Hamming it up: Analyzing the Lyrics of "Hamilton" Main Menu Welcome History Is Happening Welcome 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 "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!

"Right Hand Man"

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Cast: Ensemble, Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, Marquis de Lafayette, Hercules Mulligan, John Laurens, George Washington, Angelica Schuyler, Eliza Schuyler, Peggy Schuyler

Lyrics with Character Names: Total Words: 1,090, Words Counted Once: 398
Most common Words: "Hamilton" (34 times), "Washington" (29 times), "Burr" (21 times)
Lyrics without Character Names: Total Words: 994, Words Counted Once: 380
Most Common Words: "Buck" (13 times), "Boom" (10 times), "General" (10 times) 

War starts! Alexander Hamilton starts off by realizing where he is and how this is his chance to rise up above his position in battle and go from nothing to a war hero. George Washington is introduced as the general in distress as the British have everything better than his solders. The music turns very hard with cannon fire like noises while everyone is fighting, Washington questions his team and Aaron Burr offers to assist, but Washington wants Alexander's help. He accepts and rallies the team with a new plan. 

The idea of repetition continues to be strong, but this time because it is out of a frustrated beg that he does not have a team who is willing to win. As Washington tries tactics against the British, he explains why they keep losing because they lack the supplies and passionate people. It shows the desperation Washington is in and allows the audience to connect with Washington's struggles more and more. Once Alexander comes into the picture and helps turn things around, not only is the audience excited for the tides turning, but also how Alexander is takes an amazing shot; thus getting him a step closer to creating his fighting legacy. 

As for the most common words for the first set of lyrics, it makes sense because most of the conversation happens being Hamilton and Washington even though Burr wishes he could have been able to take the offer as the general's right hand man. Until this point the audience never really saw how Hamilton and Burr act in a professional setting until now. Although Burr enters the situation thinking he is the superior person for the job, but that does not matter to Washington. However this song still is revolved around battle, so the fact that the other common words are "buck" (to imitate the fighting chants of the solders), "boom" (cannon fire) and "general" (Washington) are used to immerse the audience in the tensions and sounds of war. The music and lyrics are able to immerse the audience in the struggles even without any visuals to play off of. In turn it becomes extremely accessible to anyone who may not be able to see the show, instead they can listen to the words and feel like they are with the gang in the middle of war.

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