‘You can be alive, but have you taken on your life. Those are very very different things.'

– Sarah Beckwith, Katherine Everett Gilbert Distinguished Professor of English

In the third episode of the series, Emma talks to Professor Sarah Beckwith about mental health and the works of William Shakespeare.

On this episode: 

• Sarah Beckwith is Katherine Everett Gilbert Distinguished Professor of English at Duke University. She works on medieval and early modern drama and the philosophy of ordinary language. Her books include Shakespeare and the Grammar of Forgiveness and, forthcoming, The Book of Second Chances.
• Jonathan Cullen is a British actor who has appeared on stage, film and television.

Edited by Hugh Bakhurst (@Guest Star Graphics)