First, even though that this song is about Hamilton and his affair with Maria, Burr is the one that starts off the song. why? well i'm glad you asked, here's my theory. So we all know that Hamilton isn't Burr's number one fan, so he opened up the song attempting to humiliate Hamilton because he's allowing Hamilton to talk about his own affair. how sweet. I especially liked the last line that he say's "I'll let him tell it," because he's allowing Hamilton, the original source tell his story and we all know that the story is better told from the original source, you can never tell it like the first person and that's what Burr is doing here. he is allowing Hamilton to tell his own story so you know it's going to be good because it's coming from him, but no it's not good, why? because it's a story about an affair! that's right!
Second, Hamilton is longing for Angelica? that's so weird. I mean angelica comes before his wife. he even says it in that order! "Longing for Angelica, Missing my wife." umm... shouldn't his first thought be about his wife and not about his wife's sister? that's what I thought as well, but no. Because he states this, that means that Angelica and Hamilton must've had a fling going on. And although the Maria one made more headlines for obvious reasons, I still think that he and Angelica still had a thing for each other but it just never made the news.
I also think that Burr starts this song, because he is jealous of Hamilton, and the strides that he is making with Washington and in the war. I think that Burr wants to shame Hamilton more than the affair, because he thinks that if everyone knows Hamilton's secret that he won't steal the show any longer. I think that this is just a small piece of what leads to the end of Hamilton's life, and the beginning of Burrs shame.
ReplyDeleteI love you theory on why Burr started the song! My theory is that it is a foreshadowing to the rest of the musical, because everyone does hear the gossip, but it is Hamilton who eventually comes out and tells everyone everything, in the Reynolds Pamphlet. Also even though this song makes me sad because I hate how it breaks Eliza's heart when she finds out, its so dang catchy oh my gosh its insane!
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