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)