Back in highschool, one of the things we studied and learned in our Pilipino class was a Filipino Literature classic called “Florante at Laura“. I remember that as a class requirement, we had to watch a live play of Florante at Laura at the Metropolitan Theater in the Philippines. We also had to re-enact the story of Florante at Laura in class
From Wikipedia:
Florante at Laura (”Florante and Laura”) by Francisco Baltazar (also known as Balagtas) is one of the masterpieces of Philippine literature. “Florante at Laura” is an abbreviation of the actual title which is: “Pinagdaanang Buhay Nina Florante at Laura sa Kahariang Albanya: Kinuha sa Madlang Cuadro historico o pinturang nagsasabi sa mga nangyari nang unang panahon sa imperyo ng Gresya, at tinula ng isang matuwain sa bersong Tagalog.” (”The Life of Florante and Laura in the Kingdom of Albania: culled from historical accounts and paintings which describe what occurred in ancient times in the empire of Greece, and penned by someone who enjoys Tagalog verse”).
Characters
- Florante – Duke of Albania and the main protagonist of the novel.
- Laura – Daughter of King Linceo of Albania. She is the love interest of Florante and is later married to him.
- Count Adolfo – Rival of Florante and the antagonist of the novel. His jealousy and envy on Florante sparked his rebellion against the king. He was also responsible for the imprisonment of Florante. He was killed by Flerida as he attempted to rape Laura in his escape against the forces loyal to the king.
- Aladdin/Aladin – Son of Sultan Ali-Adab of Persia. He saved Florante from being eaten by lions in the forest. Later, he got married to his love, Flerida.
- Flerida – Aladin’s fiance. She asked Sultan Ali-Adab to spare Aladdin’s life on the condition that she will be Ali-Adab’s wife. She later escaped and killed Count Adolfo as he attempted to rape Laura.
- Duke Briseo – Father of Florante and a nobleman of Albania. He was killed, along with King Linseo, by Count Adolfo during his usurpation of power.
- Princess Floresca – Mother of Florante and the Princess of Crotone. She died while Florante was studying in Athens.
- King Linceo – King of Albania and the father of Laura. He was killed by Count Adolfo during his usurpation of power.
- Sultan Ali-Adab – Sultan of Persia and the father of Aladdin. He sentenced his son to be executed because of his cowardice in the battlefield. In exchange for Aladdin’s life, Flerida promised her marriage to the Sultan. After her escape, the Sultan committed suicide.
- Count Sileno – Father of Adolfo.
- Menalipo – Cousin of Florante. He saved Florante from vultures when they were younger.
- Menandro – Friend and confidant of Florante. They first met in Athens and Menandro saved Florante from Adolfo’s attempt at murdering him. He and Florante both shared military expedition. He also led the overthrow of Count Adolfo and restored peace in Albania.
- Antenor – Professor of Florante, Menandro, and Adolfo in Athens
- General Osmalik – A general of Persia. He was killed by Florante during a military expedition.
- General Miramolin – General of the Ottoman Empire. He was responsible for the invasion of Albania in order to bring the kingdom into Islamic control.
- Emir – One of the commanding officer who sacked Albania together with Aladdin during the ongoing campaign of Florante and Menandro in Crotone. He nearly slay Laura for it’s refusal to love him but was defeated.
See the following pages for the full text in Tagalog. If you’re looking for the Summary of Florante at Laura in Tagalog, go to Buod ng Florante at Laura.
DISCLAIMER: The correctness of the above notes is not guaranteed. Print and study at your own risk.
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March 20th, 2010 at 1:06 am
report q poh kc ang florante at laura… wat are the theme, symbols, plot and reaction of florante at laura.. report q poh sa philippine literature..
March 20th, 2010 at 1:00 am
wat s/are the theme of florante at laura?
and also the symbols..
March 17th, 2010 at 4:26 am
babasahin ko toh!!
araw araw!!
March 6th, 2010 at 1:29 am
pwde nyo po bang ipaliwanag ang saknong 47 at 48 hindi ko ksi maintindihan eh help nyo po ako kailangan ko po sa monday….txt nyo po ako sa # na 2 09086148649 or magpost nlng kau d2
February 20th, 2010 at 6:26 am
HEY…. Thank you for putting all the “saknong” of the new edisyon of florante at laura…
You helped me finish my project in FILIPINO II…
TNX your my hero…
February 11th, 2010 at 4:52 am
…,..(”,)..,.. hi pede pakipaliwana6 nmn un6 sakn0n6 338 2 352 i nid ds please im begging u kailan6an na kailan6an q i2 pra sa akin6 report on monday na kc i2 february 15 2010 thnx –^.^–
February 7th, 2010 at 5:30 am
thank you for posting this (^_^)
February 7th, 2010 at 2:33 am
uhhm…
i really need help with this saknong
saknong no. 43
Di kung ako Poo’y manggubat
ng hari mong ama sa alinmang s’yudad,
kung ginagawa mo ang aking sagisag,
dalawa mong mata’y nanalong ng perlas?
i can’t expound it to the fullest
for me to understand :D
can u interpret it for me line by line? :D
i’m just having too much trouble with tagalog
tnx!
January 31st, 2010 at 9:54 pm
thank you sa mga sakno ng florante at laura
January 21st, 2010 at 12:51 am
thank you for posting this book it really helps me to overcome my filipino project… hoping that you’ll gonna post the full tagalog version of this book including the character, their picture and the life of francisco balagtas
January 15th, 2010 at 2:02 am
ano poh ang nunukal sa gitgit dun poh sa 137?
January 11th, 2010 at 6:34 am
paki explain p0h ung saknong 300 plzzzzzzz kaylangan ko na p0h bukas thank you p0h muah <3
January 11th, 2010 at 1:51 am
pki explain nga po e2 “binigyan babala ni blagtas ang kanyang mga mambabasa na huwag pakialaman o baguhin ang kanyang akda kung hindi ito nauunawaan. huwag itong basahin na tila nagbabasa ng karaniwang akda. nagbigay siya ng ats kung paano babasahin ang kanyang akda.”
January 11th, 2010 at 1:11 am
nsan po yung buong story? please reply ASAP.. thanks!
January 6th, 2010 at 4:10 am
….grabe napakalalim….salamt:)
January 4th, 2010 at 5:01 am
tnx
January 1st, 2010 at 1:12 am
meron po bng video ng declamation ng Florante at Laura??? I need to know how… medjo malalim kc… thanks…
December 29th, 2009 at 8:46 am
pki.explain naman po ung saknong 241, i really need it po kasi for our group report, i was assigned to explain it, but it’s hard, npkalalim ng mga words. please, hope anyone will respond
December 8th, 2009 at 4:13 am
pwede b ung ginagwa mong yan? prng plagiarism yan eh. pero wag mong tangalin kc kailangan p yan ng iba, tnx nga pla sa pag post ng buong florante at laura. :)
December 7th, 2009 at 6:07 am
tnx! for all informations GOD BLESS!!
November 30th, 2009 at 12:26 am
Tnx sa information. sana many pa katulad mo ang mag-share ng knowledge nila about F&L tnx talaga GODSPEED
November 12th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
“Pag-aaral sa akin ay ipinatungkol
sa isang mabait, maestrong marunong;
lahi ni Pitaco–ngala’y si Antenor–
lumbay ko’y sabihin nang dumating doon.
November 12th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Umm… mga sisters may summarization ho ba kayo nito… tinatamad akong magbasa!! ang taba taba ko na…
October 30th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
thanks for the share…
September 17th, 2009 at 7:15 am
pwede poh pakipublish english version ng florante at laura
August 10th, 2009 at 3:42 am
you know guys its not hard to understand it, you just need– self concentration for you to understand
August 4th, 2009 at 3:19 am
hi bkt nman english ass. qoh tagalog eeh
July 16th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
ahmm…thanks po..kaya lang po di ko masyado maintindihan kc malalim ung tagalog..ahm..thnx po ulit.
tc..
mZ.MuZikERa012
July 9th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Alam nyo po ba yung natatagong lihim na rebelyon sa florante at laura?
kailangan kasi namin e, salamat :D
July 8th, 2009 at 4:02 am
ang assignment kasi namin ay gumawa ng slogan tungkol kay selya
July 8th, 2009 at 3:59 am
pwede po bang makahingi ng slogan tungkol kay selya?
July 6th, 2009 at 2:17 am
pwede humingi ng tagalog summary?? hindi ko kasi maintindihan ang lessons namin! SALAMAT!
February 19th, 2009 at 3:10 am
@max – Walang ano man! :)
February 19th, 2009 at 3:06 am
tnx po d2 s site n 2.. hehehe