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El Filibusterismo · Character

Elías

The deceased revolutionary from Noli Me Tangere.

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First appearance: vii simoun

Elías shows up with force in Translator's Introduction. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mysterious outlaw who helps Ibarra escape and later dies, found by Basilio in the wood.
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BABasilioJCJuan Crisóstom…MCMaría ClaraPIPadre IrenePSPadre SalvíELElías

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Supporting cast and background figures
  • Students and socialites
  • Victims and oppressed women

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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