NOLI ME TANGERE:

LIFE AND WORKS OF

RIZAL
Presented By:
Abarca, Andrei
Avila, Renfred Jay
Baconawa, Adrian
Briones, Kent
Cuerdo, Rommel
De La Paz, Arvie
De Vega, Nathaniel
Eliponeo, Crystal Kaye
Esperanza, Jay Mark
Tagle, Arcquiel Cyprian
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Rizal’s First Novel
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History of Noli Me Tangere

Greatly influenced by Harriet Beecher

Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Rizal wanted
to publish a book that would play a crucial role in
the political history of the country. He planned
on revealing the kind of society that the
Philippines had under the Spanish colonial rule.
Thus, a meeting of Filipinos was held at the
Paterno residence in January1884 wherein Rizal
suggested the creation of the book. At first,
Rizal’s companions unanimously approved that
they would all contribute papers on the various
facets of life in the Philippines for the proposed
novel. However, in a letter dated January 2,
1884, Rizal explained that this plan did not
materialize.
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• Rizal decided to write the novel in Madrid

alone towards the latter part of the same
year and finished about half of it in the
city.
• He had written 3/4 of the novel in Paris
and from April to June 1886, he had
penned the last few chapters of Noli.
• It was completed in Berlin, Germany at
the end of 1886 and at the onset of 1887,
thefinal draft was ready for publication.
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• Rizal’s friend from a rich family of San

Miguel, Bulacan arrived in Berlin to invite
him on a Europe Tour. Dr. Maximo Viola
wanted Rizal to accompany him on his tour
but upon learning Rizal’s dilemma. He
had written 3/4 of the novel in Paris and
from April to June 1886, he had penned
the last few chapters of Noli.
• The money that Viola lent to Rizal was
then used to print the first 2,000 copies of
the Noli.
• Because of Viola’s generosity, he was
dubbed in the Philippine history as the
“Savior of the Noli”.
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Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere was
written in Spanish and published in 1887.
Basing it from experience, the conventions of
the 19th century novel and the ideals of
European liberalism, Rizal was able to expose
the real-life scenario under the Spanish colonial
rule — the abuses and inequalities of many
Spanish Catholic friars and government
officials during his time.
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THE NOVEL’S DESCRIPTION

• With 63 chapters and an epilogue,

Rizal was only 26 years old when the
Noli was published. He was studying
medicine that time at the Universidad
Central de Madrid.
• Noli Me Tangere, which means “touch
me not” in Latin is the first in a trilogy
about the history of the Philippines.
• This phrase was spoken by Jesus to
Mary Magdalene after he was
resurrected, and was in fact recorded
in John 20:17:“Touch me not, for I am
not yet ascended to my Father.”
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Noli Me Tángere begins at a dinner party hosted by Captain Don

Santiago (Tiago), a wealthy resident of Manila. Guests assembled
at the party include other members of the upper class as well as friars
of both the Dominican and Franciscan orders. During dinner, Don
Crisóstomo Ibarra arrives—the party being his first stop post-
returning from Europe. He is there to visit his fiancée María-Clara,
Santiago’s daughter. However, the celebratory atmosphere soon
turns tense as one of the friars, Father Dámaso, becomes angry at
Ibarra’s arrival. After the party, Ibarra learns that his father, Don
Rafael, died while in prison and Father Dámaso had his corpse
exhumed and removed from the Christian cemetery (i.e., dumped into
a river). The dramatic tension between Ibarra and Dámaso forms the
central conflict.
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As Ibarra reacclimates himself to his

homeland, he looks to apply his progressive
ideals to make life better for the citizens of
San Diego. After meeting with a school
teacher, Ibarra’s first act is to build a
school. While he gains support from the
local government, the religious order within
the town views the project with suspicion.
They begin to see Ibarra as a threat to
their power—with Dámaso in particular
seeing him as a rival who must be put in his
place.
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Ibarra and María-Clara’s relationship dates

back to childhood. However, Dámaso is the
godfather of María-Clara and opposes the
marriage. He wishes to drive the two apart and
eventually achieves. He arrives uninvited to a
dinner party hosted by Ibarra and dishonors
the memory of his late father, which baits the
latter into retaliation. Ibarra physically attacks
Dámaso, holding him at knife point and
threatening to kill him. María-Clara intervenes
and prevents Ibarra from completing the deed,
but the damage is done. As punishment for the
assault, Ibarra is excommunicated and thus, the
couple’s engagement is annulled.
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The Captain General, the King’s representative in the Philippines,

intercedes on Ibarra’s behalf. Once again, Dámaso and his colleague
Father Salví are disgruntled and see the Captain General’s respect
for Ibarra as a threat to their power. Salví’s role in the novel becomes
more prominent after this incident, as he works on a scheme to take
down Ibarra once and for all.
Ibarra befriends Elías, a fellow Filipino who is involved with a
subversive group planning an uprising. Because Elías is
knowledgeable of the town’s underground, he is able to warn Ibarra
of the attempts to have him framed and killed. Their friendship is
unusual as they are not of the same class, but they have mutual
respect for each other—and this respect enables them to strengthen
their alliance.
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Through no fault of his own, Ibarra’s life

is turned upside down by the same
forces that claimed the life of his father.
As the novel comes to a close, the
progress that Ibarra advocated for is
put on hold. However, Dámaso suffers
a private defeat as María-Clara holds a
secret against him, one that would
destroy his reputation in town. Dámaso
is eventually moved out of San Diego
and with him out of the way, the
possibility of reform is made more
possible than ever.
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Crisostomo Ibarra
A wealthy young mestizo who has just
returned to the Philippines after seven years
of studying in Europe, Ibarra is sophisticated,
highly esteemed, and very idealistic. The
priests of San Diego all view him with great
wariness on account of his highly liberal
education and connections. He is shocked
upon learning of his beloved father’s demise.
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Maria Clara

María Clara de Los Santos y Alba is the

setting's most powerful yet weakest female
character. When it comes to Noli, the name
María Clara conjures up images of the ideal
Filipino woman. The novel's central female
character is María Clara. She is Capitán
Tiago's and Doa Pa Alba's daughter. Doa
Pa died while giving birth to María Clara.
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Padre Damaso

Dámaso Verdolagas (also known as Padre

Dámaso, Padre Damaso, or Father Damaso)
was a Franciscan priest who served as the
curate of San Diego's parish church. He
served as curate for nearly two decades
before being succeeded by Padre Salvi, who
was significantly younger. Padre Damaso was
well-known among the Ibarras, so Crisóstomo
was taken aback by what the former curate
had done to Don Rafaél.
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Pilosopo Tasyo
One of the most prominent characters in Noli
is Don Anastacio, also known as Filósofo
Tacio (Philosopher Tasyo). On the one
hand, he is described to as a
philosopher/sage (thus the name Pilosopo
Tasyo) because his thoughts were in tune
with the townspeople's brains. On the other
hand, if his thoughts ran counter to popular
opinion, he was labelled the Imbecile Tacio (or
Tasyong Sintu-sinto) or Lunatic Tacio
(Tasyong Baliw).
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Elias
Eliás belonged to a family that had been
subjugated for generations by the Ibarra
dynasty. He was up in a well-to-do family until
he came across something that forever
changed his life. Despite the fact that Ibarra's
family oppressed him, he owes him nothing. In
addition, when they attempted to kill a
crocodile, Ibarra saved Elas' life. Before
Ibarra was jailed for setting fire to his
residence, Elias stepped in to help him once
more. Ibarra and Elias continued to help one
other until Elias made a final sacrifice to save
him.
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Dona Victorina
Dona Victorina de los Reyes de Espadaa is
the woman who pretended to be a meztisa (a
Spanish woman born in the Philippines) and
dreamed of marrying a Spaniard, which she
did when she married Don Tiburcio. Because
of her strange looks, vicious personality, and
passionate rivalry with Donya Consolacion,
she was feared by everyone in the village. Don
Tiburcio turned out to be a disliked character
for her. Despite the fact that she was in love
with Kapitan Tiago, she forced herself to
marry him.
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Sisa
Narcisa is the mother of two children, Basilio
and Crispin, and is married to Pedro. She
portrays a mother's unconditional love for her
child in the Philippines. Crispin was arrested
and sent to the jail after being held captive for
days by Mang Tasyo, the sacristy's owner.
She was pardoned and released one day later
by the town of Alferez. Basilio was also gone
when she arrived home. She went insane when
she saw Crispin's blood-soaked garments,
and she's still looking for her children. Basilio
laments his mother's death under the tree at
the novel's conclusion.
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Basilio and Crispin

Eldest of Sisa’ brood, he, like his younger
brother are sextons in training. Basilio makes
a desperate run for their home the night
Crispín is dragged away. He attempts to
locate his younger brother the day after but
his search efforts come up fruitless. While
Crispin, a young lad studying to be a church
caretaker, he together with his brother
Basilio, ceaselessly work to send support
money for their beleaguered mother, Sisa.
Crispín is blamed for stealing money from the
church coffers by the head sexton and is kept
a virtual prisoner until the debt is paid.
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Padre Salvi
A younger, more cunning Spanish priest who
assumes control over Father Damaso’s post
as friar curate of San Diego. He is in many
regards more dangerous that his precursor as
he is a more gifted strategist who uses his
religious role for political influence as well as
personal vendettas. He frequently fights with
the town's ensign for power. His most
significant role in the novel comes through his
plot to ruin Ibarra, who is engaged to María
Clara, who he is in love with
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SYMBOLISMS IN THE NOVEL

Noli Me Tangere intends to depict the real

conditions of the Filipino life under the
Spanish rule. Mainly because of the rampant
corrupt acts of the Spanish officials and friars,
the way of living of the Filipinos during that
time had been backward, anti-intellectual and
anti-progressive, up to the point that the country
was not in any way catching up on the
developments of the so-called Age of
Enlightenment. As Rizal introduced the novel to
his friend, Ferdinand Blumentritt, he wrote, “The
novel is the first impartial and bold account of the
life of the Tagalogs. The Filipinos will find in it the
history of the last ten years”
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The Schoolhouse
• More than just an edifice for learning
the schoolhouse has become a symbol
of empowerment and freedom.

Crispin and Basilio

• These characters represent the opposite
end of the spectrum of not having . The
suffering they are subjected is due
largely to their ignorant
overdependence on the church.
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The Tinola Incident

• These food items are symbolic of the wide
variety of party-goers that have made their
way into Crisostomo Ibarra's welcoming
party: social climbers and sycophants,
hustlers, and the intellectuals of the day all
under one roof.
Elias and Ibarra
• The two characters Elias and Ibarra
symbolize the two contrasting means by
which political reforms are to be achieved.
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Maria Clara
• Maria Clara symbolizes the nation of the
Philippines under Spanish rule. She is
also the culture caricature and in-novel
criticism of the novelist of the typical
Filipino woman of the age.

Crisostomo Ibarra
• He represents the small group of
Filipinos who had a chance to study
abroad and dreamt of improving the
country. Like Jose Rizal, Ibarra wanted
education for Filipino children.
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Upper Triangle
• Represents Rizal’s past life and time.
Consisted silhouette of a Filipina, crucifix,
laurel leaves, burning torch and a
sunflower.

Lower Triangle
• Represents Rizal’s current situations like
the oppression on the hands of Spanish
colonists. Consisted of feet, shoes, hairy
legs, helmet, whip flogs, chains, signature,
and bamboo stalks.
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Noli Me Tangere is one of the greatest works of Rizal. This novel

paved way to expose the oppression and brutalities of the
Spaniards during his times. The novel became an exposé of the
corrupt people who have made religion as an instrument for gaining
power and take control of the ignorant and innocent Filipinos.
Although the novel focuses on the discrimination and the
indifference of the Spaniards to the Filipinos, Rizal became
transparent on the flaws of some fellow countrymen. He included a
depiction of the hypocrisy of some Filipinos who called themselves
religious; the ignorant servility to wealthy and powerful Spanish
officials to maintain their high status; and the indignity of
dissociating themselves from their origin – being a Filipino.
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Noli Me Tangere is considered to

be a romantic and societal novel.
Despite the societal problems and
conflicts presented in the novel, it
possesses humor, freshness, and
lightness. Thus, it is a work of the
heart or a book of feeling. In
contrast with El Filibusterismo that
is a book of thought or work of the
head. Unlike to Noli, it possesses
hatred, bitterness, sorrow, and
violence.
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Submitted to: Jan Bisagas