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? (5 points)
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.

Respuesta :

The word 'lated' is 'likely a Shakespearian version of belated'. It is a contraction, a shortened version of the word belated, meaning basically - late.

By interpreting these lines into modern English language we'll get such an explanation: "There’s still a bit of daylight in the sky. All the late travellers want to get their accommodation quickly". Lated is used in Shakespearean English and means belated here. Belated is another version for lated which means happening later than it should be.