![]() ![]() Fun fact: Angelica Church (née Schuyler) did, in fact, meet Thomas Jefferson, and they ended up becoming close friends.Ģ. And when I meet Thomas Jefferson… I’m ‘a compel him to include women in the sequel!" (The Schuyler Sisters) " We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal. "Look around, look around, at how lucky we are to be aliveģ. They were a lot more alike than either of them would have admitted.Ĥ. This song is meant to show the similarities between Aaron Burr and Hamilton - from their shared backgrounds as orphans and the fact that they both had children quickly after the end of the Revolutionary War. "My father wasn’t around, I swear that I’ll be around for I mostly picked this line because it's one that really makes you stop and think none of the Founding Fathers would have ever believed how far America has come as a country, complete thanks to them for creating it.ĥ. You never get to see." (The World Was Wide Enough) What is a legacy? It’s planting seeds in a garden We push away what we can never understand, we pushĪway the unimaginable." (It’s Quiet Uptown)ĭuring this song, the Hamiltons (Alexander and his wife, Eliza) are mourning the death of their son, Philip. "There are moments that the words don’t reach, there is a This song is the last of the musical, used to reflect back on the events and actions taken during the course of "Hamilton".ħ. "Let me tell you what I wish I’d known when I was young and dreamed of glory, you have no control, who lives, who dies, who tells your story?" (Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story) "My Shot" is the third song in the first act of the musical, sung by Lin-Manuel Miranda (fun fact: Miranda also wrote the plot, music, and lyrics for "Hamilton"!) as Alexander Hamilton and used to set Hamilton up as a, well, "young and scrappy" man.Ĩ. "I’m just like my country, I’m young, scrappy, and hungry, and I’m not throwing away my shot." (My Shot) Once you get past its witty one-liners and whimsical dialogue (although why would you ever want to get past those?), "Hamilton" packs an emotional punch wrapped up inside puns about, praise for, and digs at the one and only.ĩ. I have noticed that this musical resonates most specifically with college students, and I believe this to be because of its themes of strife, struggle, and perseverance, along with its memorable lyrics created to be catchy and haunting. ![]()
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