Yes, a sweet piece/peace!
Horrible irony that a person who would give his wealth for homeless would die a pauper! Should "Go sell what you have & give it to the poor" be taken literally?
Confused by sentence: Coury is the retreat house director. Tom first told him of the dilemma, that there was no money for Richard's burial.  Tom is introduced here without previous reference. Who is Tom?
Meanwhile, in Springfield, IL bishop Popcocky has issued decree no funerals for gays.  So, Tom the artist who hopes to be able to say mass once more, in Springfield, no funeral for him.  Will be interesting how many bishops follow Popcocky? Isn't one of the works of mercy to bury the dead?  Not in Springfield if gay! No way! "The quality of mercy is not strained"?  Evidently in S. 'tis!
But Shakespeare was no theologian; he's clueless!