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LM2 LP2 El Filibusterismo
LM2 LP2 El Filibusterismo
LM2 LP2 El Filibusterismo
Learning Module 02
T h e L ife an d W o rks o f Jo se R izal
Learning Packet 02
E l F ilib u sterism o
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L e a rn in g P a ck e t 0 2
E l F ilib u steris m o
Introduction
This course packet will discuss the El Filibusterismo. This novel was written in Ghent,
Germany in 1891 and several other languages later. Rizal wrote El Filibusterismo in
dedication to the three martyred priests Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto
Zamora, which was intended to assert his view that their deaths were unfair. In this
novel, the readers can experience deep anger and hatred.
Objectives
Google Drive
Google Classroom
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Duration
Delivery Mode
The course packet will be delivered online, both asynchronous and synchronous.
Short essay questions will serve as assessment at the end of this course packet. The
rubrics below will be used for checking.
Piece was written in Piece was written in Piece had little style Piece had no style
an extraordinary an interesting style and voice. Give some and voice. Gives no
style and voice. Very and voice, somewhat information but information and very
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TOTAL = 10 points
Character analysis and comparative analysis are provided for activity and assessment,
respectively. Both will use the rubrics below.
Piece was written in Piece was written in Piece had little style Piece had no style
an extraordinary an interesting style and voice. Give some and voice. Gives no
style and voice. Very and voice, somewhat information but information and very
informative and well poorly organized poorly organized.
organized
Readings
The hero of El Filibusterismo is a rich jeweler name Simoun. He was Crisostomo Ibarra
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of the Noli, who, with Elias' help, escaped from the pursuing soldiers at Laguna de
Bay, dug up his burried tressure, and fled to Cuba where he became rich and befriended
many Spanish officials. After many years he returns to the Philippines, where he freely
moves around. He is a powerful figure not only because he is rich jeweler, but also
because he is a good friend and adviser of the governor-general.
Outwardly, Simoun is a friend of Spain. However, deep in his heart, he is bitter and
ruthless, secretly cherishing a terrible revenge against the Spain authorities. His two
magnificent obsessions are (1) to rescue Maria Clara from the nunnery of Santa Clara
and (2) to foment a revolution against the hated Spanish masters.
The story of El Filibusterismo begins on board the clumsy, roundish shaped steamer,
Tabo, so appropriately named. This steamer is sailing upstrean the Pasig from Manila
to Laguna de Bay. Among the passengers are Simoun, the rich jeweler; Doña Victorina,
the ridiculously pro-Spanish native woman who is going to Laguna in search of ger
henpecked husband, Tiburcio de Espandaña, who has deserted her; Paulita Gomez, her
beautiful niece; Ben-Zayb (anagram of Ibañez), a Spanish journalist who writes silly
articles about the Filipinos, Padre Sibula. Vice-Rector of the University of Santo
Tomas; Padre Camorra, the parish priest of the town of Tiani; Don Custodio, a pro-
Spanish Filipino holding a high position in the government; Padre Salvi, thin
Franciscan friar and former cura of San Diego; Padre Irene, a kind friar who was a
friend of the Filipino students; Padre Florentino, a retired scholarly and patriotic
Filipino priest; Isagani, a poet nephew of Padre Florentino and a lover of Paulita and
Basilio, son of Sisa and promising medical student, whose medical education is
financed by his patron, Capitan Tiago.
Simoun, a man of wealth and mystery, is a very close friend and confidante of the
Spanish governor-general. Because of his great influence in Malacañan, he was called
the "Brown Cardinal" or the "Black Eminence." By using his wealth and his political
influence, he encourages corruption in the government, promotes the oppression of the
masses, and hastens the moral degradation of the country so that the people may
become desperate and fight. He smuggles arms into the country with the help of a rich
Chinese merchant, Quiroga, who wants very much to be Chinese consul of Manila. His
first attempts to begin the armed uprising did not materialize because at the last hour
he hears the sad news that Maria Clara died in the nunnery. In his agonizing moment
of bereavement, he did not give the signal of the outbreak of hostilities. After a long
time of illness brought about by the bitter loss of Maria Clara, Simoun perfects his plan
to overthrow the government. On the occasion of wedding of Paulita Gomez and
Juanito Pelaez, he gives as wedding gift to them a beautiful lamp. Only he and his
confidential associate, Basilio (Sisa's son who joined his revolutionary cause), know
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that when the wick of this lamp burns lower the nitroglycerine, hidden in its secret
compartment, will explode, destroying the house where the wedding feast is going to
be held and killing of all guests, including the governor-general, the friars, and the
government officials. Simultaneously, all the government buildings in Manila will be
down by Simoun's followers.
As the wedding feast begins, the poet Isagani, who has been rejected by Paulita because
of his liberal ideas, is standing outside the house, watching sorrowfully the merriment
inside. Basilio, his friend, warns him to go away because the lighted lamp will soon
explode.
On hearing the horrible secret of the lamp, Isagani thinks of the danger to his beloved
Paulita. He rushes into the house, seizes the lighted lamp, and hurls it into the river,
where it explodes. The revolutionary plot was thus discovered. Simoun was concerned
by the soldiers, but he escaped. Mortally wounded, and carrying his treasure-chest, he
sought refuge in the home of Padre Florentino by the sea.
The Spanish authorities, however, learn of his presence in the house of Padre
Florentino. Lieutenant Perez of the Guardia Civil informs the priest by letter that he
would come at eight o'clock that night to arrest Simoun. Simoun eluded arrest by taking
poison. As he is dying, he confesses to Padre Florentino, revealing his true identity, his
dastard plan to use his wealth to avenge himself, and his callous aim to destroy his
friends and enemies for personal ambition.
The confession of the dying Simoun is long and painful. It is already night when Padre
Florentino, wiping the sweat from his wrinkled brow, arises and begins to meditate. He
consoles the dying man, saying: "God will forgive you Señor Simoun. He knows that
we are fallible. He has seen that you have suffered, and in ordaining that the
chastisement for your faults should come as death from the very ones you have
instigated to crime, we can see His infinite mercy. He has frustrated your plans one by
one, the best conceived, first by the death of Maria Clara, then by a lack of preparation,
then in some mysterious way, let us bow to His will and render him thanks!" Watching
Simoun die peacefully with a clear conscience and at peace with God, Padre Florentino
murmurs:
"Where are the youth who will consecrate their golden hours, their illusions, and their
enthusiasm to the welfare of their native land? Where are the youth who will
generously pour out their blood to wash away so much shame, so much crime, so much
abomination? Pure and spotless must the victim be that the sacrifice may be acceptable!
Where are you youth, who will embody in yourselves the Virgo of the life that has left
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our veins, the purity of ideas that has been contaminated in our brains, the fire of
enthusiasm that has been quenched in our hearts! We await you, O youth! Come, for
we await you!"
Padre Florentino falls upon his knees and prays for the dead jeweler. He takes the chest
of treasure and throws it into the sea. As the waves close over the sinking chest, he
invokes:
“May nature guard you in her deep abysses among the pearls and corals of her eternal
seas. When for some holy and sublime purpose man may need you, God will in His
wisdom draw you from the bosom of the waves. Meanwhile, there you will not work
woe, you will not distort justice, you will not foment avarice!"
As in the Noli the characters in El Filibusterismo were drawn by Rizal from real life.
For instance, Padre Florentino was Father Leoncio Lopez, Rizal's friend and priest of
Calamba; Isagani, the poet, was Vicente Ilustre, Batangueño friend of Rizal in Madrid
and Paulita Gomez, the girl who loved Isagani but married Juanito Pelaez, was Leonor
Rivera.
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Introduction
Days passed quickly for Rizal in Brussels like flying arrows.
His time was almost consumed in revising and polishing the K ey P oints:
manuscript of El Filibusterismo. He started writing it in
October, 1887, while in in Calamba practicing medicine. K ey po in t 01
The following year (1888), in London, he made some October, 1887, he
changes in the plot and corrected some chapters already started writing El
Filbusterismo in
written. He wrote more chapters in Paris and Madrid, and Calamba.
finished the manuscript in Biarritz on March 29, 1891. It
March 29, 1891,
took him, therefore, three years to write his second novel.
when the
manuscript was
El Filibusterismo is the second and last completed novel of finished in Biarritz.
Jose Rizal which is also a sequel to "Noli Me Tangere". It
is deeply brooding, at times satirical novel of revenge, K ey point 02
unfulfilled love, and tragedy. Some of the characters in Noli El Filibusterismo
reappear in El Fili are Juan Crisóstomo Ibarra, who was a sequel to
Noli Me Tangere
disguised as Simoun, Basilio, Father Salvi, Mari Clara,
Capitan Tiago, Doña Victorina de Espadaña, Don Tiburcio,
and Father Florentino. D efinition of Term s:
Filibusterism o, idea
Pre-Assessment of the breaking away
Answer the following questions: of the colony from
1. Why is El Filibusterismo considered one of the most the mother country
influential novels written by Jose Rizal? Filibustero, one who
2. Why was GOMBURZA execution an important aspires for the
event in Rizal’s life? Why did he dedicate the El realization of the
idea of the breaking
Filibusterismo to the three Filipino priests? away of the colony
3. What is the meaning of Filibustero? from the mother
country.
Contextually, means
Review. subversive,
In the previous learning packet, we discussed the first dissident,
immortal novel written by Jose Rizal, that is, Noli Me revolutionary,
Tangere. seditious,
insurrectionary, and
treacherous.
This learning packet will tackle the 2nd novel written by
S atirical. Containing
Rizal, the El Filibusterismo. This novel is said to be the or using satire (of a
continuation of Noli Me Tangere. person or their
behavior) sarcastic,
critical, and mocking
Why it is said to be the continuing novel is what this another's
learning packet will reveal. Other relevant questions weaknesses.
will also be answered as you go on with the packet.
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Activity.
According to Jose Rizal, he heard for the first time the H azard A lerts:
word filibuster in 1872 when the tragic executions of Do the Activity. To
GOMBURZA took place. He said the word created understand why
panic during that time. His father forbade them to utter Rizal dedicated the
novel to
the word. GOMBURZA.
Brief Lesson.
Rizal had decided to write a continuation of the Noli Me
Tangere and started right away the writing of the sequel
on the novel. He began writing it in October, 1887,
while practicing medicine in Calamba. The following
year (1888), in London, he made some changes in the
plot and corrected some chapters already written. He
wrote more chapters in Paris and Madrid, and finished
the manuscript in Biarritz on March 29, 1891. It took
him, therefore, three years to write his second novel.
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Symbolisms
Translating the book's title in English language, it
means “The Reign of Greed.” Compared to the book
cover of Noli Me Tangere, El Filibusterismo's cover is
plain, as designed by Jose Rizal. The plain cover
conveys a fresh start for the Philippines and Filipinos
without the trace of symbols from the events and
situations in Noli Me Tangere.
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Enhancement Activity.
Answer this question:
1. What would be the reason why Rizal wrote El
Filibusterismo? Explain.
2. Why is El Filibusterismo considered one of the most
influential novels written by Jose Rizal?
Generalization.
El Filibusterismo, also known by its English title The
Reign of Greed, is the second novel written by Jose
Rizal and the sequel to Noli Me Tangere. Published in
1891, it continues the Noli's criticisms of the abuses and
corruption perpetrated by the Spanish government. The
novel's title is Spanish for "the subversion", referring to
the characters' actions against the Spanish colonial
government.
Application.
What is the most important learning gained from
reading El Filibusterismo? And how can you use it in a
real-life situation especially in addressing socio-
political problems in our country?
Post-Assessment
Answer the following questions:
1. Why is El Filibusterismo considered one of the most
influential novels written by Jose Rizal?
2. Why was GOMBURZA execution an important
event in Rizal’s life? Why did he dedicate the El
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A c tivity S h eet
Choose seven (7) main characters of El Filibusterismo and accomplish the table below.
Use Times New Roman Type and font size is 10. Be guided by the rubrics provided
above.
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A s s es sm e n t
4. What are the socio-political issues portrayed in El Filibusterismo that are still
evident in present Philippine society? Give five (3) and discuss.
6. Prove:
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A s s ig n m en t
Theme
Plot
Characters
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R efe ren ce s
Kahimyang. (n.d.). Today in Philippine History, September 18, 1891, Dr. Jose
Rizal's El Filibusterismo was published in Ghent, Belgium. Retrieved from
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september-18-1891-dr-jose-rizals-el-filibusterismo-was-published-in-ghent-belgium
Sichrovsky, H. (1983). Ferdinand Blumentritt: An Australian Life for the Philippines.
Retrieved from https://www.univie.ac.at/Voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/rizal/har-fili.htm
G.F. Zaide and S.M. Zaide.2008. JOSE RIZAL: Life, Works and Writings of a
Genius, Writer, Scientist and National Hero. All-Nations Publishing Co., Inc.
Quezon City.
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