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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"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 EndWorks CitedThanks for the Help!Natalie Meyersa9d906142e0dc902d8e00a7e48ef9f0bc6c832e2
"Schuyler Defeated"
1media/Hamilton-burr-duel.jpg2017-03-31T14:01:09-07:00Natalie Meyersa9d906142e0dc902d8e00a7e48ef9f0bc6c832e2151875Tides Start To Turnplain2017-04-05T15:20:25-07:00Natalie Meyersa9d906142e0dc902d8e00a7e48ef9f0bc6c832e2Cast: Philip Hamilton, Eliza (Schuyler) Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr
Lyrics with Character Names: Total Words: 203, Words Counted Once: 131 Most common Words: "Burr" (8 times), "Philip" (7 times), "Hamilton" (6 times) Lyrics without Character Names: Total Words: , Words Counted Once: Most Common Words: "Don't" (3 times), "Seat" (3 times), "Burr" (2 times)
Young "Philip" is back and while he is reading a paper he learns that his father lost his senate "seat" to the upcoming Aaron "Burr". "Alexander" is not happy about this because he changed parties just to get a seat and run for (and win) senator of New York and no one knows what he is fighting for.
Alexander and Aaron are intertwine, but this really bothers Alexander because of how wishy-washy Burr is. Although it may not be a huge deal to everyone else, the fact that Burr switched parties is terrible in his eyes. It goes against standing up for what a person believes in and in the passionate eyes of Alexander that is unacceptable. This song is another shorter one that acts as a jumping off point for future problems. But the story told in this one is fascinating because this sort of thing happens in society today. I have seen several stories of officials changing their political position to get the vote and people on their side. It may not always work, but it is fascinating (and relatable to the audience's real world) that these things are still happening in the musical world, the historical world and the world of 2017.