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Characterization, Theme, and Irony in "The Gift of the Magi"

Question 11 • 0100W.1Y_English 1 Web Recovery* – S2460276

In part one of "Cruel Tribute,” how do King Aegeus’s actions affect the advancement of the plot?

Answer
A
He causes Ariadne to fall in love with Theseus.
B
He causes Theseus to become the new king.
C
He causes the birth of a hero in Troezen.
D
He causes King Minos to become angry.

Explanation

Aegeus goes to Troezen and has a child with Aethra, which leads to the birth of Theseus. Theseus’s birth sets the story’s central hero on his path, so the plot advances through Aegeus’s actions. The correct choice is “He causes the birth of a hero in Troezen.”

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