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Noli Me Tangere 55 64 Handout
Noli Me Tangere 55 64 Handout
Chapter 55 to 64
✓ Tasio's death highlights the consequence of Captain Tiago invites guests and visitors to
isolation for free-thinkers. celebrate the impending marriage of Maria Calara and
✓ Rizal describes Tasio's death as occurring "on the Linares. Maria Clara goes to the azotea, where she sees
very threshold of his solitary refuge." Crisostomo leaping out from a boat. She asks Crisostomo
✓ This illustrates that Tasio died just as he was for forgiveness since she is about to be married to
about to find safety and comfort, indicating that someone else, but declares that she would never forget
his life of isolation did not bring any real benefit. her vow of faithfulness to him.
✓ Social connections in the Philippines are shallow The two boatloads of Guardia Civil pursue Elias
and fragile. and Ibarra on the lake. Elias jumps into the river to
✓ Priests, government officials, and the upper class mislead the pursuers, thus saving Ibarra.
prefer to associate with respected individuals.
✓ Reputation is crucial because it equates to power
Analysis:
in this society.
✓ People distance themselves from Ibarra due to
his tarnished reputation, leaving him isolated in a ✓ Elías decides to stay in the country because he
system biased against independent thinkers. believes that isolation won't help. He thinks it's
better to fight against oppression, even if it means
suffering or dying, rather than abandoning his
Chapter 60: Maria Clara Weds
own country.
✓ Ibarra, who is now facing accusations and
Characters: criticism, is starting to see why some people
might prefer a complete revolution over gradual
• Captain Tiago reforms. This change in his perspective confirms
• Captain Tinong that only those who have experienced
• Linares persecution can truly understand this.
✓ Ibarra is becoming more like a revolutionary, until they enter the forest owned by the Ibarras. Sisa dies,
while Elías advises caution. Ibarra is excited by after eventually recognizing her son. When Basilio
the idea that oppressive systems can turn people regains consciousness, Elias orders him to cremate his
into criminals and rebels, which has been a him and his mother.
recurring theme in the story. This idea is seen in
Crispín's desire to steal from the parish house. Analysis:
✓ Elías's willingness to risk himself for Ibarra shows
his strong loyalty to his friend, even though ✓ Sisa's inability to recognize her son Basilio
Ibarra's great-grandfather brought shame and
reveals how her isolation from society has deeply
poverty to Elías's family for generations.
affected her.
✓ Elías has mixed feelings about Ibarra, similar to
✓ She may not welcome Basilio because she
his complicated relationship with his homeland.
knows she no longer fits into society and can't
He both resents and respects Ibarra, just as he reintegrate him into San Diego's everyday life.
knows he must fight for his country even if he Her isolation is a defense mechanism to shield
can't fully love or be happy in it. herself from further heartache.
✓ Sisa's death upon realizing the boy is Basilio
Chapter 62: Padre Damaso Explains suggests that her failure to recognize him earlier
was a psychological defense mechanism. Seeing
Characters: Basilio brought her out of her daydreams,
overwhelming her.
• Maria Clara ✓ Two signs confirm that the man who meets
• Father Damaso Basilio is Elías: he knows the location of hidden
gold, and his dying words express his desire to
fight for his country's independence. This
Highlight of the Chapter:
character is Elías, not Ibarra, as Rizal wrote "El
Filibusterismo" as a sequel to "Noli Me Tangere."
Maria is distraught when she learns that Ibarra
has been killed, while trying to escape. Out of
Chapter 64: Epilogue
desperation, Maria Clara asks Father Damaso to break
her marriage engagement and to permit her to enter the
nunnery. After vainly arguing with Maria Clara, Father Characters:
Damaso gives his permission.
• Padre Damaso
Analysis: • Padre Salvi
• Maria Clara
✓ María Clara, usually passive with powerful • Captain Tiago
priests, asserts herself for the first time by telling • Aunt Isabel
Father Dámaso not to mention Linares's name. • Doña Victorina
✓ This moment reveals her ability to stand up for her • Don Tiburcio
beliefs, in contrast to Captain Tiago, who wouldn't
dare to challenge a friar. Summary:
✓ Father Dámaso's reluctance to let María Clara
become a nun suggests he's more interested in Padre Damaso is reassigned as parish priest to a
power than spirituality. distant province but is found dead the day after. Maria
✓ María Clara's statement, "the convent or the Clara enters the Sta. Clara nunnery, where Padre Salvi
grave," signifies her growing personal agency regularly preaches and holds an important office. Capitan
and her willingness to stand up to Dámaso. Tiago stops going to church, and is now addicted to opium
and gambling. The Alferez who has been promoted as a
Chapter 63: Christmas Eve 2nd lieutenant, goes back to Spain, leaving his wife, Doña
Consolacion, behind. Doña Victorina still tries to live the
Characters: life of a Spanish woman, while her cousin Linares dies of
dysentery. Two Spanish guards see an insane nun
• Basilio standing at the top of the Sta. Clara convent during a
raging storm. When the authorities try to investigate the
• Sisa
nun’s case, the abbess prohibits the inquiry, invoking the
• Elias
name of Religion and the Holy Statutes.