NOLI ME TANGERE 18

Published in Berlin 87
CHAPTER
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IDEA OF WRITING THE
NOVEL
• Inspired by Harriet Beecher
Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin
• Proposed on Jan. 2, 1884
during the reunion of Filipinos
in the Paterno Residence
• It was unanimously approved
by those present (The Paternos,
Lopez-Jaena, de Lete, Llorente,
Figueroa, Ventura)
• Written by Rizal ALONE
WRITING OF THE NOLI
• End of 1884 - Rizal began writing the N
oli & finished 1/2 of it in Madrid
• 1885 - Rizal finished 1/2 of the second h
alf of the novel in Berlin and the remain
ing fourth in Germany
• April-June 1886 - Rizal wrote the last fe
w chapters in Wilhelmsfeld
• Sick and penniless, Rizal saw no hope
of the novel getting published and almo
st hurled it into flames.
Dr. Ma
ximo
Viola
VIOLA, SAVIOR OF THE NO
LI• Dr. Maximo Viola was shocked to
see Rizal living in poverty
• Upon seeing his talented friend's
predicament, Viola decided to loa
d him ample funds
• To save printing expenses, Rizal
deleted some passages including
one chapter
• Feb. 21, 1887 - the novel was final
ly finished
• Berliner Buchdruckrei-Action-Ge
sselschaft - printing shop which
charged the lowest rate (300 peso
RIZAL SUSPECTED AS A FRENCH
SPY
• During the printing of the Noli, the chief polic
e of Berlin asked Rizal for a passport but was
unable to provide one.
• Rizal was given 4 days to comply or else he
will be deported.
• Rizal accompanied by Viola went to the Span
ish embassy but the Spanish ambassador wa
s not able to issue a passport.
• The police chief informed Rizal that he had re
ceived reports of him visiting villages in rural
areas, and that he came from Paris therefore
arousing suspicion that he was a French spy.
RIZAL SUSPECTED AS A FRENCH
SPY
• During this time, there were strained rela
tions between France and Germany.
• Rizal explained that he was a Filipino ph
ysician and scientist particularly an ethn
ologist which was the reason why he visi
ted rural areas to observe the lifestyles o
f simple inhabitants.
• Favorably fascinated by his explanation
and mastery of the German language, th
e police chief allowed Rizal to stay freely
in Germany.
PRINTING OF THE NOLI FINIS
HED
• March 21, 1887 - the novel c
ame out of the press.
• Rizal immediately sent the fi
rst copies to: Blumentritt, Dr
. Regidor, Lopez-Jaena, M. P
once, and F. R. Hidalgo.
• March 29, 1887 - Rizal in tok
en and appreciation, gave Vi
ola the galley of proofs of th
e novel.
TITLE AND DEDICATIO
N
• Noli Me Tangere came from
the Latin phrase which mea
ns "Touch Me Not"
• Taken from the Gospel of J
ohn (Chapter 20 Verses 13 t
o 17)
• Dedicated to the Philippine
s ("To My Fatherland")
NOLI BASED ON TRUTH
• Maria Clara - Leonor Rivera
• Ibarra and Elias - Dr. Jose Rizal
• Tasio the Philosopher - Paciano
• Padre Salvi - Padre Antonio Piernaviej
a
• Capitan Tiago - Capitan Hilario Sunico
of San Nicolas
• Dona Victorina - Dona Agustina Medel
• Basilio and Crispin - Crisostomo Brot
hers of Hagonoy
• Padre Damaso - a domineering friar w
ho was arrogant, immoral, and anti-Fil
ipino
MISSING CHAPTER OF NOLI
• Entitled "Elias and Salome" which was su
pposedly Chapter 25 in the original manus
cript.
• It was deleted by Rizal due to financial co
nstraints.
• The chapter talks about Salome wanting E
lias to go with her to Mindoro only to be re
jected because Elias doesn't want Salome
to be entangled with the troubles of his pa
st.
• However, Elias tells Salome to marry an h
onorable man whom she truly deserves to
Rizal's friends praised the
NOLI
• As expected, it was conde
mned by Rizal's enemies.
• Among the friends who pra
ised it was Ferdinand Blum
entritt and Dr. Antonio Ma.
Regidor: a Filipino patriot
who was exiled due to his c
omplicity in the Cavite Muti
ny of 1872.
Thank You