El Filibusterismo: Mga Tauhan

Ang nobelang "El Filibusterismo" ay isinulat ng ating magiting na bayaning si Dr. Jose Rizal na buong pusong inalay sa tatlong paring martir, na lalong kilala sa bansag na GOMBURZA - Gomez, Burgos, Zamora. Tulad ng "Noli Me Tangere", ang may-akda ay dumanas ng hirap habang isinusulat ito. Sinimulan niyang isulat ito sa London, Inglatera noong 1890 at ang malaking bahagi nito ay naisulat niya sa Bruselas, Belgica. Natapos ang kanyang akda noong Marso 29, 1891. Isang Nagngangalang Valentin Viola na isa niyang kaibigan ang nagpahiram ng pera sa kanya upang maipalimbag ang aklat noong Setyembre 22, 1891. Ang nasabing nobela ay pampulitika na nagpapadama, nagpapahiwatig at nagpapagising pang lalo sa maalab na hangaring makapagtamo ng tunay na kalayaan at karapatan ang bayan. Mga Tauhan: Simoun Ang mapagpanggap na mag-aalahas na nakasalaming may kulay Isagani Ang makatang kasintahan ni Paulita Basilio Ang mag-aaral ng medisina at kasintahan ni Juli Kabesang Tales Ang naghahangad ng karapatan sa pagmamay- ari ng lupang sinasaka na inaangkin ng mga prayle Tandang Selo Ama ni Kabesang Tales na nabaril ng kanyang sariling apo Ginoong Pasta Ang tagapayo ng mga prayle sa mga suliraning legal Ben-zayb Ang mamamahayag sa pahayagan Placido Penitente Ang mag-aaral na nawalan ng ganang mag-aral sanhi ng suliraning pampaaralan Padre Camorra Ang mukhang artilyerong pari Padre Fernandez Ang paring Dominikong may malayang paninindigan Padre Florentino Ang amain ni Isagani Don Custodio Ang kilala sa tawag na Buena Tinta Padre Irene Ang kaanib ng mga kabataan sa pagtatatag ng Akademya ng Wikang Kastila Juanito Pelaez Ang mag-aaral na kinagigiliwan ng mga propesor; nabibilang sa kilalang angkang may dugong Kastila Makaraig Ang mayamang mag-aaral na masigasig na nakikipaglaban para sa pagtatatag ng Akademya ng Wikang Kastila ngunit biglang nawala sa oras ng kagipitan. Sandoval Ang kawaning Kastila na sang-ayon o panig sa ipinaglalaban ng mga mag-aaral Donya Victorina Ang mapagpanggap na isang Europea ngunit isa namang Pilipina; tiyahin ni Paulita

Paulita Gomez Kasintahan ni Isagani ngunit nagpakasal kay Juanito Pelaez Quiroga Isang mangangalakal na Intsik na nais magkaroon ng konsulado sa Pilipinas Juli Anak ni Kabesang Tales at katipan naman ni Basilio Hermana Bali Naghimok kay Juli upang humingi ng tulong kay Padre Camorra Hermana Penchang Ang mayaman at madasaling babae na pinaglilingkuran ni Juli Ginoong Leeds Ang misteryosong Amerikanong nagtatanghal sa perya Imuthis Ang mahiwagang ulo sa palabas ni G. Leeds Donya Victorina

don custudio

Placid penitente

simon

si juli at si basilio

kabesang tales

isagani at juanito plaez at paulita gomaz

padre fernandez

padre florentino

pari camorra

padre Irene

donya victorina

quiroga

imuthis

pepay ang mananayaw

Simoun - Crisostomo Ibarra in disguise, left for dead at the end of Noli Me Tangere, has resurfaced as the wealthy jeweler, Simoun, now sporting a beard, blue-tinted glasses, and a revolver. Fueled by his mistreatment at the hands of the Spaniards and his fury at Maria Clara's fate, he has since shed his pacifist image and become the titular "filibustero", pretending to side with the upper class and encouraging them to enslave the masses, while in reality siding with the masses and urging them to revolt against the oppressive Spanish regime. This time, he does not attempt to fight the authorities with knowledge, but by force. He concocts a plot to set off a bomb disguised as a beautiful lamp at a wedding where important members of civil society and the church hierarchy are in attendance. Unfortunately for him, his plan fails and he commits suicide by consuming poison. Basilio - After the tragic deaths of his mother and younger brother, Basilio heed the advice of the dying boatman, Elias, and travels to Manila to study. At first he is frowned upon by his peers and teachers not only because of the color of his skin but also because of his shabby appearance, but redeems himself in their eyes by participating in a fencing contest--and winning. He soon becomes an exceptional medical student, but his plans to graduate and become a full-time doctor are postponed by an encounter with

Simoun, who, upon bringing up the deaths of his relatives, convinces him to aid him in his plots. At first, the young man is reluctant, but the death of his sweetheart Juliana drives him to fight wholeheartedly by Simoun's side. He helps Simoun smuggle in a bomb into a wedding reception, but relents later on and warns his best friend Isagani of the impending danger. Isagani - Basilio's best friend. While Basilio is an aspiring doctor, Isagani, on the other hand, is a budding poet, and he, along with Basilio, plans to establish a school wherein indios such as themselves may learn Spanish. Unlike Basilio, he does not get along well with Simoun, and is much more emotional and reactive than his friend. Isagani experiences a rocky relationship with his rich girlfriend, Paulita Gomez, who eventually dumps him and marries Isagani's fellow student, Juanito Pelaez. Heartbroken, Isagani refuses at first to listen to Basilio when the latter warns him to get away from the would-be epicenter of the explosion, but eventually foils Simoun's plan, racing into the reception in time to prevent the explosion from happening. Cabesang Tales - Once a farmer owning a prosperous sugarcane plantation, he was forced to give everything to a bunch of unscrupulous Spanish friars. From then on, everything went downhill for Tales: his son, Tano, who became a civil guard was captured by bandits; his daughter Juliana had to work as a maid to get enough ransom money for his freedom; and his father, Tandang Selo, suffered a stroke and became mute. His personality becomes darker after all this suffering and he resorts to killing people. His father, Tandang Selo, dies eventually after his own son Tano, who became a guardia civil, accidentally shots his grandfather in an encounter. Don Custodio - A famous "journalist" who was asked by the students about his decision for the Academia de Castellano. In reality, he is quite an ordinary fellow who married a rich woman in order to be a member of Manila's elite society. A good debater, he hates when others also believe in what he believes in and praises the indios in public, yet denigrates them in private. He has a mistress, a dancer named Pepay. Paulita Gomez - The girlfriend of Isagani and the niece of Donya Victorina, the old Filipina, who, in Noli Me Tangere, is the wife of the quack doctor Tiburcio. In the end, she and Juanito Pelaez are wed, and she dumps Isagani, believeing that she will have no future if she marries him. Padre Florentino - Isagani's godfather, and a secular priest. He is the priest whom Simoun confides to at the end of the story. When Simoun dies, he throws the latter's treasure into the ocean. He was engaged to be married, but chose the priesthood instead. The story hints at the ambivalence of his decision when he chooses an assignment to a remote place, living in solitude near the sea. Speaking through the character of Florentino, Rizal reaffirms his condemnation of a bloody revolution and his commitment to peaceful reforms.