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Life and Works of

Rizal
Agillon, Cristelle Ann .
Bagsic, Marc Oliver B.
Hernandez, Analiza Divine P.
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W ha t w e ' l l d i s c u s s
Rizal's Novels:

Noli Me Tangere

El Filibusterismo
Noli me
tangere
Title: Noli me Tangere
The title, in Latin meaning, touch me not,
refers to john 20:17 in the bible ( king james
version) as mary Magdalene tried to touch
the newly risen jesus, he said “ touch me
not; for I am not yet ascended to my
father”. It also refers to a particular type of
cancer.
Noli Me Tángere, is an 1887 novel by José Rizal during the
colonization of the Philippines by Spain to describe
perceived inequities of the Spanish Catholic friars and the
ruling government

Early English translations of the novel used titles like An Eagle

Flight (1900) and The Social Cancer (1912), disregarding the
symbolism of the title, but the more recent translations were
published using the original Latin title. It has also been noted
bythe Austro-Hungarian writer Ferdinand Blumentritt that "Noli Me
Tángere" was a name used by local Filipinos for cancer of the
eyelids; that as an ophthalmologist himself Rizal was influencedby
this fact is suggested in the novel's dedication, "To My fatherland
 Background
After reading Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher
Stowe, Jose Rizal had the idea to write a book that
would reveal the flaws in Philippine culture.
Jose rizal preferred that the prospective novel expresses
the backward , anti-progress and anti-intellectual way
filipino culture was.
 Background
On 2 January 1884 in Madrid, Rizal proposed the writing
of a novel about the Philippines written by a group of
Filipinos. His proposal was unanimously approved by the
Filipinos present at the time, among whom were Pedro,
Maximino Viola and Antonio Paterno, Graciano López
Jaena, Evaristo Aguirre, Eduardo de Lete, Julio Llorente
and Valentin Ventura.
Almost everybody wants to write about women.
 History on Publication
February 1887
Jose Rizal finished the novel
He feared that it might not be printed and would remain unread.
struggling with financial constraints at the time
Maximo Viola lend Jose Rizal Php 300 for 2,000 copies.

March 1887
Rizal had sent a copy of the novel to his friend, Blumentritt

1899
The first Philippine edition (and the second published edition) was
finally printed in 1899 in Manila by Chofre y Compania in Escolta.
 Influence on Filipino Nationalism
After publication, Noli me Tangere was considered to be
one of the instruments that initiated Filipino nationalism
leading to the 1896 Philippine Revolution. The novel did not
only awaken sleeping Filipino awareness, but also
established the grounds for aspiring to independence.
Noli Me Tangere gave us power, it was the seed that gave
us the idea to stop being ignorant and it aroused our
need for independency and freedom. Rizal's writing was
created to fuel the growing nationalism that will help the
Filipinos break free from the shackles of abuse.
 Influence on Filipino Nationalism
Rizal portrayed nationality by highlighting the good traits
of Filipinos, such as a Filipina's loyalty and her impact on a
man's life, their profound feeling of appreciation, and
their strong common sense under the Spanish rule.

Two characters in particular have become classics in

Filipino culture: María Clara, who has become a
personification of the ideal Filipino woman, and the priest
Father Dámaso, who reflects the covert fathering of
illegitimate children by members of the Spanish clergy.
 Influence on Filipino Nationalism

In 1956, Congress passed Republic Act 1425, more

popularly known as the Rizal Law, which requires all
levels in Philippine schools to teach the novel as part of
their curriculum. Noli me tangere is being taught to third
year secondary school (now Grade 9, due to the new K-
12 curriculum) students, while its sequel El filibusterismo
is being taught for fourth year secondary school (now
Grade 10) students.
CHARACTERS OF
NOLI
ME TANGERE
Juan Crisostomo Ibarra

-son of Filipino businessman Don Rafael

Ibarra
-he studied in Europe for seven years
-Maria Clara's fiancee
-he represented the affluent and liberal,
civic-minded, liberty-minded,
Europeaneducated Filipino.

CHARACTERS
 Maria Clara

-Ibarra's fiancee
-the most beautiful and widely celebrated girl in
San Diego
-Raised by kapitan Tiago
-Maria Clara represents the purity and innocence
of a protected indigenous lady during the Spanish
captivity.

CHARACTERS
 Kapitan Tiago

-Filipino businessman and the cabeza

de barangay of the town of San Diego
-father of Maria Clara
-he represents the wealthy Filipinos
that mistreat their fellow Filipinos in
return for the power and wealth that
comes with powerful relationships.

CHARACTERS
 Padre Damaso

-a Franciscan friar and the former

parish curate of San Diego
-the biological father of Maria Clara
-symbolizes all typical friars during that
time, who are brazenly corrupt and
power hungry.

CHARACTERS
 Elias

-Ibarra's mysterious friend and

ally
-represents the average
Filipino who is not only
concerned of their
countrymen's atrocities but also
want to free them from their
oppressors.

CHARACTERS
Pilosopong Tasyo

-seeks reforms from the government

-referred to as a philosopher/sage)
because his ideas were accurate with the
minds of the townspeople
-He represents the educated Filipinos who
previously accepted the culture of the
Spanish rule.

CHARACTERS
 Sisa

-she deranged mother of Basilio and

Crispín
-Described as beautiful andyoung
-represents the Inang Bayan, or
Motherland, who became an outcast as
a result of the Spaniards' mistreatment
of the Filipinos.

CHARACTERS
 Crispin Basilio
-Sisa's seven-year-old son
- a young boy living in San -Sisa's 10-year-old son
Diego and one of the -a young boy living in San Diego
sacristans of its church and the older brother of Crispin.
alongside his brother Basilio.

CHARACTERS
 Doña Victorina Salome
-an ambitious Filipina who classifies -Elías' sweetheart
herself as a Spaniard and mimics
Spanish ladies by puttingonheavy
make-up.
- a socialite and friend of Capitan
Tiago.

CHARACTERS
 Missing Chapter: Chapter 25 of the

Trivia novel (entitled Elias and Salome) was

discarded by Rizal either for being

No. 1
deemed irrelevant to the story or to
save on printing costs due to a tight
budget.
A Summary of Noli Me Tangere
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S I M O U N
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I B A R R A
 EL
FILIBUSTERISMO
Meaning of El Filibusterismo
El filibusterismo translates to "The filibusterism",
"The Subversive" or "The Subversion"
also known by its alternative English title "The
Reign of Greed"
the second novel written by Jose Rizal.
the sequel to Noli Me Tángere
first published in 1891 in Ghent, Belgium.
 Background
The novel centers on the Noli-El fili duology's main
character Crisóstomo Ibarra, now returning for
vengeance as "Simoun".
The novel's dark theme departs dramatically from
the previous novel's hopeful and romantic
atmosphere, signifying Ibarra's resort to solving his
country's issues through violent means, after his
previous attempt in reforming the country's system
made no effect and seemed impossible with the
corrupt attitude of the Spaniards toward the
Filipinos.
 Background

Rizal dedicated el filibusterismo to the 3 martyred

priests of cavite mutiny who was executed and
became a significant to the title of the novel.
 History on Publication
Rizal took 3 years to write his second novel
He began writing it on October 1887 while he was in
Calamba
In London, 1888, he revised the plot and some chapters.
he continued to work on his manuscript in Paris
He later moved to Brussels where the cost of living was
cheaper and he would be less likely to be distracted
by social events so he could focus on finishing the
book
 History on Publication
He finally completed the book on March 29, 1891 in
Biarritz
September 18,1891-the book was published in ghent
partially funded by Rizal’s friend Valentin Ventura.
Rizal immediately sent on this date two printed copies
to Hong kong, one for Basa and one for Sixto lopez
Rizal gratefully donated the original manuscript and an
autographed printed copy to Valentin Ventura
Rizal sent copies to Blumentritt and other friends
 History on Publication
The novel, along with its predecessor, was banned in some
parts of the Philippines as a result of their portrayals of the
Spanish government's abuses and corruption.
These novels, along with Rizal's involvement in organizations
that aimed to address and reform the Spanish system and
its issues, led to Rizal's exile to Dapitan and eventual
execution.
Both the novel and its predecessor, along with Rizal's last
poem, are now considered Rizal's literary masterpieces.
CHARACTERS IN
EL
FILIBUSTERISMO
 Crisóstomo Ibarra in disguise
described as being tanned, having a sparse
beard, long white hair, and large blue-tinted
glasses.
He was sometimes crude and confrontational.
He was derisively described by Custodio and
Ben-Zayb as an American mulatto or a British
Indian.
secretly plans a violent revolution in order to
avenge himself for hismisfortunes as

Simoun Crisóstomo Ibarra, as well as hasten Elias'

reformist goal
 he is an aspiring and so far successful
physician in his last year at university and was
waiting for his license to be released upon his
graduation
he applied as a servant in Kapitán Tiago's
household in exchange for food, lodging, and
being allowed to stay
he took up medicine, and also became the
manager of Tiago's vast estate.
His sweetheart is Juli, the daughter of
Kabesang Tales whose family took him in
when he was a young boy fleeing the Guardia
Basilio Civil and his deranged mother
He is described as a poet, taller and more robust than
Basilio although younger.
He is the nephew of Padre Florentino but is also rumored
to be Florentino's son.
He is finishing his studies at the Ateneo Municipal and is
planning to take medicine
.A member of the student association, Isagani is proud
and naive
His unrestrained idealism and poeticism clash with the
more practical and mundane concerns of his girlfriend, Isagani
Paulita Gomez.
In his final mention in the novel, he was bidding goodbye
to his landlords, the Orenda family, to stay with
Florentino permanently
 Father Florentino Father Kapitan Tiago
-– Isagani's uncle and a retired priest
Fernandez -María Clara's stepfather
-he eventually came to shelter both -Dominican who was a A Filipino socialite and well-
Don Tiburcio and Simoun from their friend of Isagani respected member of the
respective threats. country's wealthy elite.

CHARACTERS
 Captain-General Father Salvi Father Millon
– a Dominican who serves
-the highest-ranking official in -the former parish priest of San as a physics professor in
the Philippines during the Spanish Diego in Noli Me Tángere the University of
colonial period -He is said to be a hypocrite
and a miser. SantoTomas.

CHARACTERS
 Ben Zayb Padre Camorra Father Irene
-columnist for the Manila -Kapitán Tiago's spiritual adviser
Spanish newspaper El Grito -the parish priest of -severelycriticized as a
de la Integridad. Tiani representative of priests who allied
-an anagram of Ybanez, an -has a reputation themselves with temporal
alternate spelling of his last for unrestrained authorityfor thesake of power and
name Ibañez. lustfulness monetary gain

CHARACTERS
 Placido Penitente Paulita Gomez
-a very intelligent student from -the niece of Doña
the University of Santo Tomas Victorina and the
who always strives to control his sweetheart of Isagani.
temper in the face of oppression
from his professors

CHARACTERS
 Kabesang Tales Tandang Selo Juli
-father of Kabesang Tales -the girlfriend of
-a former kabesa of Barrio and grandfather of Tano and Basilio, and the
Sagpang in Tiani Juli youngest daughter of
-Struggling to gain ownership -suffered some form of KabesangTales
of the land he tilled, stroke that impaired his
ability to speak

CHARACTERS from Barrio Sagpang:

 Hermanang Hermana Bali
Tano Penchang
-Kabesang Tales's son,
second to Lucia who died in -the one among the "rich -Juli's mother-figure
childhood folks" of Tiani who lent Juli and counselor
-one of the members of the money toransom Kabesang
Guardia Civil Tales from the bandits

CHARACTERS from Barrio Sagpang:

 Makaraig Don Custodio Juanito Pelaez
a famous contractor
a rich student who offered his own tasked by the Captain-General to --He was a student loved by
house as the dormitory of the students teachers and unmatched in evil
studying in Ateneo Municipal de develop the students association's
proposal for an academy for the and mischief. He also loves to
Manila joke and tease
teaching of Spanish

CHARACTERS
 Most major characters in Noli Me
Tangere (as well as El
Filibusterismo) are based on
people Rizal knew. Maria Clara

Trivia was based on his fiancee Leonor

Rivera, and Father Florentino was

No. 2 based on Father Leoncio Lopez,

the parish priest of his
hometown.
TWO REASONS WHY IBARRA HAD TO TAKE
REVENGE

1. To free Maria Clara from the hands of

the oppressors in the church

2.To take revenge for what happened to

his fellow Filipinos
A Summary of El Filibusterismo
 Similarities and Comparison of
Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo

NOLI ME TANGERE EL FILIBUSTERISMO

English Translation The Social Cancer The Reign of the Greed
Genre A romantic novel A political novel
Book of? A book of heart A book of thought
It contains bitterness,
A book of feeling, It and hatred, pain, violence,
Contains of? has freshness, color intelligence and sorrow
and humor
 Similarities and Comparison of
Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo

NOLI ME TANGERE EL FILIBUSTERISMO

Chapters 64 39
Concept To work pacifist To work for revenge
To our motherland To the 3 martyred
Dedication
(Inang Bayan) priest (GomBurZa)
Savior Maximo Viola Valentin Ventura
SIMILARITIES

talks about how Spaniards abused

Filipinos

abuses of church

written in Spanish

marked novels by Dr. Jose Rizal

 REFERENCES
https://www.litcharts.com/lit/noli-me-tangere/characters/captain-tiago-don-santiago-de-los-santos

https://pdfcoffee.com/characters-in-the-noli-me-tangere-pdf-free.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C91FcflGbgg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np0esLm6r-Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRYNUJhg_Kc
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