TOPIC 1: NOLI ME TANGERE Flashcards
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Took him ___ years to finished Noli Me Tangere
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3 years
2
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Supposed to be a group work with
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Marcelo Del Pilar, Hidalgo
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“Saviour of Noli”
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Dr. Maximo Viola
4
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Printed ______ copies for ___ pesos
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Printed 2000 copies for 300 pesos
5
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What chapter He had to delete?
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Chapter 25 (Elias and Salome)
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Reflection of the spirit of the social, moral, and political life of his time because it clearly showed mankind under severe ordeal, mankind unredeemed, and reason and aspiration in an open struggle with fanaticism and injustice
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Spolarium (Juan Luna)
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Theme of painting: Romanticism or Roman period
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Spolarium (Juan Luna)
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It shows cruelty
Roman gladiators
Symbolizes the Philippines because of the sufferings of the Spanish
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Spolarium (Juan Luna)
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Portrays the brutalities committed by Americn slave-owners and the pathetic conditions of the unfortunate Negro slaves
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
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an anti-clerical novel
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The wandering Jew (Eugene Sue)
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AUTHOR: Uncle Tom’s Cabin
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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AUTHOR: The wandering Jew
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Eugene Sue
13
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favorite book of Jose Rizal
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The Count of Monte Cristo
14
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Literally translated, the Latin words “Noli Me Tangere” means, “Touch me not”
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Noli Me Tangere
15
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Literally translated, the Latin words “Noli Me Tangere” means, “____ __ ___”
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the Latin words “Noli Me Tangere” means, “Touch me not”
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Noli Me Tangere was taken from?
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Was taken from Christ’s words
Taken from John 20:17 when Mary Magdalene holds on to Jesus and he tells her not to touch him
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Jesus said to her: “Stop clinging to me. For I have not yet ascended to the Father. But be on your way to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and to your Father and to my God and your
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John 20:17
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Cover Page of Noli Me Tangere
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Upper Triangle
Lower Triangle
Title
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This represents Rizal’s past life.
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Upper Triangle
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This represents Rizal’s currents situations. (Present)
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Lower Triangle
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is in the middle, not a typical title
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Title
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Upper Triangle (5)
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Cross/Crucifix
Pomelo Blossoms & Laurel Leaves
Silhouette of a woman
Burning torch
Sunflowers
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Lower Triangle (9)
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Bamboo Stalks
Chain
Feet
Hairy Legs
Shoes
Whip
Helmet of a Guardia Civil
Signature
Flogs (Suplina)
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it also symbolizes sufferings and death
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Cross/Crucifix
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represents the Catholic faith as it rises above Inang Bayan and Filipinos (shows dominance)
Cross/Crucifix
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The plant near the crucifix is a plant specifically a ____ ____ which symbolizes honor and fidelity, loyalty and dignity
laurel leaf
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symbolizes cleansing that needs to be done in our society
Pomelo Blossoms
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are used as crowns during Greek Olympics for honoring the best
laurel leaves
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are used to scent their air commonly during prayers and cleansing rituals
Pomelo Blossoms
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they represent faith, honor and fidelity, which are the values Rizal aspires to be embodied by Filipinos
laurel leaves
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believed to be Maria Clara or as the "Inang Bayan" to whom Rizal dictates the novel. Also represent Filipina manners
Silhouette of a woman
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pertains to the awakening of Filipino consciousness.
Burning torch
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refers to the Olympic torch
Burning torch
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it also sheds light on the text of the manuscript
Burning torch
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it symbolizes a new beginning
Sunflowers
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it is compared to happiness which appears to be always bowing down
Sunflowers
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that cut down but were a drawback
Bamboo Stalks
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it represents Filipino resiliency
Bamboo Stalks
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despite their sufferings, Filipinos can still stand tall and firm
Bamboo Stalks
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it symbolizes slavery and imprisonment
Chain
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a man in a cassock with hairy feet
Feet
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it symbolizes the power of the friars
Feet
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it is placed on the base of the triangle (foundation) because without friars, the Filipinos cannot stand on their own
Feet
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it symbolizes the Legend of the Wolf
the wolf shape shifts just like how friars hide their true nature and character
Hairy Legs
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it represents wealth
it is also the footprints left by friars in teaching Catholicism
Shoes
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it represents the abuses and cruelties done by the Spaniards and friars as depicted in the novel
Whip
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it represents the arrogance of those in authority
Helmet of a Guardia Civil
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Letter to his parents behind the title
it shows that Rizal experienced and witnessed the ills and abuses that happened during his time
Signature
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it is used for self-flagellation
just like the whip, this also symbolizes the cruelties of the Guardia Civil
Flogs (Suplina)
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Hometown of Ibarra:
San Diego
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Invited Guests:
Padre Damaso, Fray Sybila, the young Dominican curate of Binondo; Lieutenant Guevarra of the Guardia Civiland Doña Victorina, wife of a fake Spanish physician Tiburcio de Espadaña Crisostomo's father. Don Rafael Ibarra was Capitan Tiago's friend. Capitan Tiago's supposed daughter, Maria Clara, was Crisostomo's fiancée.
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Assassinate Ibarra:
Padre Salvi with the help of Padre Damaso
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The assassination did not continue because it was revealed by (Friend of Ibarra)
Elias
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Ibarra Plans on Establishing a ____ ______
Ibarra Plans on Establishing a Public School
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Reunion Dinner house of ______ _______
Reunion Dinner house of Kapitan Tiago
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_____ was falsely accused of ____ and beaten
Crispin was falsely accused of theft and beaten
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Died inside the prison
Crispin
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_____ warned _____ about a plot to kill him
Elias warned Ibarra about a plot to kill him
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Ibarra almost killed Padre Damaso in the gathering at Kapitan Tiago because
Because Padre Damaso insulted Ibarra about his Father’s death
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Ibarra is ________________ and imprisoned
Ibarra is excommunicated and imprisoned
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Elias _____ Ibarra out of prison
Elias rescue Ibarra out of prison
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_____ enters a convent knowing Ibarra is dead
But actually, Elias is the one who died not Ibarra
Maria enters a convent knowing Ibarra is dead
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Elias tells _______ that he is about to die
Elias tells Basilio that he is about to die
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Died and committed suicide
Sisa, Crispin and Maria Clara
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Son of a Filipino businessman, Don Rafael Ibarra, he studied in Europe for seven years.
Ibarra (Juan Crisostomo Ibarra y Magsalin
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Maria Clara’s fiance
Ibarra (Juan Crisostomo Ibarra y Magsalin
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requested the local government of San Diego to construct a public school to promote education in the town.
Ibarra (Juan Crisostomo Ibarra y Magsalin
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Complete name of Ibarra
Ibarra (Juan Crisostomo Ibarra y Magsalin
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Complete name of Maria Clara
Maria Clara (Maria Clara de los Santos y Alba)
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She was raised by Capitan Tiago, San Diego’s Cabeza de Barangay, and is the most beautiful and widely celebrated girl in San Diego
Maria Clara (Maria Clara de los Santos y Alba)
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Her identity was revealed as an illegitimate daughter of Father Damaso, former parish curate of the town, and Donya Pia Alba, wife of Capitan Tiago.
Maria Clara (Maria Clara de los Santos y Alba)
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she entered a local covenant for nuns Beaterio de Santa Clara
Maria Clara (Maria Clara de los Santos y Alba)
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Don Santiago de Los Santos, known by his nickname ____ and political title Capitán Tiago is a Filipino businessman and the Cabeza de barangay or head of barangay of the town of San Diego.
Kapitan Tiago
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He is also the known father of María Clara.
Kapitan Tiago
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the richest man in the region of Binondo and he possessed real properties in Pampanga and Laguna de Bay. He is also said to be a good Catholic, a friend of the Spanish government, and was considered Spanish by colonialists.
Kapitan Tiago
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never attended school, so he became a domestic helper of a Dominican friar who taught him informal education.
Kapitan Tiago
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Biological father of Maria Clara
Padre Damaso
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Most powerful Priest in San Diego
Padre Damaso
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is a Franciscan friar and the former parish curate of San Diego. He is best known as a notorious character who speaks harsh words and has been a cruel priest during his stay in the town. He is the real father of María Clara and an enemy of Crisóstomo's father, Rafael Ibarra. Later, he and María Clara had bitter arguments about whether she would marry Alfonso Linares or go to a convent. At the end of the novel, he is again re-assigned to a distant town and is found dead one day.
Padre Damaso
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victim of injustices
Elias
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The former boatman became one of the most wanted criminals in San Diego. He distrusts human judgment and prefers God's justice instead. He is acquainted with the tisanes and other crooks, which he uses to his advantage in discerning the troubles of the town.
Elias
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used to have an affluent life with his twin sister. He was educated in a Jesuit College with servants that wait upon him. He prefers a revolution over the reforms that Ibarra has been inclined to believe in.
Elias
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The younger version of Padre Damaso
Padre Salvi
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Symbolizes the lecherous friars of Rizal's time
Padre Salvi
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He has a secret admiration for Maria Clara. In the Later part of the story, he and padre Damaso devised a plan to break Ibarra and Maria Clara apart
Padre Salvi
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married to a man named Pedro and the mother of Basilio and Crispín. She depicts how Filipino mothers love their children unquestionably.
Sisa
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Father of Crispin and Basilio and the husband of Sisa. He is an irresponsible husband.
Pedro
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represents the innocents who have been wrongly accused of a crime they did not commit. The injustice they suffered at the hands of the authorities during their time was silenced by their deaths and the cover-ups that follow them.
Crispin
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represents the young educated Filipinos who are apathetic to the needs of society.
Basilio
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Don Tiburcio's fake husband
Donya Victorina
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Ambitious Filipina who classifies herself as a Spanish and mimics Spanish ladies by putting on heavy makeup
Donya Victorina
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Spanish quack doctor who is limp and submissive to his wife, Donya Victorina
Don Tiburcio de Espadana
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Mapagmataas na Filipina
Donya Consolacion
94
once a laundry woman who worked for the town of Alferez. She became wealthy after marrying a Spanish husband. Despite being rivals with Donya Victorina, they are somewhat common.
Donya Consolacion
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Matalino
though he's crazy
represents filipino na hindi nakapag aral pero matalino
Old Tasio (Pilosopo Tasyo)
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He is referred to as a philosopher/sage because his ideas were accurate with the minds of the townspeople. On the other hand, if his ideas were against the thinking of the majority, he was considered the Imbecile Tacio (or Tasyong Sintu-Sinto) or Lunatic Tacio (Tasyong Baliw).
Old Tasio (Pilosopo Tasyo)
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A close friend of Don Rafael Ibarra. He reveals to Crisostomo how Don Rafael Ibarra’s death came about.
Tiniente Guevarra
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A distant nephew of Tiburcio de Espanada, the would-be fiance of Maria Clara. Although he represented himself as a practitioner of law, it was later revealed that he, just like Don Tiburcio, is a fraud. He later died due to given medications of Don Tiburcio
Alfonso Linares
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Captain Tiago’s cousin raised Maria Clara.
Tia Isabel
100
The unnamed person in the novel is the most powerful official in the Philippines.
He has great disclaims against the friars and corrupt officials, and sympathizes with Ibarra.
Governor General (Gobernador Heneral)
101
Vice mayor of the town of San Diego, leader of the liberals
Don Filipo Lino
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He is the linguistic curate of a nearby town, who says the sermon during San Diego’s fiesta.
Padre Manuel Martin
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Father of Crisostomo Ibarra. Though he is the richest man in San Diego, he is also the most virtuous and generous.
Don Rafael Ibarra
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Wife of Capitan Tiago and mother of Maria Clara. She died giving birth to her. In reality, she was raped by Damaso so she could bear a child
Dona Pia Alba
