Noli me tangere characters

The main characters of Noli Me Tangere the first novel of Dr. Jose Rizal but the other character is not included.

1. Characters of Noli Me Tangere

2. Juan Crisostomo Magsalin Ibarra

3. the only son of Don Rafael Ibarra. He came from Europe after 7 years of studying Outspoken and idealistic. Patient and serious man He becomes very violent and impulsive when he provoked. Ibarra as Rizal’s reflection of himself. He symbolizes the idealism of the privileged youth. The love interest of Maria Clara

4. MARIA CLARA

5. MARIA CLARA Religious woman She portrayed as a faithful sweetheart, a good friend and an obedient daughter of Kapitan Tiyago She had childish simplicity. She gets easily nervous. Her character is related to Rizal’s childhood sweetheart, Leonor Rivera. She symbolizes the purity and innocence of a sheltered native woman.

6. ELIAS

7. He distrusts human judgment and prefers God’s justice instead. He prefers a revolution over the reforms. He represents the common Filipino . He is said to be the personification of Andres Bonifacio . A man hiding from the authorities. He is bound to save Ibarra until death. ELIAS

8. Don Santiago de los Santos also known Kapitan Tiyago

9. The foster father of Maria Clara He is said to be a good Catholic, friend of the Spanish government. He symbolizes the rich Filipinos who oppress their fellow countrymen. Don Santiago de los Santos also known Kapitan Tiyago

10. Talkative and cruel priest. He raped Doña Pia , Maria Clara’s mother He continually antagonizes Ibarra and prevents his marriage to Maria Clara. He symbolizes the Spanish friars of Rizal’s time . The former parish priest of San Diego Fray Damaso Verdolagas

11. Fray Bernardo Salvi Manipulates people to get what he wants. He is described to be very thin and sickly. The Franciscan curate of San Diego, secretly harboring lust for María Clara.

12. Fray Hernando Sibyla He is often cool and intelligent, especially when correcting the other friar, Padre Damaso , of the latter's ostentatiousness.

13. a Dominican friar who is the curate of Binondo and had been a former professor at San Juan de Letran college Symbolizes the liberal friar but would rather stay in the background rather than incur the wrath of other priests in power. He is aware of the injustices done to the natives but would not do anything to change it, as all he cares about is getting his congregation in power.

14. Sisa,Basilio and Crispin Sisa Sisa Is the deranged mother of Basilio and Crispín . Described as beautiful and young, although she loves her children very much, she can not protect them from the beatings of her husband, Pedro. Personified the suffering of the motherland. Named after Rizal’s older sister, Narcisa .

15. Basilio He is 10 years old. An acolyte tasked to ring the church bells for the Angelus They represented the innocent who were wrongly accused of crimes they did not commit. Their story was based on the true tale of the Crisostomo brother’s of Hagonoy . Crispin He is 7 years old, often talks about silly things and is Sisa’s favorite son. An altar boy, he was unjustly accused of stealing money from the church.

16. Don Anastacio also known Pilosopo Tasyo He considered a fool by uneducated and a philosopher by educated He spent most of his money on books and now lives in poverty Rizal can relate to his character as his oldest brother, Paciano Rizal. He symbolizes the learned Filipinos. He is a pessimist.

17. Doña Victorina An ambitious Filipina. She symbolizes those who have a distorted view of their identity. Wife of Don Tiburcio .

18. Don Tiburcio de Espadaña Doña Victorina’s husband. He is timid and rarely joins in conversation. Makes living as a quack doctor. Represented the ignorant Spaniards whose foolishness the other Spaniards tolerated, often resulting in disastrous consequences for the natives .

19. Gobernador General He occupies the second most powerful rank in the colonial government, second only to the king Supported Ibarra against Padre Damaso Represented the typical Governor Generals of the Philippines who would often disdain the power that the friars had

20. Pia Alba A young, healthy and beautiful woman. Very spiritual woman. By nature, a very merry woman but she became melancholic when she became pregnant. Pia Alba represents the women who had been abused by the clergy and had been silenced by their shame.

21. Doña Consolacion Wife of the Alferez of San Diego Often has violent arguments with her husbands Pretends not to know Tagalog and often uses Spanish words even if she does not the meaning Symbolizes the Filipinos in our society who are ashamed of their own race and nationality.

22. Alferez Dona Consolascion’s husband Shares rivalry with the priest, particularly Padre Salvi and frequently has violent fights with his wife Represented the officials of the state who frequently had power struggles with Church officials.

23. SALOME - the sweetheart of elias