Life and Works of Rizal - Lesson 5 (Part 1) Flashcards
darkest winter because no money arrived from Calamba
bleak winter of 1886
Who helped fund Rizal’s Noli me Tangere?
Dr. Maximo Viola
What was Rizal’s basis in writing Noli me Tangere?
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
Who were the following people who unanimously approved Noli me Tangere?
Paternos (pedro, Maximino and Antonio), Graciano Lopez Jaena, Evaristo Aguirre, Eduardo de lete, Julio Llorente, Melecio Figueroa, Valentin Ventura
Where did Rizal start writing Noli me Tangere, and what was his progress?
Madrid ; half of the book
Where did Rizal finished 3/4 of Noli me Tangere?
Paris
Where did Rizal finished the last 1/4 of Noli me Tangere?
Germany
When and where did Rizal write the last few chapters in Noli Me Tangere?
Wilhemsfeld on April - June 1886
When and where did Rizal made the final revisions of Noli Me Tangere?
Berlin, February 1886
What chapter of the Noli Me Tangere did Viola delete in order to reduce printing expenses?
Elias and Salome (Chapter 25)
This printing shop charged the lowest rate. 300 pesos for 2000 copies
Berliner Buchdruckrei-Action-Gesselschaft
Why was Rizal suspected as a French spy?
frequent visits to villages and little towns in rural areas
When did Noli Me Tangere come off the press?
March 27, 1887
Rizal sent first copies of Noli Me Tangere to his intimate friends, who are?
Blumentritt, Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor, Graciano Lopez Jaena, Mariano Ponce, Felix R. Hidalgo
When did Rizal gave the galley proofs of the Noli?
March 29, 1887
Where did Rizal got the phrase for his Noli?
Gospel of St. John 20 : 13 - 17
human sufferings is a ___
Cancer (Social Cancer)
In the Noli, what does a woman’s head atop a Maria Clara bodice signify
nation and the women, victims of the social cancer.
In the Noli, what does the friar’s feet signify?
Oneof the causes of the cancer, in outsized in relation to the woman’s head.
The other aggravating causes of oppression and discrimination.
guard’s helmet and the iron chains, the teacher’s whip and the alferez’s scourge
people, forever in the background of their own country’s history.
A slight cluster of bamboo stands the backdrop-
indicative of the religious policy, the misdirected ardor, the people strangled
cross, a maze, flowers and thorny plants, a flame;
believed to be Maria Clara or as the “Inang Bayan” to whom Rizal dictates the novel
Silhouette of a Filipina
Represents the Catholic faith as it rises above Inang Bayan and Filipinos (shows dominance)
Cross/Crucifix
It also symbolizes sufferings and death
Cross/Crucifix
They represent faith, honor and fidelity, which are the values Rizal aspires to be embodied by Filipinos
Pomelo Blossoms and Laurel Leaves
used to scent their air commonly during prayers and cleansing rituals
Pomelo
used as crowns during Greek Olympics for honoring the best
Laurel Leaves
pertains to the awakening of Filipino consciousness
Burning Torch
it also sheds light to the text of the manuscript
Burning Torch
it symbolizes a new beginning
Sunflower
it is compared to the happiness of which appears to be always bowing down
Sunflower
it symbolizes the power of the friars
Feet
it is placed on the base of the triangle (foundation) because without friars, the Filipinos cannot stand on their own
Feet
it represents wealth, and is also the footprints left by friars in teaching Catholicism
Shoes
it symbolizes the Legend of the Wolf, which shape shifts just like how friars hide their true nature and character
Hairy Legs
it represents the arrogance of those in authority
Helmet of Guardia Civil
it represents the abuses and cruelties done by the Spaniards and friars as depicted in the novel
Whip
it is used for self-flagellation
Flogs (Suplina)
just like the whip, this also symbolizes the cruelties of the Guardia Civil
Flogs (Suplina)
It symbolizes slavery and imprisonment
Chain
It shows that Rizal experienced and witnessed the ills and abuses that happened during his time
Rizal’s Signature
it represents Filipino resiliency
Bamboo Stalks
Who represents Tasio in Noli?
Paciano
Who represents Pade Salvi in Noli?
Fr. Antonio Piernavieja
Who represents Capt. Tiago in Noli?
Capt. Hilario Sunico of San Nicolas
Who represents Dona Victorina in Noli?
Dona Augustina Medel
Who represents Basilio and Crispin in Noli?
Crisostomo Brothers of Hagonoy
He represents a typical domineeringfriar duringthe days of Rizal, who was arrogant, immoral and anti- Filipino
Padre Damaso
