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• Noli Me Tangere


  Novel of Dr. Jose Rizal
• Noli Me Tangere published

  1887
• Noli Me Tangere is a societal novel dedicated to the Philippines (Inang Bayan)
• Noli Me Tangere has the widest influence on contemporary fiction and has continued because of the different characters he created, and set-in situations that are still true today
• Crisostomo Ibarra


  • Filipino who studied in Europe for seven years
  • Son of Don Rafael Ibarra
  • Maria Clara's sweetheart and love interest
• Elias


  • Ibarra's mysterious friend
  • Master boater who helps Ibarra to escape
  • Fugitive
• Maria Clara


  • Ibarra's sweetheart
  • Beautiful daughter of Capitan Tiago
  • Illegitimate daughter of Father Damaso and Pia Alba
• Father Damaso


  • Franciscan friar
  • Maria Clara's biological father
• Don Filipo


  • Close relative of Ibarra
  • Filibuster
• Linares


  • Nephew of Don Tiburcio de Espadana
  • Would-be fiance of Maria Clara
• Captain General


  • Most powerful official in the Philippines
  • Hater of secular priests and corrupt officials
  • Friend of Ibarra
• Captain Pablo


  • Rebel leader
  • Family destroyed by the Spaniards
• Tarcilo and Bruno


  • Brothers
  • Their father killed by the Spaniards
• Sisa


  • Mother of Basilio and Crispin
  • Becomes insane after losing her sons
• Basilio


  • Elder son of Sisa
• Crispin


  • Younger son of Sisa
  • Dies after getting punishment from soldiers
  • Falsely accused of stealing money
• Padre Sibyla


  • Filipino friar
  • Short and fair skinned
• Capitan Tiago


  • Known father of Maria Clara but not the real one
• Padre Salvi


  • In love with Maria Clara
• Pilosopo Tasyo


  • Older man whom Ibarra seeks advice from
  • Town thinks him mad, but quite wise
• The Alferez


  • Chief of the Guardia Civil
  • Mortal enemy of the priests for the power in San Diego
• Don Tiburcio


  • Spanish husband of Donya Victorina
  • Limp and submissive to his wife
  • Pretends to be a doctor
• Donya Victorina


  • Passes herself off as a Peninsular
• Doña Consolacion


  • Wife of the Alferez
  • Passes herself as a Peninsular
  • Abusive treatment of Sisa
• Pedro


  • Abusive husband of Sisa
  • Loves cockfighting
• Social Gathering


  1. Don Santiago de los Santos (Kapitan Tiago) throws a large dinner party

  2. Guests are group of soldiers, European travelers, and priests
• Father Damaso says "indios are very lazy"
• Father Damaso and the lieutenant (Teniente Guevarra)


  Approach the possibility of fistfight
• The lieutenant says that Father Damaso exhumed this distinguished man's body from the cemetery
• Dinner

  1. Father Damaso and Father Sibyla arguing over the seat at the head of the table

  2. Father Sibyla gave a bowl of tinola with undesirable parts of chicken to Father Damaso

  3. People asking questions about Ibarra's experience studying abroad

  4. Father Damaso insulted Ibarra
• Crisostomo was born on June 30, 1867