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why is fortune described as blind?

merchant of venice (act 2, scene 1, line 22-38)

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Fortune is described as blind because it's a mystery. Morocco will do anything to win Portia's love; he is baring his soul to her, and yet he knows that 'fortune' or 'fate' as it is......... is blind to everything.

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merchant of venice (act 2, scene 1, line 22-38)