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What does friar laurence mean when he says unhappy fortune?

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Unhappy in this context means unlucky, and fortune refers to the outcome of what has just happened. He has just realized that the letter did not make it to Romeo, explaining that Juliet is not dead. He is exclaiming that it is a very unlucky outcome to not have the letter delivered.
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