Hamming it up: Analyzing the Lyrics of "Hamilton" Main Menu Welcome History Is Happening Welcome One! Welcome All! "Alexander Hamilton" The Start "My Shot" Don't Throw it Away "The Story of Tonight" The Calm Before the Storm "The Schuyler Sisters" Here come the Ladies! "Farmer Refuted" Tension Builds with England "You'll Be Back" The King has Arrived "Right Hand Man" General George Washington enters "A Winter's Ball" A Night Out on the Town "Helpless" Love has Something To Do With It "Satisfied" Angelica's Mind "The Story of Tonight (reprise)" A Moment Between Friends "Wait For It" Keep Moving Forward "Stay Alive" Loved One's Prayer "Ten Duel Commandments" Gentlemen's Fight "Meet Me Inside" A Change "That Would Be Enough" Reassurance "Guns and Ships" France's Assist "History Has Its Eyes On You" A Warning To Alexander "Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)" Battle Begins and Ends "What Comes Next?" Peace Out from the King "Dear Theodosia" The New Generation "Non-Stop" And We're Back! "What'd I Miss" Welcome Jefferson "Cabinet Battle #1" Hamilton VS Jefferson: Round 1 "Take a Break" A Wife's Request To Relax "Say No To This" Another Women "The Room Where It Happens" Conversation Between Delagates "Schuyler Defeated" Tides Start To Turn "Cabinet Battle #2" Hamilton VS Jefferson: Round 2 "Washington On Your Side" Toe to Toe "One Last Time" Going Out With A Bang "I Know Him" A Final Message from the King "The Adams Administration" Change in Rulings "We Know" Secrets are Told "Hurricane" A Choice Is Made "The Reynolds Pamphlet" Knowledge For All "Burn" Eliza's Moment Alone "Blow Us All Away" Philip's Challenge "Stay Alive (reprise)" A Family Pulled Apart "It's Quiet Uptown" Taking In The Night "The Election of 1800" The Government Changes "Your Obedient Servant" Alexander and Aaron Talk "Best of Wives and Best of Women" The Girls "The World Was Wide Enough" Who Shot First? "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story" The End Works Cited Thanks for the Help!

"Aaron Burr, Sir"

15187
Cast: Ensemble, Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, John Laurens, Marquis de Lafayette, Hercules Mulligan

Lyrics with Character Names: Total Words: 457, Words Counted Once: 249
Most common Words: "Burr" (16 times), "Hamilton" (12 times), "Laurens" (12 times), "I'm" (9 times)
Lyrics without Character Names: Total Words: 424, Words Counted Once: 248
Most Common Words: "I'm" (9 times), "Sir" (5 times), "Burr" (4 times), "Time" (4 times)

In this second song, the audience finds Alexander on a mission to locate the established hero Aaron Burr. Alexander receives the information to "talk less, smile more" that throws him off because all he wants to do is fight for what he beliefs. Then the rowdy, but fun gang of John Laurens, Marquis de Lafayette, and Hercules Mulligan enter and are surprised by the young Alexander.

It is no surprise that three out of the four most used words are names of the characters. The song starts off with just Burr and Hamilton introducing themselves. Alexander desires to be just like Aaron Burr, he disagrees with Burr's ideas of not standing up for one's beliefs establishing the love/hate relationship that will propel them through the whole play. When the other boys join the party John Laurens is the first one to describe himself and call to the group to do the same. The final word, "I'm" is incredibly important because "I'm" is the most used word in the whole show and this is the start. In this case "I'm" is used in the classic Shakespearean style of writing where the actors say their character's name so the audience knows who they are. 

Now in the set without names the most used word is "I'm". This makes sense because the boys are introducing themselves in a joking fashion through simple raps. So there are parts where, even without the names, a reader would know that at least part of that area is said by a specific character. "Sir" and "Burr" are used together because Alexander is intimidated by Aaron Burr, thus he would use the more respectful term when addressing his superior. The fact that he says his name followed by "Sir" will become a common phrase and with the word "time", it relates to the theme of legacy because time moves forward it becomes more urgent for Alexander to do something. 

Although this is a shorter song, it still plays a part in the overall popularity and story because the basic rhyming that old school rap is known for starts to get involved and the audience starts to fall in love with the rag-tag group of boys.

Back to Coggle Hamilton character mind map: https://coggle.it/diagram/WNMHd-Ej5QAB6iqC