CHARACTERS THAT SYMBOLIZE THE CHARACTERS THAT SYMBOLIZE

ILL’S OF THE PHILIPPINE SOCIETY GOOD OR HEROIC VIRTUES

Padre Damaso Crisostomo Ibarra

Symbolism: Symbolism:
-Spanish Friars of Rizal’s Time -Patriotic, Educated Filipino
-Represents the Spanish Government -Rizal’s vision for the youth

Padre Salvi Maria Clara

Symbolism: Symbolism:
-Lecherous Friars -Purity and Innocence of Filipino Women
-Harboring lust for Maria Clara Religious

Capt. Tiago Elias

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-Rich Filipinos who oppress their fellow -Common FIlipino

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countrymen -Vindicator from the injustices of the

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-Political representatives who are greedy and Spaniards
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-Only concerned about their personal and
business interests

Alfonso Linares Don Rafael Ibarra

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Symbolism: Symbolism:
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-Represents the young Spaniards who came -Help a young boy being harmed by a
to the Philippines hoping for a better life than Spanish tax collector
their motherland -Affluent landlord with social conscience
-Rich Filipino who help his fellowmen
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Sisa
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Symbolism:
-Personified the suffering of the motherland
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and illustrate the typical characteristics of

Filipino mothers.
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-Tragic events that ruined her life represented

the abuse that the motherland received.
-Willing to defend her children from all forms
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of injustice and accusations.

Basilio

Symbolism:
-Represented the innocents who were
wrongly accused of crimes they did not

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Crispin

Symbolism:
-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

Sisa, Basilio, Crispin

Symbolism:
-Represent a Filipino family persecuted by the

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Spanish Authorities.

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Don Anastasio (Pilosopo Tasyo)

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Symbolism:

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philosopher.
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-As perceived to be a sage by the educated
and a weird or lunatic by those who did not
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know him
- Learned Filipinos who had embraced the
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culture of the Spanish regime

-They eventually became disenchanted when
they return to the Philippines
-Observe the stark contrast their countrymen
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-Illustrados who studied in Europe

Lieutenant Guevarra
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Symbolism:
-Spanish officials who were Rizal’s friends
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-Disdain the corrupt and wrongful doings of

the Spanish Colonial Rule
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