What does the term "outrageous fortune" mean?

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What does the term "outrageous fortune" mean?

2007-01-13 11:49:04 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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bloody bad luck (in this case it doesn't mean good luck, as stated above)

2007-01-13 16:14:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

It means that some good luck has occured that is extremely unusual, unconventional or extraordinary.

It comes from the play, "Hamlet" by Shakespeare. I'm adding some asterisks to highlight the term:

"To be, or not to be: that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of ***outrageous fortune***,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them?"

2007-01-13 19:54:56 · answer #2 · answered by Behaviorist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋