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In 1-2 sentences, summarize the situation taking place in this stanza.

When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes
I all alone beweep my outcast state
And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries
And look upon myself and curse my fate...
William Shakespeare, Sonnet 29

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So when it says fortune is reminds me of a man who has all this wealthy but yet is a broken soul inside. This "fortune" is considered a curse to him as he seems to feel lonely.
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