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Referenced when discussing Seward, Earl of Northumbria, noting that 'people who've read or watched Macbeth may remember that he features in that.'

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Mentioned as an item looted from Hitler's retreat - photographer Dave Sherman took 'the complete works of Shakespeare in translation with Hitler's book plate' as a souvenir.

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Referenced multiple times as the source that made the assassination story famous in the English-speaking world, including the famous line 'Et tu, Brute' and the portrayal of Brutus and Cassius as conspirators

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Referenced as a play when discussing the portrayal of Antony, with the quote 'Antony, the triple pillar of the world transformed into a scrumpet's fool' and later mentioned regarding the mausoleum scene and Cleopatra's death

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The episode opens with a famous speech from Shakespeare's play describing Cleopatra's arrival at Tarsus to meet Mark Antony. The hosts discuss how Shakespeare's passage is based on Plutarch's account.

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Referenced for its portrayal of Cleopatra, specifically quoting 'age cannot wither her nor custom stale her infinite variety' and Enobarbus's description of seeing Cleopatra 'hop 40 paces through the public street.'

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Referenced in a listener question about Jacobean attitudes to empire, discussing Prospero's treatment of Caliban and Ariel