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Hamming it up: Analyzing the Lyrics of "Hamilton"Main MenuWelcomeHistory Is HappeningWelcome One! Welcome All!"Alexander Hamilton"The Start"Aaron Burr, Sir"Let's meet the gang!"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"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 EndWorks CitedThanks for the Help!Natalie Meyersa9d906142e0dc902d8e00a7e48ef9f0bc6c832e2
"Cabinet Battle #2"
1media/Hamilton-burr-duel.jpg2017-03-31T14:01:39-07:00Natalie Meyersa9d906142e0dc902d8e00a7e48ef9f0bc6c832e2151875Hamilton VS Jefferson: Round 2plain2017-04-05T15:08:24-07:00Natalie Meyersa9d906142e0dc902d8e00a7e48ef9f0bc6c832e2Cast: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Ensemble, Alexander Hamilton
Lyrics with Character Names: Total Words: 478, Words Counted Once: 242 Most common Words: "Jefferson" (15times), "Hamilton" (12 times), "Washington" (9 times) Lyrics without Character Names: Total Words:448, Words Counted Once:240 Most Common Words: "Hamilton" (5 times), "Fight" (4 times), "Secretary" (4 times)
IT is time for round 2 between the boys! This time "Washington" explains that the topic is in they should provide aid to France because they are about to start a "fight" with England. "Secretary" Jefferson believes that we should help, while "Hamilton" thinks we should stay back because the colonies are too fragile. Washington goes with Hamilton's side and Jefferson reminds Hamilton that "you are nothing without Jefferson behind you".
Jefferson and Hamilton have not gotten along from the start and Jefferson's frustration comes from that whatever he says, as long as Washington in there Hamilton's side will be chosen. I completely understand Jefferson's frustration because there is nothing he can do, but he keeps fighting. The rap battle style is again used for Round 2. It continues to relate to each other. In order to craft a well-rounded rap, it takes thought into the exact words to create a flow that appease to the ear and can be understood. A political speech/argument is the same idea; it must be perfectly crafted if the person wants to get the team for their idea. Lin-Manual Miranda does this beautifully with just the right words to keep the audience on the edge of the seats for what each character is going to say next.