In Act I, Scene ii of Antony and Cleopatra, Cleopatra's attendants Charmian and Iras ask a soothsayer to tell them their fortunes, and Anthony learns from his messengers that his wife Fulvia is dead.
What might Shakespeare be implying, or inviting us to think about, by giving such prominent roles to the soothsayer and the messengers in this scene, and in the play more generally?
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