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Goethe Faust I - Das also war des Pudels Kern

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Goethe Faust I - Das also war des Pudels Kern

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In the play "Faust I" the poodle transforms before Faust's eyes until Mephisto (a devil) stands before him in the costume of a travelling scholar. This prompts Faust to exclaim in amazement, " Das also war des Pudels Kern!".

Today, the expression is often used when something comes to light that was not obvious until then.

Today's meaning of "des Pudels Kern" : the true facts, the solution;

this quotation is quite often used

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