When Basilio mentions that Capitan Tiago is becoming weak due to nightmares, Simoun mentions that the government is the same, implying that the government is afraid which is why it is weak (Simoun confesses to Padre Florentino later on that he manipulated government leaders into making the government worse, in order to inspire people to join his revolution (“Only the dead remain dead; and only the strong are given credit by posterity.” (“You bond together so that with your efforts you can bind your country to Spain with garlands of roses, when in reality you are forging her chains harder than diamond!” (to Basilio on Hispanization, “What will you be in the future?

He insults Basilio, calling him the “ideal male” who only cares about having a house, a woman and rice. Padre Florentino sees Simoun in pain and asks if he has suffering, but Simoun answers that soon his suffering will stop. Many characters cannot even figure out Simoun’s race due to his disguise (wearing blue glasses and growing a beard), showing how well he is able to hide his past and background as Ibarra. For example, Simoun acts generous to other people in order to take advantage of their greed. His posture has gotten worse, since he no longer stands tall.“[Simoun] wandered around the world, dragged without respite by a whirlpool of blood and tears, sowing bad instead of doing good, dismantling virtue and fomenting vice.” After the incidents of Noli Me Tangere, Ibarra created a completely different persona as Simoun. He is not able to convince Capitan General to extend his term (Simoun is very intelligent and knows a lot about various topics, including politics, law, jewelry, history, art, literature, language, weapons, war, environmental science, and even chemistry. El Filibusterismo (Subversion) is an opera in 3 acts by Felipe Padilla de León with libretto by Anthony Morli. Kabanata 7 El Filibusterismo – “Si Simoun” (BUOD) KABANATA 7 EL FILIBUSTERISMO – Narito ang buod ng Kabanata 7 ng El Filibusterismo na isinulat ni Jose Rizal. Padre Florentino does not feel anger toward Simoun even though he did nothing when Padre Florentino asked for help to free Isagani from prison. After that, he swore to get revenge on his enemies. Being the conflict catalyst in El Filibusterismo, aside from having a more hostile and radical ideology, Simoun is arguably the main antagonist of the second novel, in contrast to his more heroic role in Noli Me Tangere  Simoun tells the soldier that “the signal is a shot” and that the soldier will be rewarded if he follows Simoun’s instructions. Execute the crime well, and it will be admired, and you will win more supporters than would virtuous acts carried to the end with modesty and timidity.” (“What is done is done. Basilio reveals that he was released from prison thanks to Simoun, and now wants to join Simoun’s cause. Simoun says “He only serves for that, it’s nice to be young.” After that, there is a question asking who Simoun is talking about.Simoun and Placido Penitente go to a yard with a hut and Simoun talks to a pyrotechnist, asking if the gunpowder and bombs are ready.
Simoun admits to Padre Fernandez that he was purposely giving Capitan General bad ideas in order to ruin the country, which was part of his plan to cause the Indios to revolt (Simoun manages to build his own bomb in the form of a lamp, showing his skill in inventing. As Crisostomo Ibarra (which is his real name), he is the main protagonist in Rizal's first novel, Noli Me Tangere. Basilio says Simoun is too late because Maria Clara just passed away that afternoon. His sufferings, related in the first novel, have motivated him to take his revenge. He believes that doing so would open their eyes of the truth and start a revolution. The sensation of a moment, perhaps confused, perhaps agreeable like the transit from wakefulness to sleep…” (“The world will applaud as usual, conceding the right to the strongest, to the most violent!” (on the Revolution, “The common people pay little notice to principle, they look only at the effect.