Noli Me Tangere lessons

• Noli Me Tangere (Filipino) is a presentation about the important events in the life of Juan Crisostomo Ibarra y Magsalin as a lover and victim of circumstance in the novel Noli Me Tangere
• Noli Me Tangere is a novel written by Jose Rizal, published in 1887 in Europe. The title is taken from the Latin phrase meaning "Do not touch me".
• Noli Me Tangere

  Also commonly called Noli; the English translation is "Social Cancer"
• Noli Me Tangere was followed by another novel by Jose Rizal called El Filibusterismo
• Crisostomo Ibarra

  • A young man who studied in Europe; dreamed of building a school to ensure a good future for the youth of San Diego
• Maria Clara

  • The beautiful sweetheart of Crisostomo Ibarra; the jewel of San Diego, rumored to be the daughter of Padre Damaso
• Padre Damaso

  • A Franciscan priest who was transferred to another parish after serving for a long time in San Diego; the true father of Maria Clara
• Kapitan Tiago

  • A merchant from Binondo; the father of Maria Clara
• Sisa, Crispin, and Basilio

  • Sisa is a loving mother whose only sin was having a negligent and cruel husband. Crispin and Basilio are Sisa's children, the sacristan and bell ringer in the San Diego church
• Pilosopo Tasio

  • A wise old advisor to the intelligent citizens of San Diego
• Donya Victorina


  • A woman who pretends to be a Castilian mestiza, hence the excessive makeup on her face and her incorrect Castilian speech. She likes to add an extra "de" to her name to give it more "quality"
• Noli Me Tangere was Rizal's first novel. He was 26 years old when it was published. The novel was instrumental in forming the national identity of Filipinos. It indirectly influenced the revolution, though Rizal himself was a believer in peaceful action and a direct representative of the Spanish government.
• Noli Me Tangere was written in Spanish, the language of the educated at the time. Rizal started the novel in Madrid, Spain, completed half of it before leaving for Paris, and finished it in Berlin, Germany. He enlisted the services of Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, a famous writer, as an advisor and reader.
• The novel caused controversy, and after Rizal's return to the Philippines, Governor-General Terrero summoned him to Malacañang and warned him that the Noli was full of subversive ideas. The Governor-General said he could not do anything against the power of the church to take action against Rizal's novel.
• ego

  Itinuring ni Rizal
• Donya Consolacion

  Napangasawa ng alperes; dating labandera na may malaswang bibig at pag-uugali
• Don Tiburcio de Espadaña


  Isang pilay at bungal na Kastilang napadpad sa Pilipinas sa paghahanap ng magandang kapalaran; napangasawa ni Donya Victorina
• Linares

  Malayong pamangkin ni Don Tiburcio at pinsan ng inaanak ni Padre Damaso na napili niya para mapangasawa ni Maria Clara
• Don Filipo

  Tenyente mayor na mahilig magbasa na Latin
• Señor Nyor Juan

  Namahala ng mga gawain sa pagpapatayo ng paaralan
• Lucas

  Kapatid ng taong madilaw na gumawa ng kalong ginamit sa di-natuloy na pagpatay kay Ibarra
• Tarsilo at Bruno

  Magkapatid na ang ama ay napatay sa palo ng mga Kastila
• Tiya Isabel

  Hipag ni Kapitan Tiago na tumulong sa pagpapalaki kay Maria Clara
• Donya Pia Alba

  Masimbahing ina ni Maria Clara na namatay matapos na kaagad na siya'y maisilang
• Inday, Sinang, Victoria, at Andeng

  Mga kaibigan ni Maria Clara sa San Diego
• Kapitan-Heneral

  Pinakamakapangyarihan sa Pilipinas; lumakad na maalisan ng pagkaekskomunyon si Ibarra
• Don Rafael Ibarra

  Ama ni Crisostomo; nakainggitan nang labis ni Padre Damaso dahilan sa yaman kung kaya nataguriang erehe
• Don Saturnino

  Lolo ni Crisostomo; naging dahilan ng kasawian ng nuno ni Elias