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LESSON 1: NOLI ME TANGERE NOLI ME TANGERE

• Madrid, Spain
• The Noli Me Tangere is a Latin phrase
• Paris, France
which means Touch Me Not. It's’not
• Berlin, Germany
originally conceived by Rizal, for he
admitted taking it from Bible.
(February 21, 1887 finished and March 21, 1887
• Gospel of St. John (Chapter 20, Verses
came off the press)
13-17)
• MADRID - 1884
• “Touch me not; I am not ascended to my
• PARIS - 1885
Father but go to my brethren, and said
• WILHELMSFELD - 1886
unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and
• BERLIN - 1886
your Father; and to my God and your
• BERLIN - 1887
God”
• BERLIN - FEBRUARY 21, 1887

MADRID (JANUARY 21, 1884) • Noli Me Tangere

- The Philippines’most influential novel
Noli Me Tangere was approved by:
Stirred the Nationalist Sentiments of the
• Paternos (Pedro, Maximo, and Antonio)
19th Century
• Graciano
• Author’ s Dedication – Philippines
• Evaristo Aguirre
• Synopsis
• Eduardo de Lete
• The Noli is based on truth
• Julio Llorente
• Uncle Tom's Cabin by: Harriet
• Melecio Figueroa
Beecher Stowe
• Valentin Ventura

NOVEL
Paternos (Pedro, Maximo, and Antonio)
- A fictitious prose narrative of book length,
- Friend ni Jose and kasama niya sa
typically representing characters and
Madrid
actions with some degree of realism.
Prose narrative- to tell a story or to
*Nag ask siya ng permission sa mga malalapit
entertain.
sakanya kung pwede siyang gumawa ng novel.

Noli Me Tangere
- They approved Jose’
s writing a novel.
- Touch Me Not - direct translation
- The Social Cancer- book translation from
Graciano Lopez Jaena
Spanish to English.
- Founder ng La Solidaridad
- A passionate love story set against the
BERLIN (February 21, 1887) ugly political backdrop, repression,
torture, and murder.
Maximo Viola - Unmasking the brutality and corruption
- He financed the Noli Me Tangere of Jose of Spanish rule in the Philippines (1565-
Rizal. 1898)
- Berlin Buchdruckerei Action Gesellschaft
(March 21, 1887)

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- Was the first major artistic manifestation ❖ Padre Damaso

of Asian resistance to European - was known to be friendly with the Ibarra
colonialism family, so much that Crisóstomo was
- The Philippines’ most influential novel surprised by what the former curate had
- Stirred the Nationalist Sentiments of the done to Don Rafaél.
Filipinos 19th Century - Padre Dámaso is described to be a
snobbish, ruthless and judgemental
NOLI ME TANGERE CHARACTERS extrovert.

❖ Crisostomo Ibarra What was held against Don Rafael?

- Juan Crisostomo Ibarra y Magsalin, was - The murder of the Spanish tax collector
a young student from San Diego. - Heresy...(1) no belief in God; (2) no
- Personality and Traits Ibarra was an confession.
earnest and idealistic young man. - Subversion...(1) speaking out against the
Influenced by his European education, he friars and against govt, (2) reading El
sought to improve the country; as part of Correo de Ultramar, a radical
this, he believed in the power of education newspaper, (3) sending Ibarra to Swiss
to enact reforms and made efforts to Germany, centers of free thought and
establish a school in San Diego to this end. Protestantism, (4) picture of a Filipino
- Crisostomo Ibarra exemplified the vision priest (possible Father Burgos), and (5)
that Jose Rizal had aimed for the youth of wearing a barong tagalog (attire of the
the Philippines during his time. Others indios because only spaniards were
attribute Ibarra as Rizal's reflection of allowed to wear their shirts tucked in).
himself.

❖ Maria Clara
- María Clara de los Santos y Alba, is the
mestiza heroine in Noli Me Tangere
- Is the childhood sweetheart and fiancée
of Noli Me Tángere's main protagonist,
Juan Crisóstomo Ibarra y Magsalin, the
son of Don Rafael Ibarra.
- Rizal based the fictional character of
María Clara on his real-life girlfriend and
cousin, Leonor Rivera.

❖ Kapitan Tiyago
- influential businessman in San Diego and
the father of Maria Clara.

❖ Pia Alba
- Mother of María Clara and wife of
Kapitán Tiago.
- Died after giving childbirth to María Clara

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LESSON 2: EL FILIBUSTERISMO JACINTO ZAMORA (1835-1872)

- He is remembered for leading a
• also known by its alternative English title campaign against the abusive Spanish
The Reign of Greed, is the second novel friars and fighting for equal rights among
written by Philippine national hero José priests.
Rizal.
• Filibustero - someone engaged in EL FILIBUSTERISMO
sedition, like a traitor or conspirator
• The murder of the Spanish tax collector
Noli Me Tangere El Filibusterismo • Heresy... (1) no belief in God; (2) no
• Romantic • Political novel confession.
novel • Subversion... (1) speaking out against the
• Book of the Book of the Head friars and against govt, (2) reading El
Heart Correo de Ultramar, a radical
• It has • It contains newspaper, (3) sending Ibarra to Swiss
freshnesh, bitterness, Germany, centers of free thought and
color, humor, hatred, pain, Protestantism, (4) picture of a Filipino
and violence, and priest (possible Father Burgos), and (5)
intelligence. sorrow wearing a barong tagalog (attire of the
• 64 chapters • 38 chapters indios because only Spaniards were
allowed to wear their shirts tucked in).
EL FILIBUSTERISMO
• March 21, 1887 - Noli Me Tangere
• August 1887 – Philippines
• October 1887 - Jose Rizal began writing El
Filibusterismo in Calamba
• February 1888 - Jose Rizal was advised
by GG Emilio Terrero to leave Philippines
• March 29, 1891 - El Filibusterismo (Ghent,
Belgium)
• September 1891 - Valentin Ventura
• 1925 - Original Manuscript

GOMBURZA

MARIANO GOMEZ (1799-1872)

- was the head of the three priests and
spent his life writing about abuses against
Filipino priests.
JOSE BURGOS (1837-1972)
- a Filipino Catholic Priest and a leader of
the secularization movement

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LESSON 3: RIZAL’
S LETTER - TO THE WOMEN husband; and counsel to young women on their
OF MALOLOS choice of a lifetime partner.

• When the Spaniards came into the RIZAL’

S MESSAGE TO FILIPINO WOMEN
Philippines, they brought with them their
patriarchal values about women which • Rizal’ s ultimate desire was to afford
eventually diffused into Philippine culture. Filipino women the same opportunities
• There was an idea that men should be the enjoyed by men in education – an
provider of the family and protector of the education that will liberate women.
women. • He emphasized the need for maintaining
• Filipinos were familiarized to be a the independence of mind and reason. He
patriarchal system of education which urged women to be vigilant over their
emphasizes the domestic value that rights and not to be docile and passive in
women were the property of men. their attitude towards the many injustices
force upon them.
This letter was written in Tagalog, while Rizal • Responsibilities of Filipino Mothers to their
was in London Children
- December 12, 1888, a group of 20 women • It is the mothers who are responsible for
of Malolos petitioned Governor-General the present servitude of our compatriots,
Weyler for permission to open a night owing to the unlimited trustfulness of their
school so that they may study Spanish loving hearts, to their ardent desire
under Teodoro Sandiko.
- Father Felipe Garcia objected resulting What then was Rizal trying to put across here?
into the turning down of the petition by - He was trying to tell the women that
the Governor-General. whatever the mother is, would be her son
becomes. Mothers who can teach nothing
Marcelo H. Del Pilar else but kneeling and kissing the hand of
- But these young women courageously the friars should expect children who are
sustained their agitation for the not only stupid but also exploited slaves.
establishment of the school. They
triumphed in the end and were granted What then are the duties of the filipino mothers
permission to their project on the to their child?
condition that Señorita Guadalupe Reyes - To raise children close to the image to
should be their teacher. God,
- To awaken and prepare the mind of the
The letter of Rizal transmitted to the young child for every good and desirable idea,
women of Malolos focused on the following points: and
the rejection of the spiritual authority of the friars; - To teach children to prefer death with
the defense for private judgment; qualities Filipino honor than life with dishonor.
mothers need to possess; duties and
responsibilities of Filipino mothers to their • Rizal stressed the need for mothers to
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• the following values: love for honor, Filipino mothers should teach their children love
sincere and firm character, clear mind, of God, Country, and fellowmen.
clear conduct, notable action, love for Filipino mothers should be glad and honored,
one’s fellowmen, and respect for God like Spartan mothers to offer their sons in
defense of their country.
Qualities mothers have to possess Filipino women should know how to protect
- The Filipino mothers has to be a noble their dignity and honor.
wife. Filipino women should educate themselves
- She has to rear her children in the service aside from retaining their good racial values
of the state Rizal gives reference to the Faith is not merely reciting prayers and wearing
women of Sparta who embody this religious pictures. It is living the real christian
quality. way with good morals and manners
- A wife has to set the standard of behavior
for men around her. (Three basic thigs a
wife must instill in the mind of her
husband: activity and industry; noble
behavior; and worthy sentiments)
- Rizal gave the following advices to a
married woman: (1.) aid her husband, (2.)
share his perils, (3.) refrain from causing
him worry, and (4.) sweeten his moments
of affection.

Rizal’
s advice to unmarried men and women
- Rizal directly telling young men that in
choosing their lifetime partner, they
should not consider physical beauty nor
the sweetness character of a woman. But
rather give priority to firmness of
character and excellent ideas.
- On the other hand, Rizal counseled young
women not to surrender their
womanhood to a weak and timid heart.
there are three things that a young
woman must look for a man she is going
to marry: (1.) a noble and honored man,
(2.) a manly heart, and (3.) a high spirit
incapable of being slave.

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