In King Lear by William Shakespeare, who is speaking, who is the person talking to, is it a theme,plot, characterization or literary device? what is the significance? " The weight of this sad time must obey,/ Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say./ The oldest hath borne most; we that are young/ Shall never see so much, nor live so long./

Edgar spoke those words

He said them to Kent

One major theme is "tragic events"

Here we see an in-depth discussion that is evoking both feelings and thoughts in especially the readers. It discusses characters speaking their truth, speaking what they are feeling, and expressing their true emotions. In some cases the piece is saying that we "must speak to remain silent". Even in cases when persons will feel uncomfortable if things are weighing heavily on your heart as in the characters here then we must let them be known especially to the parties involved. " If we choose to speak, then in either case we must voluntarily process thoughts in order to choose precise words and phrases to describe our feelings or to say what we ought to say. So, no simple dichotomy exists in Edgar's aphorism."