The popular Halloween custom trick-or-treating has its roots in the late medieval practice of souling, when poor people would go door to door on Hallowmas. The practice is mentioned in this Shakespearean comedy when Speed accuses his master of puling [whimpering or whining] like a beggar at Hallowmas.
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- Measure for Measure
- A Midsummer Nights Dream
- King Lear
Answer
The correct answer is A) The Two Gentlemen of Verona.
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