"Alexander Hamilton"
Lyrics with Character Names: Total Words: 656, Words Counted Once:281
Most common Words: "Hamilton (13 times), "New" (12 times), "Company" (10 times)
Lyrics without Character Names: Total Words: 605, Words Counted Once: 209
Most Common Words: "New" (12 times), "Just" (8 times), "Alexander" (8 times)
The first song of the musical tells the audience about the early life of Alexander Hamilton until age 19. It acts as exposition to the play as it informs the audience about Alexander's life growing up without a father and, eventually, without his mother, so he moved the pre-revolutionary war United States in an attempt to make a greater legacy for himself. Various lead and supporting actors contribute to telling the story and bring the audience up to date about what happened with a few references to what will happen in the story of Alexander Hamilton.
Although the word counts are still mostly similar, the most used words only have the word "new" in common. By repeating the word "new" often it reminds the listeners that not only is the country fresh, but Alexander himself is unfamiliar with this territory. When something is new it can be associated with the idea of a blank canvas to create anything, this supports Alexander's desires to get out of his old life and start a new one that makes him proud. The fact that "Hamilton" and "Alexander are top words in both categories is a friendly reminder that this tale is about his adventures. The word "company" also tells the listeners that this show involves a group to tell his story and that there are many involved because he changed many people's lives. It makes sense because everyone is involved in this song. With such a powerful start, where the whole company is involved in the opening number, creates a sense of community storytelling that pulls the audience in right away with the desire to learn more about how "a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a
Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten
Spot in the Caribbean by providence, impoverished, in squalor
Grow up to be a hero and a scholar?"
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