There seems to be a recurring theme any time a sooth sayer is used in literature. The person who usually calls on the seer never listens to them, and that is something you can bet on. In the Iliad, Agamemnon got all mad at the soothsayer because it wasn't in his favor, what a baby. Oedipus didn't listen because it was all just too weird.
But this isn't the first time that this has happened. Even in the movies this happens. In the original Friday the 13th, starring a young Kevin Bacon, the kids were on their way to Crystal Lake. Before they reached the camp, an old man met them on the path. He was a modern version of a soothsayer perhaps he was an old maintenence man or something. He started yelling at them not to go to Crystal Lake because they will all be killed if they do. Well because the guy was old and probably insane the kids brushed off his guidance and continued to the camp.
A soothsayer is used in alot of newer movies and books. They don't proclaim to be a soothsayer but the character's main purpose is to tell the future and warn the protagonist. One thing is for certain however, you can be sure that the characters will not listen to him.
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