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Read these lines from Macbeth:

The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day:
Now spurs the lated traveller apace,
To gain the timely inn; and near approaches
The subject of our watch.

Which of the following is true of the words lated traveller as used here?


Lated is likely a Shakespearian version of belated.

Lated is meant to suggest the travelers are important.

Lated, like knighted, is something bestowed.

Lated suggests the travelers themselves are not at fault.

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Lated is likely a Shakespearian version of belated.
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