Hamilton Motifs by Hamilton Editors
Hamilton Motifs by Hamilton Editors

Hamilton Motifs

Hamilton Editors * Track #2 On Hamilton Apocrypha

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Hamilton Motifs by Hamilton Editors

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Some of the ideas in Hamilton are big. They weave their way through the show, showing up in one place then another, transforming, foreshadowing, calling back. Sometimes, they are too big to fit into any particular song’s annotations. That’s what this page is for. Here, we collect themes and motifs t...

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Hamilton Motifs Annotated

Production Motifs
Dual casting
Chronological rearrangement
Race-bent casting
Lyrical Motifs

Story & Narrative
"Who lives, who dies, who tells your story"
Alexander writing his way in/out
Eliza's place in "the narrative"
Burr as narrator

Hamilton v. Burr

Throwing away [my/your/his] shot
"Talk less, smile more"
"Wait for it"
"Rising" ("standing") and "falling"

"Satisfied"
"Helpless"
Hamilton & Eliza: "Look around, look around..." / "Enough"
Burr/Hamilton misunderstandings and questions
"Out____"
Fathers & sons—religious, founding, paternal, biological
Chess
Immigrants (gets the job done)
Christian religious imagery and characterization
Eyes and faces
"Hey..."
Musical Motifs

Character Motifs
"Alexander Hamilton"
"Angelica"
"Eliza"
"Aaron Burr, Sir"

Hip hop vs. other musical forms

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