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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"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"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
"Your Obedient Servant"
1media/Hamilton-burr-duel.jpg2017-03-31T15:07:43-07:00Natalie Meyersa9d906142e0dc902d8e00a7e48ef9f0bc6c832e2151875Alexander and Aaron Talkplain2017-04-05T08:08:16-07:00Natalie Meyersa9d906142e0dc902d8e00a7e48ef9f0bc6c832e2Cast: Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Ensemble
Lyrics with Character Names: Total Words: 347, Words Counted Once: 172 Most common Words: "Burr" (13 times), "Hamilton" (7 times), "Dot" (4 times) Lyrics without Character Names: Total Words: 326, Words Counted Once: 171 Most Common Words: "Dot" (4 times), "Happens" (4 times), "Man" (4 times)
Another short song that acts as a direct challenge between Burr and Hamilton. Burr calls out Alexander that he is hurt that he picked Jefferson when he hates what Jefferson stands for. Hamilton calls him out about how that may be true, but at least he stands up for what he believes in. Burr's response is a challenge to a duel.
Although the audience sees Burr say what he thinks, Hamilton still believes he does not stand up and fight for what he believes in and this becomes a factor towards this pivotal challenge. Until now, Burr has kept his cool to be above petty fighting, but this was such a huge hit to his dignity for a reason that, in his eyes, is terrible. So there is nothing left but to let things "happen" with a duel. The song is told in the style of the gentlemen writing letters so that is why the word "dot" is commonly used. It may be a short song, but it is a hit on what a man’s dignity really means as it leads up to the climax of the show.