Honestly, I have zero sympathy for Hamilton in this song because in this song, the truth about his affair with Maria Reynolds is shared to everyone in the city. Now because of this affair, everyone in America hates him and they all say that he is never going to be president. This line is repeated several times, 18 times to be exact, and this is roughly a two minute song, so that's a lot of times which means that this line was important.
To me, this line shows that the citizens that live in the United States are very hurt by this betrayal and they do not want someone like Hamilton to be in charge of the country. I think that this affair affected the citizens deeply because when you think of a president, the words that come to mind are honest, respectful, kind, accepting, modest, etc. and when you see Hamilton who was supposed to be all of those things broke that when he was dishonest to not only his wife but to his country and I think that the people thought that if he was lying about this then what else is lying about and since he is dishonest, will he do what's right for this country or will he put his own needs above everyone else and screw over the nation.
Something else that caught my attention was when Angelica came back all the way from London. It's not so much that she came back from London that caught my attention, it was what she said. In the song, Angelica states:
Put what we had aside
I'm standing at her side
You could never be satisfied
God, I hope you're satisfied
The reason as to why this caught my attention was when she says "we." Because this means that Hamilton and Angelica had a thing for each other which would be even worse than the whole Maria thing, I mean could you imagine Hamilton having an affair on his wife with her sister! Oh my god! The whole word would go ballistic! Also, the way that Angelica says the rest of those lines show that she was mad at Hamilton that he ended up choosing Maria Reynolds instead of her.
I agree with what you said about the negative impacts of this scandal on Hamilton's run for the presidency. But, I speculate that his "thing" with Angelica was nothing more than flirty letters. That aside, I admire Angelica in this song. Although she had feelings for Hamilton, she always sticks with her sister.
ReplyDeleteI agreed in your statement that you feel no sympathy for Hamilton. I think that he made many horrible decisions that cannot be overlooked. The actual act of cheating was bad enough, but the fact that he tried to hide it almost made it worse. Hamilton thought he could control the situation by paying off Mr. Reynolds but he was wrong. I think that by trying to sweep the situation under the rug, he only made himself look worse.
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