Shakespeare's Sonnet 35 ("No more be grieved") is paired with the words of Jesus (Matthew 18:15-22) from the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Thy Worldly Task Hast Done
A dirge by Guiderius and Arviragus in Cymbeline is paired with the Apostle Paul's "swan song" from 2 Timothy 4:6-8 in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Will and Power
A speech of Ulysses from Troilus and Cressida is followed by Psalm 11, from the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: My Son, My Son
Constance's grieving words upon the loss of her son, Arthur, in King John are paired with a passage from 2 Samuel 18:31-33 in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Life is Short
Shakespeare's Sonnet 60 ("Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore") meets Job's words in Job 7:6-11 in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Kings and Towers
The words of Richard III before the battle at Bosworth Field are paired with Psalm 61 in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Fate and Fortune
Shakespeare's famous Sonnet 29 ("When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes") is paired with Paul's words to the first-century church at Rome from Romans 8:33-39 in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Through the Ages
This week's podcast pairs Jaques's famous soliloquy ("All the world's a stage") from As You Like It with two verses from Psalm 71 in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Justice and Mercy
Portia's soliloquy ("The quality of mercy is not strained") from The Merchant of Venice is paired with the words of Jesus in Matthew 7:1-12 in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Henry and David
The justly famous St. Crispin's Day speech from Henry V is paired with David's words to Goliath in the Valley of Elah, from 1 Samuel 17:45-47 in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Honor and Virtue
Diana's answer to Bertram's suit in All's Well That Ends Well (Act IV, Scene 2) is followed by Proverbs 31:10-30 in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Not in the Roll of Common Men
A short passage from Shakespeare's history play, Henry IV Part 1 (in which the mysterious figure Owen Glendower boasts of being "extraordinary") is paired with words of Paul the Apostle from Philippians 2:5-11 in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Why, Revenge
Shylock's soliloquy in Act III, Scene 1, of The Merchant of Venice is followed by verses from Paul's letter to the Romans (Romans 12:19-21) in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Love and Lust
Lines from Shakespeare's poem, "Venus and Adonis," are paired with Proverbs 5:15-21 in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Unfading Beauty
One of Shakespeare's most famous sonnets ("Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?") is followed by a passage from the prophet Isaiah (35:1-10) in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Quintessence of Dust
Hamlet's "What a piece of work is man" speech is paired with King David's thoughts on the same subject from Psalm 8:4-9 in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: The Book of Fate
A short passage from Shakespeare's Henry IV Pt. 2 is followed by another short passage, from Daniel 2:20-22, in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Isn't She Lovely?
Romeo's famous soliloquy in the balcony scene of Romeo and Juliet meets The Song of Solomon 2:10-14 from the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Little or Much
Some of Petruchio's words to Kate in The Taming of the Shrew are paired with words attributed to King Solomon from Ecclesiastes 5:10-12, in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Such Stuff
Prospero's short soliloquy ("Our revels now are ended") from The Tempest is paired with Paul's words to the first-century church at Corinth from 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 in the King James Version of the Bible.