Original artwork, not a still
Much Ado About Nothing · 1600
I have a good eye, uncle; I can see a church by daylight.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker boasts of good eyesight, then names an unimpressive feat: seeing a church in daylight. The joke lies in the gap between the grand claim and the obvious thing seen, so the boast turns into teasing about how easy it is.
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