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A, C,

Explanation: Options:

A)to emphasize how terrible the situation is to prove that Aegeus is courageous B) to make readers curious about Theseus’s role in the plot C) to allow Theseus to grow and mature D) to cause readers to lose interest

He is showing how terrible situation is to prove something that is referring to courageousness and because of that the answer C) is also correct one, because of courageousness Theseus is also growing in the eyes of reader.

Because of that they are not loosing interest, readers are finding out what his courageousness is giving him.