[Group 4] Noli Me Tangere: Character Relationship

Noli Me Tangere

Capitan Tiago

Padre Damaso

Doña Pia

Capitan Tiago is Maria Clara’s father. He is an affluent businessman and a well-respected member of the country’s elite. He is also Ibarra’s godfather.

Donya Pia was known to be the wife of Kapitan Tiyago and the mother of Maria Clara. The optimistic and hopeful view of many Filipinos during that time, but was diminished by the dark habits and actions of the Spanish colonizers.

Padre Damaso is known to be an arrogant Spanish friar and is shameless in his slander of citizens who undermine his authority. He is corrupt, oppressive and condescending to the Filipino people and feels a sense of supremacy due to his identity as a Spanish colonizer.

Doña Victorina

Basilio

Doña Victorina is a socialite. Because of this, she masks her real identity and hides behind cosmetics in hopes of her social status being bumped. One of her most striking character displays is when she intimidated her husband, Don Tiburcio, to lie about his profession to improve their social standing.

Basilio is one of Sisa's sons and Crispin's older brother. They were both trained as sacristans or sextons and were accused of theft by the sacristan mayor. The tragic fate of Basilio and his family highlights the pervasive corruption and abuse that infiltrated colonial society.

Ibarra

Maria Clara

Pilosopo Tasyo

Maria Clara is genuine with her religious beliefs and conducts her saintly traditions conscientiously. The embodiment of the self-sacrificial nature of Filipino women compelled by self-preservation and the desperation to overcome the challenges brought about by oppressive colonizers.

Pilosopo Tasyo, an elderly Filipino resident in the novel, is frequently labeled "crazy" by specific individuals. He actively delves into philosophical and intellectual explorations, embodying the essence of intellectuals during that historical period.

Crisostomo Ibarra is the novel’s main character, Don Rafael Ibarra's only son. He is cultured and well-respected by the people. This respect is evident when the people come together to support Crisostomo’s dedication and goal for equity.

Sisa

Padre Salvi

Narcisa is the mother of Basilio and Crispin. Sisa is a woman who experienced poverty, abuse, and loss that led her to suffer mentally. She symbolises the countless individuals who suffered during this dark period and is a reminder of the urgent need for social justice and equity.

Padre Salvi is a Spanish friar assigned to be the curate in San Diego after Padre Damaso. Padre Salvi embodies the complex intertwining of religious authority and political maneuvering in "Noli Me Tangere."

Elias

Schoolmaster

The schoolmaster can be seen as one of those people just trying to work for a living, but is in a system of unfair and unjustified environment which prompts the character to see it as something normal because no one is able to fix the aforementioned system of corruption and discrimination.

Elias is a revolutionary harboring resentment toward the Catholic Church and the Spanish government's control in the Philippines. He exhibited a profound empathy and relentless determination to secure the justice they rightfully deserved.