Romeo and Juliet

In line 142, Romeo states, "O, I am Fortune's fool!" What does fortune mean in this context? What does it mean for Romeo to be "Fortune fool'?

Act 3, Scene 1

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Romeo means that he was not cut out to have a good destiny. Instead of good things happening to him, fortune has played him for a fool. He believes his Juliet is dead and his future has ended.