# Aunt Isabel — Noli Me Tangere character guide

> Aunt Isabel in Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Isabel

**First appearance:** 0008-i-a-social-gathering

## Who they are

Capitan Tiago's sister and María Clara's chaperone and caretaker.

## Relationships

### [María Clara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/noli_me_tangere_se/characters/maria_clara)

_family_

Aunt Isabel is María Clara's caretaker and chaperone, providing maternal guidance in Capitan Tiago's household.

### [María Clara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/noli_me_tangere_se/characters/maria_clara)

_family_

Aunt Isabel is María Clara's caretaker and chaperone, providing maternal guidance in Capitan Tiago's household.

### [María Clara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/noli_me_tangere_se/characters/maria_clara)

_family_

Aunt Isabel is María Clara's caretaker and chaperone, providing maternal guidance in Capitan Tiago's household.

## In the story

### [An Idyl on an Azotea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/noli_me_tangere_se/chapters/vii-an-idyl-on-an-azotea)

Accompanies María Clara to mass, helps her prepare to meet Ibarra, and observes the reunion with fondness.

### [Local Affairs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/noli_me_tangere_se/chapters/ix-local-affairs)

Accompanies María Clara to the convent and comments on Padre Dámaso's behavior.

### [Lights and Shadows](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/noli_me_tangere_se/chapters/xxii-lights-and-shadows)

Accompanies María Clara to San Diego.

### [Fishing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/noli_me_tangere_se/chapters/xxiii-fishing)

Supervises the sorting of fish and gives practical advice about the corral.

### [The First Cloud](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/noli_me_tangere_se/chapters/xxxvi-the-first-cloud)

Tries to console María Clara and questions Capitan Tiago's decision.

### [An Examination of Conscience](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/noli_me_tangere_se/chapters/xliv-an-examination-of-conscience)

Reads the examination of conscience to María Clara, interpreting her tears as repentance, and later observes the confession with unease.

### [The Enigma](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/noli_me_tangere_se/chapters/xlviii-the-enigma)

Rejoices at Ibarra's return and reconciliation with the Church, as she favors him over Linares for María Clara.

### [LX: María Clara Weds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/noli_me_tangere_se/chapters/lx-mar-a-clara-weds)

Tends to María Clara after her fainting spell and later assumes she has fallen asleep.

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