Noli me tangere characters

1. 1. Characters of Noli Me Tangere Reported by: Jenalyn Avila Rutsel

Baguinang Katherine Guingab
2. 2. Is Rizal’s portrayal of the characters in Noli Me Tangere relevant to the
social statuses during his time?
3. 3. Crisostomo Ibarra Elias Kapitan Tiago Maria Clara Doña Victorina Pia
Alba Don Tiburcio Gobernador Heneral Alfonso Linares Alferez Pilosopo
Tasyo Padre Sibyla Padre Salvi Padre Damaso Crispin Basilio Sisa Doña
Consolacion The Characters
4. 4. Crisostomo Ibarra He has a liberal mind. Outspoken and idealistic
Patient and serious man He becomes very violent and impulsive when he
provoked. Ibarra as Rizal’s reflection of himself. He symbolizes the
idealism of the privileged youth.
5. 5. Elias He distrusts human judgment and prefers God’s justice instead.
He prefers a revolution over the reforms. He represents the common
Filipino. He is said to be the personification of Andres Bonifacio.
6. 6. Kapitan Tiago He is said to be a good Catholic, friend of the Spanish
government. He symbolizes the rich Filipinos who oppress their fellow
countrymen.
7. 7. Maria Clara Religious woman She portrayed as a faithful sweetheart, a
good friend and an obedient daughter. She had childish simplicity. She
gets easily nervous. Her character is related to Rizal’s childhood
sweetheart, Leonor Rivera. She symbolizes the purity and innocence of a
sheltered native woman.
8. 8. Doña Victorina An ambitious Filipina. She symbolizes those who have a
distorted view of their identity. Wife of Don Tiburcio.
9. 9. Don Tiburcio de Espadaña Doña Victorina’s husband. He is timid and
rarely joins in conversation. Makes living as a quack doctor. Represented
the ignorant Spaniards whose foolishness the other Spaniards tolerated,
often resulting in disastrous consequences for the natives.
10. 10. Pia Alba A young, healthy and beautiful woman. Very spiritual woman.
By nature, a very merry woman but she became melancholic when she
became pregnant. Pia Alba represents the women who had been abused
by the clergy and had been silenced by their shame.
11. 11. Gobernador General He occupies the second most powerful rank in
the colonial government, second only to the king Supported Ibarra against
Padre Damaso Represented the typical Governor Generals of the
Philippines who would often disdain the power that the friars had
12. 12. A young and smart Spanish lawyer. Meek and shy. Padre Damaso
wanted Maria Clara to marry him but she refused. Alfonso Linares
Represented the young Spaniards who came to the Philippines hoping for a
better life than in their motherland.
13. 13. Alferez Dona Consolascion’s husband Shares rivalry with the priest,
particularly Padre Salvi and frequently has violent fights with his wife
 Represented the officials of the state who frequently had power struggles
with Church officials.
14. 14. Pilosopo Tasyo Known as “ Filosopo Tasyo”. He spent most of his
money on books and now lives in poverty Rizal can relate to his character
as his oldest brother, Paciano Rizal. He symbolizes the learned Filipinos.
He is a pessimist.
15. 15. Padre Hernando Sibyla He is often cool and intelligent, especially
when correcting the other friar, Padre Damaso, of the latter's
ostentatiousness. a Dominican friar who is the curate of Binondo and had
been a former professor at San Juan de Letran college 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.
16. 16. Padre Bernardo Salvi Manipulates people to get what he wants. He is
described to be very thin and sickly. The Franciscan curate of San Diego,
secretly harboring lust for María Clara.
17. 17. Padre Damaso Talkative and cruel priest. He raped Doña Pia, Maria
Clara’s mother He continually antagonizes Ibarra and prevents his
marriage to Maria Clara He symbolizes the Spanish friars of Rizal’s time.
18. 18. Sisa Is the deranged mother of Basilio and Crispín. Described as
beautiful and young, although she loves her children very much, she can
not protect them from the beatings of her husband, Pedro. Personified the
suffering of the motherland. Named after Rizal’s older sister, Narcisa.
19. 19. Basilio He is 10 years old. An acolyte tasked to ring the church bells
for the Angelus They represented the innocent who were wrongly accused
of crimes they did not commit. Their story was based on the true tale of
the Crisostomo brother’s of Hagonoy.
20. 20. Crispin He is 7 years old, often talks about silly things and is Sisa’s
favorite son. An altar boy, he was unjustly accused of stealing money from
the church.
21. 21. Doña Consolacion Wife of the Alferez of San Diego Often has violent
arguments with her husbands Pretends not to know Tagalog and often
uses Spanish words even if she does not the meaning Symbolizes the
Filipinos in our society who are ashamed of their own race and nationality.