespeare

The practice of music

The appreciation of visual art

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B. The reading of Shakespeare

Darwin mentioned finding Shakespeare's works intolerably dull and nauseating, indicating a significant change in his tastes as he grew older.

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