CONFRONTATION

OF IBARRA AND
MARIA CLARA
Noli Me Tangere
Confrontation of Ibarra and Maria
Clara
◦As his anger reaches new heights, he raises the
knife, but María Clara snatches it from his hand. He
looks at her with crazed eyes before covering his
face and fleeing the scene.
◦María Clara tries to explain why she parted with his
letter—which was used to find him guilty in court—
but he isn’t interested in listening but still, she
persists.
Confrontation of Ibarra and Maria
Clara
◦María Clara informs Ibarra that the man who came to
her during her illness threatened to tell the public
who her real father is if she didn’t give him Ibarra’s
letter. Because she didn’t want to disgrace Captain
Tiago or the memory of her mother, she had no
choice but to comply
 Symbolism of the Confrontation

◦The confrontation of Ibarra and Maria Clara

symbolizes the oneness, love and trust

◦‘Banana Blossom’
Lessons from the Confrontation

Paternal love

Political Framework

“Enormous things come in little bundles.”

Maria Clara portrays purity and faithfulness

 Relevance of the Confrontation

◦Political and Social Aspects

◦Moderate Liberalism embodied by Ibarra, and the

Radical Revolutionary Ideology espoused

◦“The thing that terrifies us the most, upholds us the

most”
Impact to our present Philippine
Situation
◦
Revolutionary Ideology
‘generation of youth and for youth’

innovative to shout for justice

a favorable change