Activity 3 Rizal
Activity 3 Rizal
Activity 3 Rizal
BEED – 2
Memory Test:
In the space below, answer the following questions in two to three sentences.
1. What is the difference between the historic Rizal and symbolic Rizal?
- The difference between the historic Rizal and the symbolic Rizal is that the historic Rizal is the
history we all know where in Rizal living out his life and being killed at Luneta and that because of
his execution, Filipinos started a revolution to overthrow the Spanish colonizers, and the Symbolic
Rizal is the one we use to show what a Filipino and what a hero is thus making him a symbol of
- The historical Rizal was Jose Rizal, a polymath, skilled in both Science and the arts. This Philippine
patriot, writer, and poet were executed by the Spanish Colonial Authorities in 1896 for dazzling and
insulting the authorities with his liberal political ideas and fights with the pen.
- The symbolic Rizal represents all that Jose Rizal stood for, including nationalism, democracy,
political liberalism, free expression, heroism, and especially his iconic symbol: “a pen is mightier
TEXT – in literature, a text is any object that can be read, whether this object is a work of
SIGN – a sign is anything that communicates a meaning that is not the sign itself to the
interpreter of the sign. The meaning can be intention such as a word uttered with specific
SYMBOL – are often characters, settings, images, or other motifs that stand in for bigger ideas.
Authors often use symbols or symbolism to give their work more meaning and to make a story
3. What instances in the past show that Rizal’s image was manipulated by people?
- An instance that shows Rizal’s image was manipulated is where Andres Bonifacio addressed Rizal
as the honorary president of the secret society, by often, leaving a picture of Rizal hanging during