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Alvaro III P.

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AB- MUSIC
NOLI ME TANGERE
Crisstomo Ibarra
Also known in his full name as Juan Crisstomo Ibarra y Magsalin, a Filipino
who studied in Europe for 7 years, the love interest of Maria Clara. Son of the
deceased Don Rafael Ibarra; Crisostomo changed his surname from
Eibarramendia to Ibarra, from his ancestor's surname.
Crisostomo Ibarra was the son of Don Rafael, one the wealthiest businessmen
in San Diego. As such, he was also a childhood friend of Maria Clara. He is a
very patient and serious man but when provoked, becomes very violent and
impulsive.
Crisostomo Ibarra exemplified the vision that Jose Rizal had aimed for the
youth of the Philippines during his time. Others attribute Ibarra as Rizals
reflection of himself.
Elas
Ibarra's mysterious friend, a master boater, also a fugitive. He was referred
to at one point as the pilot. He wants to revolutionize his country. Ibarra's
grandfather condemned his grandfather of burning a warehouse, making
Elias the fugitive he is.
Elias represents the common Filipino who is not only aware of the injustices
done to their countrymen but would also like to deliver them from their
oppressors. He is said to be the personification of Andres Bonifacio.
Mara Clara
Mara Clara de los Santos, Ibarra's sweetheart; the illegitimate daughter of
Father Dmaso and Pa Alba.
Mara Clara is regarded as the most beautiful and widely celebrated lady in
the town of San Diego. A devout Catholic, she became the epitome of virtue,
"demure and self-effacing" and endowed with beauty, grace and charm, and
promoted by Rizal as the "ideal image"[1] of a Filipino woman who deserves to
be placed on the "pedestal of male honour". In Chapter 5 of Noli me tangere,
Mara Clara and her traits were further described by Rizal as an "Oriental
decoration" with "downcast" eyes and a "pure soul".
Father Dmaso
Also known in his full name as Dmaso Verdolagas, Franciscan friar and Mara
Clara's biological father.
is one of the notorious characters in the novel Noli Me Tangere. The novel
was written by Jos Rizal, one of the leaders of the Propaganda Movement in
the Philippines. Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not or "Social Cancer") is a
controversial and anticlerical novel that exposed the abuses of the Spanish
friars (belonging to the Roman Catholic Church) and the Spanish elite in
colonial Philippines during the 19th century.
Alfonso Linares

is described as a young, well dressed and educated Spaniard. His voice is


timid and mild. His cheeks would change hues - from being pale from Doa
Victorina's possible revelation of his character to red from Maria Clara's gaze.
Alfonso Linares, a young but unscrupulous lawyer, is the godson of Padre
Damaso's brother in-law, Carlicos, and is a distant cousin of Don Tiburcio in
Madrid. He is one of the smartest in the family and is said to have dined with
minor royalties in Spain. He is rather shy but was able to endure Ibarra's stare
scornfully.
Alfonso Linares represents educated but meek Spaniards who come to the
islands wishing to secure themselves a much better life than in their
motherland. In the end, his character barely survives the onslaught of the
predators in the novel.
Sisa
is the shortened form of Narcisa, the mother of the two sacristans Crispin
and Basilio in Jose Rizals Noli Me Tangere. She went insane after her boys
were accused as thieves and eventually were nowhere to be found.
Sisa is the typical native wife. She endures her husband's beatings and
irresponsibility. She had been stripped of her few jewels by her husband,
Pedro, an inveterate gambler. Despite the abuse, she considers him her god.
Sisa is thought to have represented the motherland who was suffering as her
character have suffered with the loss of her children. The tragic events that
ruined her life represented the abuse that the motherland received from her
colonizers.
Basilio
is the oldest son of Sisa and is one of the young sacristans of San Diego in
Jose Rizals Noli Me Tangere.
Basilio is protective of both his mother and brother. He despises his father
immensely for making their life miserable. Although young, he is resilient, as
he escaped the guards who managed to graze his forehead. He works instead
of his father to provide for his poor mother.
Basilio appears with his brother in Chapter 15 as the drenched sacristans of
the convent. He last saw his brother being dragged away by the cruel senior
sacristan. He was almost killed by the guards when he ran home during the
curfew. He had dreamt of what became of Crispin. He had made plans for a
brighter future for his mother and brother, as a herdsman for Crisostomo
Ibarra and away from the convent where he worked.
Crispin
is very afraid of the harsh treatment he receives as well as the accusations
that he is a thief. He becomes regretful for not stealing the money he is
accused of especially when he thought of the comforts it would bring. He is
said to be smarter than his brother as the latter had plans of sending him to
study in Manila in the future after being taught by Pilosopong Tasio.
Crispin represents the innocents who have been wrongly accused of the
crime they did not commit. The injustice they suffered under the hands of the
authorities during their time were silenced by their deaths and the cover-ups
that follow it.

Kaptain Tiago
Also known in his fullname as Don Santiago de los Santos the known father of
Mara Clara but not the real one; lives in Binondo.
Capitan Tiago considers himself one of the Spaniards and never one from the
natives. However, he was actually a son of a miser, Malabon sugar-planter,
who was wealthy but would not consider having him educated. He learned
from a Dominican priest whom he assisted. His studies ended when the priest
and his father died. When he married Doa Pia Alba, his fortune was made.
Capitan Tiago was a typical character during the time of Jose Rizal. He is a
rich native-born Filipino who rubbed elbows with the powers that be during
that time. He symbolizes the rich Filipinos who oppress their fellow
countrymen in exchange for the influence and the riches that they might gain
from their powerful associations.
Padre Sibyla
Hernando de la Sibyla, a Filipino friar. He is described as short and has fair
skin.
Padre Sibyla is a stark contrast to Padre Damaso. He weighs his words and
speaks little. The author describes him as someone who is good as resolving
different views. He is often cool and intelligent, especially when correcting
the other friar, Padre Damaso, of the latter's ostentatiousness. He respects
etiquette and does not mind giving away the seat of honor in the party at
Calle Anloague to the lieutenant, who declined.
Padre Sibyla symbolizes the liberal friar but would rather stay in the
background rather than incur the wrath of other priests in power. He is aware
of the injustices done to the natives but would not do anything to change it,
as all he cares about is getting his congregation in power.

El Filibusterismo

Simoun
Crisstomo Ibarra reincarnated as a wealthy jeweler, bent on
starting a revolution
Simoun is described in the novel as a tall, dark man with white hair and a
thin black beard. He wears European clothing and huge blue sunglasses
which covered his eyes and part of his cheeks. He spoke with a peculiar
accent a strange mix of English and South American.
Simoun represents the revolutionaries during that time who supported the
idea of holding bloody revolt against the Spanish government. His death in
El Filibusterismo tells readers that Rizal does not support the armed
revolution. The author has also made this clear through the scene where
Padre Florentino, after Simouns death, threw his remaining jewels to the
Pacific Ocean so it may no longer be used for bribery and corruption that
can spark a revolt.

Isagani
poet and Basilio's best friend; portrayed as emotional and
reactive; Paulita Gmez' boyfriend before being dumped for
fellow student Juanito Pelez
Isagani was a poor student of law at the Ateneo Municipal. He was also a
poet and was described as quiet and inquisitive. Albeit his reserved nature,
Isagani is the type who will fight for what he thinks is just.
Isagani is the symbol of the youth whose love for the country is great to the
point of being branded as idealistic.

Kabesang Tales

Telesforo Juan de Dios, a former cabeza de barangay


(barangay head) who resurfaced as the feared Luzn bandit
Matanglawin (Tagalog for Hawkeye); his father, Old Man
Selo, dies eventually after his own son Tano, who became a
guardia civil, unknowingly shoots his grandfather in an
encounter
Don Custodio
Custodio de Salazar y Snchez de Monteredondo, a famous
journalist who was asked by the students about his
decision for the Academia de Castellano. In reality, he is
quite an ordinary fellow who married a rich woman in order
to be a member of Manila's high society
Paulita Gmez
the girlfriend of Isagani and the niece of Doa Victorina, the
old India who passes herself off as a Peninsular, who is the
wife of the quack doctor Tiburcio de Espadaa. In the end,
she and Juanito Pelez are wed, and she dumps Isagani,
believing that she will have no future if she marries him
Father Florentino
Isagani's godfather, and a secular priest; was engaged to be
married, but chose the priesthood instead, the story hinting
at the ambivalence of his decision as he chooses an
assignment to a remote place, living in solitude near the sea.
Huli
Juliana de Dios, the girlfriend of Basil
io, and the youngest daughter of Kabesang Tales
Ben Zayb
Abraham Ibaez is his real name. He is a journalist who
thinks he is the only one thinking in the Philippines
Placido Penitente
a student of the University of Santo Tomas who is always
miserable, and therefore controls his temper

Quiroga
a Chinese businessman who dreamt of being a consul of a
Consulate of China in the Philippines. He hid Simoun's
weapons inside his house

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