GWWL11 – William Shakespeare – Merchant of Venice and King Lear – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcasts

About this episode

Joseph Pearce explores Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice and King Lear, revealing powerful themes of mercy, justice, pride, and redemption.

Joseph Pearce explores Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice and King Lear, revealing powerful themes of mercy, justice, pride, and redemption. The post GWWL11 – William Shakespeare – Merchant of Venice and King Lear – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcasts appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts .

People in this episode

Host: Joseph Pearce

Topics covered

• Shakespeare
• literature
• mercy
• justice
• pride
• redemption

Keywords

• Shakespeare
• Merchant of Venice
• King Lear
• literature
• themes
• mercy
• justice
• redemption

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts

Books & works: Merchant of Venice, King Lear

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