Life and Works of Jose Rizal

The Novels of Dr. Jose Rizal

How well do you know about
the novels of Jose Rizal?

• Get a piece of paper.

• Answer the questions.
1. Who lent money to Jose
Rizal for the printing of the
El Filibusterismo?
2. How many chapters
does the Noli Me Tangere
have?
3. What was the language
used by Jose Rizal in
writing his ‘third’ novel?
 4. Which is a NOT a
character in any of Rizal’s
novel?
Kabesang Tales, Kapitan Tiago, Kapitan Lucas
5. Who was the ‘virtuous
thinker’ [philosopher] in
the El Filibusterismo?
Tasyo or Padre Florentino
6. Who was the
revolutionary character in
the Noli Me Tangere?
Ibarra Elias Basilio
7. Which character was
raped by a priest?

Sisa Juli Maria Clara

8. Who joined the rebel
group to seek
vengeance?
Simoun Kabesang Tales Kapitan Tiago
9. Who was the father of
Maria Clara?
10. Who was the priest
criticized by Rizal in his
third novel?
Damaso Salvi Agaton
 CORRECT ANSWERS

1. Valentin Ventura 6. Elias

2. 64 7. Maria Clara
3. Filipino 8. Kabesang Tales
4. None 9. Padre Damaso
5. Padre Florentino 10. Agaton
 Why do we need to re-
read the novels of Jose
Rizal?

‘The Novels of Jose Rizal: An

Appreciation’ by Nick Joaquin
The Novels of Dr. Jose Rizal
The Novels of Dr. Jose Rizal
 Background Information
Noli Me Tangere El Filibusterismo Makamisa/
Etikang Tagalog
• 1887, Berlin •1891, Brussels, • 1892, Hong
Germany Publication Kong (Unfinished)
Belgium

• “Touch Me • “Filibustero” • Untitled

Not”
Title

• Maximo Viola Who helped

•Valentin Rizal?• ---
Ventura

• Spanish •Spanish
Language •Tagalog
 Background Information
Noli Me Tangere El Filibusterismo Makamisa/
Etikang Tagalog
• For the ‘father • ‘Gomburza’ • Filipinos
land’ To whom was it dedicated?

• Political •Political •Satirical

Theme
 Story/Plot
Noli Me Tangere El Filibusterismo Makamisa/
Etikang Tagalog
• Story of Crisostomo •Story of vengeance • Story of Padre
Ibarra (life, family, (Simoun, Kabesang Agaton and his actions
love, ambitions) Tales)

•Class struggles •Reform VS Revolution • Expose about the

abuses of friars
•Oppressions • Who shall lead the
social change? • Defects in Filipino
•Defects of Spanish customs, values and
authorities and the traditions
Filipinos (‘Social
cancer’)
 Main Characters
Noli Me Tangere El Filibusterismo Makamisa/
Etikang Tagalog
•Crisostomo Ibarra •Simoun • Padre Agaton
•Maria Clara • Kabesang Tales •Marcela
•Padre Damas • Padre Florentino •Kapitan Lucas
•Padre Salvi • Basilio • Kapitan Tibo
•Don Segundo
•Kapitan Tiago • Maria Clara
•Aling Anday
•Elias • Doña Victotina •Teniente Tato
•Sisa
•Tandang Tasyo
•Doña Victotina
•Doña Consolacion
 Purpose of Jose Rizal
Noli Me Tangere El Filibusterismo Makamisa/
Etikang Tagalog
• To raise political •Same with the • To criticize the
consciousness in defects of Spanish
relation to the current Noli
clergies and of the
state of affairs in the
Philippines Filipinos

•Present •Solutions to social • Customs, Values,

ills (Revolution or Traditions
Reform) (Criticisms; e.g.
Blind veneration)
• Future
 Purpose of Jose Rizal
Noli Me Tangere El Filibusterismo Makamisa/
Etikang Tagalog

Expose the social ills and defects

Promote awareness

Educate the people

Propose solutions
 Points to ponder
(Noli Me Tangere)
• Social cancer
• The Friars as the cause of problems in the
Philippines
• Church VS State
• Role of education in social change
• Religious fanaticism of Filipinos
 Points to ponder
(El Filibusterismo)
• What should man do when denied of justice?

• How should social change be achieved?

• Who must lead the social change?

 Points to ponder (Etikang
Tagalog)
• Effects of Spanish colonial rule on Filipinos
(Religious fanaticism; inferiority complex)

• The use of Tagalog to reach the masses

(ordinary Filipinos)
 ASSIGMENT
• READ the essays and poems of Jose
Rizal