Noli me tangere characters

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

2. Is Rizal’s portrayal of the characters in Noli Me Tangere relevant to the social statuses during his time?

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Doña Victorina An ambitious Filipina. She symbolizes those who have a distorted view of their
identity. Wife of Don Tiburcio.

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.