Hamilton’s monologue is better then anything Shakespeare ever did. He is a genius in his own right, but the way Lin is able to use series of notes to convey emotion and the way he can work with words is truly phenomenal

I'd like to think that when Alexander aimed at the sky, he did it as a desperate last move to preserve his legacy.

4 minutes of hamilton reciting half the songs

The way he says "WAIT-" for it...

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Just a note for myself once i get avacado mans cosplay

i came here to cry okay!?

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Stuff I noticed different from TDC:
-Burr doesn't sing with the ensemble with the "most disputes and no one shoots" part
-The confession time line references yhe 7th number in TDC (Confess your sins, ready for the moment of blah blah blah)
-Since I think, I THINK their seconds didn't have actors, only the two of them sung it. I meant in the your last chance to negotiate blah blah blah, you get it.
-Burr took Hamilton's line in TDC saying the look him in the eye line to Laurens
All things I noticed that either compared or referenced TDC. (Ten duel commandments)
Other things that referenced other songs
-Hamilton's whole verse (before the eyes up part) is a reference to his solo in My Shot
-His Eliza part also referenced the bridge of Helpless (Eliza, I don't have a dollar to my..)
-The he aims his pistol to the sky is a reference to Blow Us All Away, teaching Philip what to do in the Eacker duel.
Those 3 are the only ones I could find, lemme know if there are any more then I'll edit it and credit the person who told me.

What a normal person hears: America, you great unfinished symphony!
What I hear: L'MANBURG MY UNFINISHED SYMPHONY! FOREVER UNFINISHED!

Who. The fuck. Disliked this?!

Why did eight just go through and dislike all these songs?

"rise up elizaaa" is where it hits me. the tears flood in there xD

Hamilton: DA WARUDO
*time stop*
Hamilton: I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory

Hamiltons, almost mental breakdown in this song is just... it hits so fucking hard.

Why am I getting upset about somebody that died so long ago

The challenge, demand satisfaction
If they apologize, no need for further action
Number two
If they don't, grab a friend, that's your second
Your lieutenant when there's reckoning to be reckoned
Number three
Have your seconds meet face to face
Negotiate a peace
Or negotiate a time and place
This is commonplace, 'specially 'tween recruits
Most disputes die, and no one shoots
Number four
If they don't reach a peace, that's alright
Time to get some pistols and a doctor on site
You pay him in advance, you treat him with civility
You have him turn around so he can have deniability
Five
Duel before the sun is in the sky
Pick a place to die where it's high and dry
Number six
Leave a note for your next of kin
Tell 'em where you been
Pray that hell or heaven lets you in
Seven
Confess your sins
Ready for the moment of adrenaline when you finally face your opponent
Number eight
Your last chance to negotiate
Send in your seconds, see if they can set the record straight
Alexander
Aaron Burr, sir
Can we agree that duels are dumb and immature?
Sure
But your man has to answer for his words, Burr
With his life? We both know that's absurd, sir
Hang on, how many men died because Lee was inexperienced and ruinous?
Okay, so we're doin' this
Number nine
Look 'em in the eye, aim no higher
Summon all the courage you require
Then count
One two three four
Five six seven eight nine
Number
Ten paces
Fire

I kind of wish that the lyrics included Burr's full quote of "Had I read Sterne more and Voltaire less, I should have known the world was wide enough for Hamilton and me." Like Burr was a well read man but not read enough, you know. Still a good song.

Fun history fact: So Hamilton wrote (and told the doctor) that he intended not to shoot at all, this would have violated one of the 25 duel commandments however and when Burr learned about that he responded, "Contemptible, if true." Also a thrown away shot was commonly shot into the ground and not the sky.

I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory
Is this where it gets me, on my feet, sev'ral feet ahead of me?
I see it coming, do I run or fire my gun or let it be?
There is no beat, no melody
Burr, my first friend, my enemy
Maybe the last face I ever see
If I throw away my shot, is this how you'll remember me?
What if this bullet is my legacy?
Legacy, what is a legacy?
It's planting seeds in a garden you never get to see
I wrote some notes at the beginning of a song someone will sing for me
America, you great unfinished symphony, you sent for me
You let me make a difference, a place where even orphan immigrants
Can leave their fingerprints and rise up
I'm running out of time, I'm running, and my time's up
Wise up, eyes up
I catch a glimpse of the other side
Laurens leads a soldiers' chorus on the other side
My son is on the other side
He's with my mother on the other side
Washington is watching from the other side
Teach me how to say goodbye
Rise up, rise up, rise up, Eliza!
My love, take your time
I'll see you on the other side
Raise a glass to freedom
Well here you go

The “I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory...” monologue is almost Shakespearean. I love it so much; it’s such an underrated and passionate moment. Lin-Manuel Miranda is a genius.

Ah but this song! It really pushes back to so many moments throughout this entire performance, hittng on every major moment in his life literally your 'life flashing before your eyes' moment and its done so well.
The same can be said for Burr as well. They tell you in the first song how the story ends and you get to see the tension build through the entire performance. Burr is as much the main character as Hamilton himself is.

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Burr my first friend my emeny maybe the last face I ever see if I throw away my shot is this how you remember me. .....HE SAYS IN PYRENEES.....
IF LISTEN TO THE WHOLE MUSIC0AL YOULL GET IT

I've always wondered why Burr yells "WAIT" Right before he shoots Hamilton... Does anyone know why?

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In case you didn't know,

Alexander Hamilton died 216 years ago today...

does anyone think Alexander sounds a bit mental in the monologue like part.

I remember learning about this in middle school right around the time Cheney shot his friend while hunting, it was a weird parallel.

In real life Aaron burr didn’t feel bad about killing Alexander and actually bragged about killing him.

best song in the play

"He aims his missile at the sky!"
"WAIT-"
This always gets me. Everytime.

Who is the one whom disliked this

The one dislike must be Aaron Burr

*I had only one thought before the slaughter. This man would not make an orphan of my daughter..!*

It's so ironic how in the song "The Ten Duel Commandments" he says,"Can we both agree duels are dumb and immature" and in "Your Obiedent Servent" he basically challenged Hamilton to a duel.

i love Hamilton i have been singing for 10 years and i am 11 i only sing Hamilton but i have never seen the musical because i cant aford it so awsome job

I remember when i discovered and listened to this song the first time I thought this was like 3 different songs 😂
PS: this is my favorite song next to "Who Lives Who Dies, Who Tells your Story?" And "My Shot"

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Burr getting triggered by Hamilton’s glasses is literally me tbh.

Perfect pitch here! Anyone wanna cry?
You know the first heavy, resounding note that plays the second after Hamilton is shot?
The note name... is *F.*

why are you blessing us all over again?

FIRST

first omg