Downloaded 508 times
Uploaded byMarien Be
7 noli me tangere
The document provides descriptions of the main characters in Noli Me Tangere by Jose Rizal. It describes each character's role in the story and what they symbolize. The characters include Juan Crisostomo Ibarra, Maria Clara, Sisa, Doña Pia Alba, Capitan Tiago, Fray Damaso, Fray Salvi, Donya Consolacion, Donya Victorina, Elias, and Pilosopong Tasyo. Each character represents different social classes and viewpoints regarding the Spanish rule of the Philippines at that time.
More Related Content
Similar to 7 noli me tangere
7 noli me tangere
- 1. NOLI ME TANGERE TheSocial Cancer
- 2. CHARACTERS in NoliMe Tangere Juan Crisostomo Ibarra He is the only son of Don Rafael Ibarra, the richest person in San Diego He studied in Europe for 7 years, and is the sweetheart of Maria Clara. Symbolizes the idealism of the privileged youth
- 3. CHARACTERS in NoliMe Tangere Maria Clara She is the girlfriend of Ibarra. As far as the society is concerned, she is the daughter of Kapitan Tiyago and Doña Pia Alba, but biologically, her father is Padre Damaso. Symbolizes the ideal woman in the mind of Rizal. Said to represent Rizal’s childhood sweetheart, Leonor Rivera
- 4. CHARACTERS in NoliMe Tangere Sisa Mother of Basilio and Crispin. She has a drunkard for a husband. In the novel Sisa portrays a loving mother, and it could be assumed that Rizal likened her to his own mother. Symbolizes the country, and the way it is abused by the Spaniards
- 5. CHARACTERS in NoliMe Tangere Doña Pia Alba She is the mother of Maria Clara and the wife of Kapitan Tiyago. She symbolizes our country, which ceaselessly gives in to foreign power
- 6. CHARACTERS in NoliMe Tangere Capitan Tiago The father of Maria Clara, as far as the society knows. Sometimes lovable, and sometimes annoying. He is very biased and is only obedient to those who are higher in rank than him. He has money on a pedestal. Symbolizes the pretentious illustrados of Rizal’s time
- 7. CHARACTERS in NoliMe Tangere Fray Damaso Heis the first parish priest in San Diego; he is very abusive. He symbolizes the greedy Spanish friars of Rizal's time.
- 8. CHARACTERS in NoliMe Tangere Fray Salvi He is a Franciscan parish priest of San Diego. Because he is interested in Maria Clara, he and Padre Damaso devised a plan to break Ibarra and Maria Clara apart. They were successful. Symbolizes the lecherous friars of Rizal’s time
- 9. CHARACTERS in NoliMe Tangere Donya Consolacion Her adulation of the Spaniards leads her to imitate the very actions and attitudes of the Spanish women. She symbolizes the Filipinos in our society who are ashamed of their own race and nationality.
- 10. CHARACTERS in NoliMe Tangere Donya Victorina She is a Filipino woman married to a Spaniard. Her very actions and way of dressing will lead people to think that she is a whore. Symbolizes the social climbers at that time.
- 11. CHARACTERS in NoliMe Tangere Elias He believes that justice can be obtained only through revolution --- reforms simply won't do. He symbolizes the very root of the Filipino culture before the coming of the Spaniards, which remained strong and unbroken by the Spanish culture.
- 12. CHARACTERS in NoliMe Tangere Pilosopong Tasyo He is a wise man. He embodies the intelligent people, who never left the country but instead educated themselves in a religious institution.