Julius Caesar: Give Caesar His Coup

Cry havoc! And let slip this explosive episode of Bard Flies, in which Will and James debate the merits of the Romans vying for power in Julius Caesar -- from the dictator himself to his usurpers -- and discuss the grim, all-too-apparent parallels between the incitement of mob violence in the Shakespeare’s play and the January 6 insurrection on Capitol Hill. // CREDITS // Intro Music: Jon Sayles, "The Witches' Dance" (composed by anonymous); Outro Music: Jon Sayles, “Saltarello” (composed by anonymous); Illustrative Excerpts: “Julius Caesar,” dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1953); “Julius Caesar,” dir. Stuart Burge (1970); “Julius Caesar,” dir. Trevor Nunn, Royal Shakespeare Company (1973); John Gielgud, “Julius Caesar, Act II, Scene 2: Ages of Man” (1959)