#hamilton rant

[divinedrizzle-ambrosia]

OKAY SO

BURR IS LITERALLY MASTER MANIPULATOR TO US IN THE MUSICAL WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT!

he opens up the musical with, as the narrator, "hey, this is the guy this musical is about, I shot him." the audience is already ready for The World Was Wide Enough, because he literally said "I shot him". No, specifically, I'm "the damn fool" that shot him. He is self-depracatingly saying that he shot Hamilton. In the first song. Did he actually regret it? No.

His two songs that are his main songs are wait for IT, and the room where IT happened. IT. He is not being specific. It tends to let other people fill in the blank of what 'It' is.

A lot of the songs he opens, he opens with "how", a question. "How does a bastard..." "how does Hamilton..." "how does a ragtag volunteer..." . He is asking then answering.

He is constantly talking to the audience, which correlates to the above thing. He says "you" often, referring to us behind the screen/stage. Examples being, "Now I'm the villain in your history," "They won't teach you this in your classes, but look it up, Hamilton was wearing his glasses." He also indirectly talks to US, such as "like I said..." "Welcome, folks, to the Adams' Administration!" "Everyone give it up for America's favorite fighting Frenchman!" and the entire opening of the Schuyler Sisters, "there's nothin' rich folks love more, than comin' down town and slummin' it with the poor! They pull up in the carriaged and gawk at the students in the common just to watch em' talk! Take Philip Schuyler, the man is LOADED! uh-oh, but little does he know that his daughters Peggy, Angelica, Eliza slip into the city just to watch all the guys at.."

He has a lot of lines that put pity on him and makes people feel sympathy for him, such as "this man will not make an orphan of my daughter!" "WAIT!" "now I'm the villain in your history/the world was wide enough for both Hamilton and me!" "what is it like in his shoes?"

The only time we see this mask slip in his narration is in your obedient servant, where the 'wholesome' insulting is "how does Hamilton, an arrogant, immigrant, orphan, bastard, whoreson, somehow endorse Thomas Jefferson, HIS ENEMY? a man he's despised from the beginning, just to keep ME from winning? I wanna be in the room where it happens, the room where it happens, the room where it happens! You've kept me from the room where it happens, for the last time.."

Burr also gives us the first perspective on most songs, which usually changes how people perceive things. Sometimes, he's praising, sometimes, he's insulting. "You simply must meet Thomas, Thomas!" is very different from "how does a bastard..."

Whenever someone else animates, they rarely, if ever, mention us in the audience. Angelica, in satisfied, speaks to us, but not directly. She keeps talking to herself, such as, "nice going, Angelica, he was right! You will never be satisfied!" to herself, not to us. Eliza is talking about/to hamilton in helpless and burn, "I'm rereading the letters you wrote me..." and "look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit!" Hamilton is talking to the hamilgang in my shot, and I don't think he ever uses the pronoun "you". The only person who may be speaking to us specifically is Washington in Right Hand Man, "Can I be real a second? For just a millisecond? Let down my guard and tell the people how I feel a second? / are these the men with which I am to defend America!?"

Burr consistently interrupts songs with his opinions, most seen in Non-Stop and The Room Where It Happens," every proclamation guaranteed, free ammunition for your enemies / Hamilton joined forces with John Jay and James Madison.. / why do you assume you're the smartest in the room?" for a few examples in Non-Stop, "BUT! no one else was in the room where it happens... / no! [What else was in the room where it happens?] / Madison is grapplin' with the fact that not every issue can be settled by committee.." for a few from the room where it happens.

Not to mention that, since he's the narrator, he also theoretically gets to choose what is shown...

I have so much more to say but this is already so long---

I still love Burr tho grrrr

[bobbybabyrobertdarling]

~In defense of Hamilton~

So I hear a lot of people say that Hamilton is overrated.

And I'm gonna say it right off the bat, Yes. It is.

But you know WHY so many people liked Hamilton?

Did you ever think that it was because IT'S GOOD?

Yeah. So Hamilton is not my favorite musical, but it is one that I cherish very dearly, it is my 8th favorite musical.

I think Hamilton is very good show, with catchy music, good sets and actors, etc.

So I believe it doesn't deserve to get hated on just because people really enjoyed it.

thank u for coming to my ted talk

reblog if you think that Yorktown still slaps after 7 years because I do

[pocolocoasshole]

Why King George III HAS BIG TOP ENERGY

Okokok, so I have been wanting to talk about this for so long but I haven’t had the courage or energy to do it cause I know I’ll get a shit ton of backlash. Now, however, I believe I have collected enough evidence to support my point sufficently enough for at least someone to see the point I’m making.

So, I have been a Hamilton stan for about three years now, and during those three years I have seen a lot of discourse concearning Jefferson, Hamilton, Laurens etc. But I have seen literally zero discourse on King George, and I’d like to change that.

I am interested in history, and I have read many articles and watched a lot of documentaries on different historical people, including George III. I am also interested in fictional takes on historic events and people, hence my interest in Hamilton the musical. I will provide you with ”evidence” (if that’s what you would call it) that proves my theory right, from both the musical or fictional perspective and the historical perspective.

I know this might be a lot to take in, and that probably no one will have the energy to read it, but I just hope to put my opinion out there and find out whether there are any like-minded people in the Hamilton community as well as the historical community.

Evidence: Historical perspective

1. He was born too early, pointing towards his determination to fulfill his purpose: to be a monarch, a ruler, a king. This is a common top energy trait, and it is, as you will discover, a common pattern in this post.

2. He was a king. Now, this is clearly obvious, but I am just stating this so that you keep it in mind. He was born royalty, he was born to rule. This position in itself incourages George to be a top. That however, society’s expectations of him, is not what we are discussing. We are discussing whether he was born to thrust or not, do remember that.

3. He had 15 children. Yes, this is important, and I’ll tell you why. To be able to produce 15 children between the years of 1762-1783, your dick game will have to be pretty epic. Just stating facts. Not to discourage bottoms, but they just don’t have the energy it takes to fertlize that many eggs.

4. His son inherited his name, making it the fourth time in a row. This makes the name extremely powerful and dominant, and so that also makes the bearer of the name dominant.

Evidence: Musical perspective

1. George talks to America in a very dominant way. Note the lines ”my submissive subject” and ”my royal loyal subject”. This very clearly implies that George is the top and America is a bottom. Whether this is a metaphor or the literal thing (the king banging America) is up for debate.

2. He throws papers at Hamilton during the song ”the Reynolds pamphlet”, implying that he is encouraging the destruction of his opponents (Hamilton’s) reputation. This is what I like to call ”big dick energy” and it is sort of a subculture to top energy.

3. This, and this is probably the most important point, this is the quote that convinced me to make this post in the first place: ”you were mine to subdue”. THIS if ANYTHING proves that King George William Frederick was indeed a top, and a dominating one at that.

I have several more points to make concearning this subject as it is very close to my heart, but these are the points I found most compelling.

I hope I convinced some poor sod out there so that at least someone understands my struggles, but alas that remains to be seen.

I rest my case.

[booksplaysmoviesandmore]

Who Plays Aaron Burr From Hamilton And How It Affects the Character (And Why He’s A Fantastic Character)

I have had this post in mind since I watched the Hamilton tour last year. Aaron Burr was my favorite character when I had only heard the Original Broadway Cast Album, and after I saw the show I had a billion more feelings about him.

Before I get into the wonderful complexities of Aaron Burr, I wanted to reaffirm that this is an opinion piece! Feel free to disagree or comment!

Also, I feel like I must address the disdain some people have for Hamilton fans before I write this. I am in no way a radical Hamilton fan, and I have been a musical theatre fan since I was six years old. I know musical theatre like the back of my hand, and my praise for Hamilton is not blind to its flaws or solely because of its popularity or anything like that. I feel like many people criticize shows like Hamilton and Wicked and Next to Normal because they were the break out shows of their time, but there is a reason they are loved—they are good shows! There is no need to hate Hamilton just because it's mainstream or because people dislike the fanbase.

Additionally, this is solely focusing on the character Aaron Burr! I am a history geek (been an American history nerd since 5th grade), but I don’t really care for the real life Aaron Burr (for many, many reasons).

Nicholas Christopher was the first (and only) actor I saw portray Burr live, and Leslie Odom Jr. was obviously the first man I heard play Burr. I have also seen clips of Leslie portray Burr, and experiencing these two actors is what drew me to write this. So, lets compare the two, shall we?

Leslie Odom Jr.

Leslie’s Burr is what made me fall in love with the character. “The Room Where It Happens” is my favorite song from the soundtrack because it encapsulates everything perfect about Burr’s character. It shows what Burr truly wants more than anything in the world, and from “Wait For It” we assume that he is not like Hamilton—he isn’t going to chase after what he wants recklessly. By the end of “The Room Where It Happens”, however, the song’s tone shifts. Leslie’s Burr has always sounded cold and calculated, but as soon as Hamilton exclaims what will he fall for and Burr lets out a singular “I...”, you know that he has finally become the villain. “The Room Where It Happens” is a transformation song in which Burr goes from being a man who stands by his own beliefs to a man who decides to be more like Hamilton, this ultimately what undoes him. As Burr says later in “The Election if 1800″, “And you know what? I learned that from you”. Leslie’s Burr is undoubtedly the villain in the context of Hamilton, and the Burr’s character development and fall into villainy is fabulously done in the Original Broadway Cast. But what about the Tour?

Nicholas Christopher

Nicholas Christopher’s Burr is undoubtedly different from Leslie’s. In fact, when I first saw him act at the beginning of “Aaron Burr, Sir”, I thought for sure I wouldn’t like his portrayal. I was so enamored by Leslie’s cold and calculated Burr that I was disappointed by Nicholas’ Burr. His Burr was portrayed as, to sum it up in one word, a loser. He was cowardly, not calculated, and I thought that this would mess up the development of “The Room Where It Happens”. I didn’t know that by the end of the show, I would love Nicholas’ acting choices.

During intermission, my older sister (who barely heard anything about the show before watching it) said that she liked Burr and felt bad for him. I was surprised, since Leslie’s Burr was never much of a sympathetic figure. But when Burr was shown as a loser who always seemed to fall behind Hamilton despite just wanting to succeed, he became more of an underdog. I wondered where this would go.

“The Room Where It Happens” answered this for me. The transformation of Burr was different from Leslie’s in that Burr was not becoming a villain by adopting Hamilton’s ambition, rather he was just trying to get what he wants. His climactic “I...” that I mentioned before was not sinister, but fearful. He shrunk into himself as he sang alone on the stage, spotlight on him, because he was in unknown territory. Later, when he says “And you know what? I learned that from you”, it’s genuinely kind, as if Burr is actually thanking Hamilton (whereas Leslie’s is much more jarring and threatening). By the end of the show, my sister actually asked if Hamilton was supposed to be the hero of the story, because she did not sympathize with him at all and instead cared more about Burr (and Eliza, she loved Eliza). I was shocked, but at the same time agreed. Burr was played so differently, and as a result was no longer the astounding villain I loved, but a somewhat sympathetic figure.

Conclusion

Burr will always be one of my favorite musical characters because he is so complex. Many characters can be played differently for different effects, but I have seen none as story-altering as him (Eliza, for example, was played much more powerful in the tour cast in my opinion, but this did not change the narrative). His transformation to a villain can be seen as inevitable and unsympathetic, like with Leslie, or tragic, like with Nicholas. Either way, he is a beautifully constructed character that I will never stop jamming to.

[moosewaifu]

Benefits of Making an Official Hamilton Musical cartoon/movie: 

- Can use it for school as a comparitive to the key points that are brought up and the differences in the musical versus the facts we currently have. 

- More engaging than just hearing about it 

- Makes it more accessible

- There’s so many talented people that could be employed to do the musical justice. 

- I would watch that like 2 times a week and buy multiple copies since the animatics online are amazing; imagine if they were a full animation crew! 

[dessybear143]

Oh my fucking God I've listened to Say No to This a trillion times and I like just realized that this happened

Maria: My husband's doin' me wrong. Beatin' me, cheatin' me, mistreatin' me... Suddenly he's up and gone and I don't have the means to go on.

Hamilton: Lol cool let me walk you back home where you'll most likely get beat again and then have sex with you after hearing that your husband is probably making you do this :)

LIKE ALEX NO YOU DUMB ASS HELP HER and like then he acts all surprised when the letter comes up and still thinks she set him up. Alex sweetie I love how you brag about how smart you are but you could not fucking figure out a simple cry for help!!! Dude this chick thought you were going to beat her too when you started screaming at her and telling her to get up. Alex you should have easily put two and two together if you were so damn smart. I knew he was a dick and just slept with her instead of helping her but I realized this was all apart of Reynolds plan. Like this son of a bitch knew Hamilton had a wife and children but still sent his wife to do his bidding knowing she'd tell him about what was happening to her and HAMILTON WOULDNT DO SHIT!! LIKE ELIZA WOULD HAVE UNDERSTOOD AND BEEN ON BOARD IF HAMILTON HAD NOT SLEPT WITH HER AND JUST BROUGHT HER HOME BUT REYNOLDS KNEW HE WOULD NOT DO THAT!! He knew Maria would tell him but he probably wouldn't do much to help because his mind is literally sonic the fucking hedgehog always running. And he'd probably blow anything she'd say out of proportion and walking her home doesn't help her in anyway so don't gimme that shit. Actions speak louder than words to Hamilton so he paid more attention to her actions than her words. But that makes me sad because he could have honestly truly helped this girl instead of just using her for his own satisfaction. Even after being sent the letter he continues to use her instead of fucking helping her like what the fuck Alexander. What the fuck. WHAT THE FUCK (it's like 12 am and I went on my first Hamilton rant yay me)

[opal-sage-blog]

Rant i guess?

Okay so I ship lams. yeah.

because

1.its adorable

2. its rlly gay an gr8

3.there is proof that there was SOMETHING going on.

like srsly, have you READ THE LETTERS?

now, i will not hate on the jamilton shippers.

its a love-hate relationship thing that people see happening , i get it.

its basically tomtord in a way. and i actually DO ship tomtord.

but, i just personally dont ship Jamilton. Lams is just way cuter to me for some reason. probably because that was the first hamilton ship i was introduced to (thanks to my fren sophie :3)

[hippiebullshid]

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