Noli Me Tangere

Prepared by:
Aquino, Maria Abby Ann
Cruz, Kristian Jan
Mallari, Fer Angelu
Nucup, Jerica
Oqueriza, Crystal
Noli Me Tangere
• Latin for “Touch Me Not” (Gospel of John)
• Inspired by Juan Luna’s
“Spoliarium”, and Harriet Beecher
Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
• Started in 1884
• Finished in 1887
• Published in February 21, 1887 at
Berlin, Germany with the help of
Maximo Viola
Noli Me Tangere
• Berliner Printing, Buchdruckrei-
Action-Gesslsschaft, with low fees:
300 pesos for 2,000 copies of the
novel.
• March 21, 1887 – first copies were
released
• Exposed the ills of Philippine
colonial society under Spain.
Noli Me Tangere’s Cover
● CROSS- sufferings
● POMELO BLOSSOMS AND LAUREL
LEAVES- honor and fidelity
● SILHOUETTE OF A FILIPINA- Maria
Clara
● BURNING TORCH- rage and
passion
● SUNFLOWERS- enlightenment
● BAMBOO STALKS THAT WERE CUT
DOWN BUT GREW BACK-
resilience
● A MAN IN A CASSOCK WITH
HAIRY FEET- priests using religion
in a dirty way
● CHAINS- slavery
● WHIPS- cruelties
● HELMET OF THE GUARDIA CIVIL-
arrogance of those in authority
Character Analysis
• Juan Crisostomo Ibarra - a Filipino
who studied in Europe for 7 years,
the love interest of Maria Clara. Son
of the deceased Don Rafael Ibarra;
Crisostomo changed his surname from
Eibarramendia to Ibarra, from his
ancestor's surname.
Character Analysis
• Elias - Ibarra's mysterious friend, a
master boater, also a fugitive. He was
referred to at one point as the
pilot. He wants to revolutionize his
country. Ibarra's grandfather
condemned his grandfather of
burning a warehouse, making Elias
the fugitive he is.
Character Analysis
• Maria Clara - Ibarra's sweetheart; the
illegitimate daughter of Father
Dámaso and Pía Alba.
• Padre Damaso - Also known in his
full name as Dámaso Verdolagas,
Franciscan friar and María Clara's
biological father.
Character Analysis
• Sisa - The mother of Basilio and
Crispín, who went insane after losing
her sons.
• Crispin - The younger son of Sisa who
died from the punishment from the
soldiers from the false accusation of
stealing an amount of money.
Character Analysis
• Kapitan Tiago - Also known in his
fullname as Don Santiago de los
Santos the known father of María
Clara but not the real one; lives in
Binondo.
• Padre Salvi - Also known in his full
name as Bernardo Salví, a secret
admirer of María Clara.
Character Analysis
• Pilosopo Tasyo –An old man who used to study
philosophy and who prefers secular knowledge
to Catholicism. This atheistic worldview attracts
attention from the friars and pious townspeople,
who call him a “madman” (or, if they are being
kind, “Tasio the Philosopher”). Tasio respects
Ibarra and hopes dearly that Ibarra will succeed
in building a school that is independent of the
church. When Ibarra comes to Tasio for advice,
though, Tasio counsels the young man to avoid
talking to him, fearing that it will hinder the
project to build a school.
Character Analysis
• Dona Victorina - A Filipina woman married to Don
Tiburcio. Above all else, Doña Victorina cares about
her image as a beautiful and admired socialite,
though she is actually—as Rizal goes out of his way
to emphasize—past her prime. She is only in her
thirties but looks much older, and she quickly adopts
the latest trends, often changing her patterns of
speech to reflect the sound of high society members. It
is her idea to have Don Tiburcio treat María Clara.
She also encourages him to bring along his
respectable nephew Linares, whom she is eager to
pair off with María Clara when Captain Tiago—
whose advances she denied as a young woman
because he was Filipino and not Spanish—calls off
the wedding between his daughter and Ibarra.
Chapter 1: A feast
Kapitan Tiago, hosts a dinner in • Inviting one’s self to a
his house at Calle
Anloague. While waiting for the
party
meals to be served, the guests • Conflict between
converse with one another. In church and state (Padre
these conversations, the readers
are introduced to some of the Damaso and Tenyente
novel’s characters, such Guevarra)
as Padre Damaso, PadreSibyla, Li
eutenant Guevara, Laruja, Doña
Victorina de Espadaña, and Don
Tiburcio de Espadaña.
Chapter 2: Crisostomo Ibarra
Kapitan Tiago enters the sala and • Educated youth who
introduces Juan Crisostomo Ibarra y
Magsalin to the have brought new
guests. Crisostomo, he informs insights and knowledge
them, is the only son of the late
Don Rafael Ibarra, and he has
from other countries, in
recently arrived from his studies in which feared by those
Europe. Crisostomo is puzzled who are in power.
when Padre Damaso, whom he
thought was a friend of his father,
arrogantly denies that he was ever
a friend of Don Rafael Ibarra.
Chapter 3: The dinner
At dinner over Tinola , the • Padre Damaso's insults
conversation of the guests centers
on Crisostomo’s travels to several to Ibarra only show the
countries. Padre Damaso belittles Spaniards' disapproval
Ibarra’s trips, saying that what he
has learned from them can be
in educating Filipino
learned even without leaving the youths outside of the
country. Embarrassed, Ibarra country
excuses himself from the guests
and leaves, even after Capitan
Tiago informs him that Maria Clara
is coming to dinner.
Chapter 4: Heretic and Filibuster
While walking towards Plaza
Binondo, Crisostomo is approached
by Lieutenant Guevara, to whom
Ibarra expresses lament that he
himself does not know how his
father died. The Lieutenant
narrates the event to him, saying
that Don Rafael Ibarra was
imprisoned for killing a Spanish tax
collector, for not going to
confession, and for subscribing to
the newspaper
El Correo Ultramar. He also
mentions that Don Rafael
was branded as a heretic, a
filibuster, and a
subversive. Because of
these accusations, he dies while in
prison.
• Heretic - someone who does not
believe in God or has betrayed
Him and the Roman Catholic
Church. Don Rafael was
convicted of this because he was
accused of reading the
controversial book "El Correo de
Ultramar."
• Filibuster - enemy of the
state/government; someone who
has gone against laws or people
of the government. One of the
reasons Don Rafael was
convicted of this is because he
frequently wore a Barong Tagalog
Chapter 5: A star in a dark night
Ibarra goes to the Fonde de Lala • Contrasting emotions –
hotel. He is troubled by the visions
of his father being unjustly grief for his father while
imprisoned and dying without happiness emanating
seeing him. He imagines the
anguish and grief suffered by his
from Kapitan Tiago’s
father while he is studying and house
traveling in Europe. In the house of
Capitan Tiago, meanwhile, Maria
Clara arrives, and is admired by all
guests, especially Padre Damaso.
Chapter 6: Capitan Tiago
• Capitan Tiago is one of the richest landowners in Binondo,
Pampanga and Laguna. Aside from owning large tracts of
lands, he also provides zacate, monopolizes the opium
business, and holds a contract for feeding the prisoners in
the Bilibid prison. Since he has had no child with his wife,
Doña Pia, Padre Damaso advises the Doña to attend the
mass at Obando. She eventually conceives a child, whom
they name Maria Clara, in honor of the Virgin of Salambao
and Sta. Clara. Capitan Tiago and the late Don Rafael later
agree to arrange the marriage of their children.
Chapter 7: An Idyl on an Azotea
• Crisostomo Ibarra visits Maria Clara at Calle
Anloague. They speak privately at the azotea,
about the years that they have not seen each other.
Ibarra strives to prove his love for Maria Clara by
showing her the old leaves that had been given by
the girl seven years earlier, while they had gone
swimming with his mother. Maria Clara, in return,
reads an old letter written by Ibarra before leaving
for abroad.
Chapter 8: Recollections
• Ibarra’s carriage passes through the busiest district
of Manila, and what he sees disturbs him. He
observes that the country’s condition remains
unchanged from when he left it seven years ago.
He finds no progress achieved and reforms
implemented by the government. He sees that the
roads have not been paved and that the Puente de
Barcas has been destroyed by neglect. Afterwards,
seeing the Arroceros Cigar factory, the Botanical
Garden, and the Bagumbayan bring back fond
memories.
Chapter 9: Local Affairs
• This chapter features the three conversations between Padre
Damaso and Capitan Tiago, between Padre Sibyla and an
unmanned priest, and between the the Governor-General and his
men. Angry at not being informed of the arranged marriage
between Crisostomo and Maria Clara, Padre Damaso now wants
to stop the marriage planned for the lovers. Capitan Tiago obeys
the priest, and extinguishes the candles that were lit for Ibarra’s
journey to San Diego. Padre Sibyla and an unnamed priest
discuss the dangerous implication to the country of Crisostomo
Ibarra’s foreign education. The Governor-General reveals to his
men that he is unhappy with the situation in the Philippines but
that he is helpless in changing the conditions of the country.
Chapter 10: The Town
• San Diego, a town along the Laguna Lake,
produces sugar, rice, coffee, and fruit, which
are sold to Chinese merchants. Aside from
its meadows and paddy fields, the town has
a forest with old trees and tropical
vegetation that had been purchased by a
Spaniard who was the great grandfather of
Juan Crisostomo Ibarra.
Chapter 11: The Rulers
• Two persons virtually rule the town of San Diego:
Padre Bernardo Salvi and the Alferez of the Guardia
Civil, Padre Salvi is described as a thin, sickly, and
silent friar and,unlike Padre Damaso, he is more
inclined to impose fines on his subordinates. The
Alferez has a wife named Doña Consolacion.
Because of his bad marriage to the doña, he is
frequently drunk and compels his soldiers to drill
under the hot sun.
Chapter 12: All Saints
• Two gravediggers converse in the San Diego
cemetery. One of them mentions that he was
ordered by a fat curate to dig up the body of a
person buried in the cemetery, and to rebury it in
the Chinese cemetery. But since it was raining, he
just dumped the body into the river. Tasio the sage
arrives at the cemetery, unsuccessfully searching
for the skull of his dead wife.
Chapter 13: Signs of Storm
• Crisostomo Ibarra and a servant arrive at the San Diego
cemetery to look for the grave of his father, Don Rafael
Ibarra. After failing to locate the grave, his servant asks
the gravedigger for help. The gravedigger replies that he
had dug up the body of the don and planned to bury it in
the Chinese cemetery, as instructed by Padre Damaso.
Since it was raining, however, he says, he threw the body
into the river. Angered upon hearing the account,
Crisostomo leaves. At the cemetery gate, he meets Padre
Salvi and attacks the Curate, whom he mistakes for Father
Damaso.
Chapter 14: Tasio: Lunatic or Sage
• After leaving the cemetery, Tasio the sage wanders
about the street aimlessly. He sees two boys aged
ten and seven, and tells them that their mother has
prepared a meal for them to be taken when they
get home. Don Filipo invites Tasio to his house, and
a discussion on the existence of purgatory follows.
Tasio thinks that the place called purgatory does
not exist since neither the bible nor Jesus Christ
mentions it.
Chapter 15: The Sacristans
• Crispin and Basilio are sacristans of the church at
San Diego. The two are worried since the Sacristan
Mayor and the Curate has accused Crispin of
stealing two gold pieces and he was to remain in
the church until the money is returned. Crispin
also complains about the frequent beating and
whipping that he receives. After ringing the church
bells, the Sacristan Mayor beats Crispin to make
him confess his crime.
Chapter 16: Sisa
• Sisa waits for her two sons, Crispin and
Basilio. Knowing that they are hungry, she
prepares a meal consisting of duck leg, wild
boar’s meat, tomatoes and five pieces of
fish. Her husband arrives, and eats all the
food, leaving only three pieces of fish. She
patiently waits for Crispin and Basilio and is
surprised when, during the night, only Basilio
arrives.
Chapter 17: Basilio
• Basilio arrives home, wounded from a
gunshot fired at him by the Guardia Civil.
Basilio tells his mother that Crispin has
stayed behind in the convent because the
curate accused him of stealing two gold
pieces. In his dream, Basilio sees Crispin
being beaten up and killed by the Curate and
the Sacristan Mayor.
Chapter 18: Souls in Torment
• In the convent, some women converse about
purgatory and the number of plenary indulgences
that they have acquired. Sisa arrives, bringing with
her vegetables to appease the Curate into forgiving
her son Crispin. A sacristan tells her that Crispin is
not in the church, and that the Guardia Civil are
now searching for her two sons, after the Curate
reported them to the authorities for stealing.
Chapter 19: A Schoolmaster’s Difficulties
• Ibarra converses with a schoolmaster who
was helped by his father. The schoolmaster
narrates the obstacles that he encountered
in teaching the children. He informs Ibarra
that the town lacks facilities such as a school
building and necessary equipment. His work
is also hindered by the stubbornness of the
former town Curate, Padre Damaso.
Chapter 20: The Meeting in the Town Hall
• The town officials meet in the town hall to
discuss the fiesta celebration. The council
approves the proposal of Don Filipo, but the
Gobernadorcillo tells them that the curate’s
alternate proposal must be followed
instead. Although the council objects to the
Curate’s proposal, they are powerless to stop
implementation of the plan. Don Filipo and
Tasio the sage go home dejected.
Chapter 21:The Story of a Mother
• Sisa arrives at her house and finds the
Guardia Civil looking for her sons. After
vainly searching for Crispin and Basilio, the
Guardia Civil decide to arrest Sisa in order to
compel her sons to surrender and return the
money they have stolen. Due to the anguish
and public humiliation Sisa suffers, she
becomes insane.
Chapter 22: Lights and Shadows
• Maria Clara converses with Ibarra near a
window overlooking the lake. Ibarra
invites Maria Clara, her friends, and
Padre Salvi to a picnic in the
woods. Maria Clara is delighted, and
Padre Salvi accepts the invitation to
prove that he has no ill feelings towards
Ibarra.
Chapter 23: Fishing
• Ibarra and Maria Clara, together with their
friends go fishing at the lake. To entertain
them, Andeng plays the harp, while Maria
Clara sings a sad love song. In one of the fish
cages, the men discover that the fishing nets
have entangled a crocodile. Elias, followed
by Ibarra, jumps into the lake, successfully
killing the crocodile.
Chapter 24: In the Wood
• Padre Salvi passes near a stream, while going to the
picnic organized by Ibarra. He hears some voices,
hides behind a tree, and spies on Maria Clara and
her friends while they bathe. After the Alferez
leaves the picnic, the guardia civil arrives at the
picnic, looking for Elias, the boatman who had
thrown the Alferez into a mudhole and who had
assaulted Padre Damaso.
Chapter 25: In the House of the Sage

• Ibarra consults Tasio the sage about the

school building that he plans to
build. The sage advises Ibarra not to
pursue his project, else he incur the ire
of the friars and other government
officials, who would do everything in
their power to ruin him.
Chapter 26: The Eve of the Fiesta
• It is the eve of the fiesta, and people are busy
preparing food, while Ñor Juan supervises the
workmen laying the cornerstone and building the
foundation of the proposed school building. Some
individuals volunteer to contribute toward the
construction of the school, some promise to pay
the teacher, while others offer their services for
free. Ibarra remains optimistic that his endeavor
will succeed, while Tasio advises him to be
cautious.
Chapter 27: In the Twilight
• Maria Clara and Ibarra, together
with their friends, go for a
walk. They meet a leper. In an act
of compassion, Maria Clara gives
her locket to the sick man.
Chapter 28: Correspondence
• This chapter features the three letters between a
correspondent and his friend, between Capitan
Martin and Luis Chiquito, and between Ibarra and
Maria Clara. The correspondent vividly describes to
his friend the fiesta and the many events that have
taken place in San Diego. Capitan Martin narrates
to Luis Chiquito the good fortune of Capitan Tiago
in winning a game of cards. Maria Clara reveals
that she is worried that Ibarra is sick, and sends
Andeng to make some tea for her sweetheart.
Chapter 29: The Morning
• Aprocession is held during the last day
of the fiesta, where the people parade
the images of San Diego de Alcala, St.
Francis, and the Virgin. The people in
the procession are greeted by the sound
of firecrackers, songs, and religious
prayers.
Chapter 30: In the Church
• The noisy and disorderly parishioners
try to push one another while dipping
their hands in the holy water. The
people are waiting for the sermon of
Padre Damaso, when they notice that
the Alcalde’s uniform looks similar to
the costume worn by one of the actors
in a play.