Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo have similarities in terms of aim and

purpose. Both aim to enlighten the Filipinos on what is happening in the country.
They want the people to fight for their country and have the total freedom.

Walang Sugat tackled the bravery and dedication of the Katipuneros or the local
revolutionary army of the Philippines during the later years of Spanish occupation. This
marked the beginning of the golden Age of Zarzuela in the Philippines. Also in 1902,
Reyes staged in Manila a comedy called R.I.P (Requiescat in Pace), which called the
komedya dead and ready for burial. Enraged komedyantes in full costume and riding
horses stoned his house. Other Tagalog zarzuelas written by him that also received
thunderous ovations were Minda Mora, Mga Bihag ni Cupido, Ang Bagong Fausto, Ang
Tunay na Hukom, Ang Tatlong Bituin, Margaritang Mananahi, Ang Halik ng Isang
Patay and Luha ng Kagalakan.

         Severino Reyes became recognized in other countries for his mastery in drama.
Governor Taft exhibited the programs of his plays in the St. Louis Word Exposition and
the Panama Pacific International Exposition. Reyes is also recognized for pioneering the
Tagalog literary renascence during his time, for his role in the founding of Liwayway
magazine in 1922.

        It was in the pages of Liwa

this can only be a promise one takes at face value. This is after all set in 1896,
its Filipino is the Tagalog of old, the kind that we strain to understand, its
music more classical than anything else. Women are in baro’t sayas, the men
in camisa de chinos, they’re all in sapatillas. The stereotypical story of
forbidden love, layered with class disparity, within a time of revolt. It is not so
much old, as it is of the past. Making it more current isn’t a task for the weak,
or for one without vision. The promise could just be an insistence on the past
being important, full stop.
resonating the present for those who have heart for nation