Original artwork, not a still
The Merchant of Venice · 1600
It is a wise father that knows his own child.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The line makes knowing one's own child a test of a father's wisdom. Read as a joke about recognition or certainty, it unsettles something that might seem obvious. Its brief, proverbial form leaves room for both family insight and a more mischievous doubt.
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