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| ~ Alexander Hamilton’s last words in “The World Was Wide Enough” before getting shot by Aaron Burr. |
"Alexander Hamilton" (based on the historical figure of the same name), is the titular protagonist of the Broadway rap musical Hamilton and it's 2020 film adaption. He is a patriotic war veterinarian later lawyer and politician, who sometimes risk his life to gain popularity in his community and have a good legacy.
He was first and most famously played by the musical's playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda in both the original play and its 2020 film adaption, who also played Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera in the 2017 DuckTales reboot, Jack in Mary Poppins Returns, Vivo in the titular Movie, and Mr. Piragüero.
Biography[]
Act I[]
Alexander Hamilton was born in the island of Nevis (then part of the British Leeward Islands) in the West Indies region of the Caribbean. As stated in the musical, Hamilton's father have seemed to leave him and his mother, but when he was 12, his mother died from a fever. After the death of his mother, he moved in with his cousin who committed suicide, making him lonely and began to fend for himself.
A hurricane has seemed to destroy his town when he got older, but after he wrote a letter describing the hurricane that was subsequently published in a local newspaper, the citizens of the town, who were impressed by Hamilton's writing skills and great intelligence, collected funds so that he could book a passage to go on a New York-bound ship. When he arrived in New York, he became interested in the up-and-coming American revolution. He met Aaron Burr and was introduced to the rest of Burr's friends John Laurens, Marquis De Lafayette, and Hercules Mulligan. He impress them with his oratory skills, and together they talk about their aspirations in the revolution. He dreamed for a long time about laying down his life for a cause such as the revolution to the point that he studies frequently before even joining the Revolution, during which he becomes George Washington's secretary during the war.
He meets Elizabeth Schuyler for the first time in a winter ball. They would talk to each other through letters for two weeks and then they eventually marry. Eliza's sister also had feelings for Hamilton, but Angelica allows Eliza to marry Hamilton, because of how much she loves her sister more than anything in life.
Due to disobeying direct orders and engaging in a duel with General Charles Lee, George Washington decides to send Hamilton home during the war. He was shortly called back to finish the war at the Battle of Yorktown.
Eliza gives birth to a baby boy after the war has ended. They named the baby Philip Hamilton. He expressed high expectations and hopes for the future of his first son. Not too long after Philip's birth, Laurens died in a battle, which devastated Hamilton.
Hamilton then returns back to New York to finish his studies to pursue a law career. After his studies, he then was chosen as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in the summer of 1787. Since Aaron Burr refuses to write The Federalist Papers, he enlisted the help of James Madison and John Jay instead. Hamilton was then appointed as the fledgeling United States' first Secretary of Treasury by the newly elected President Washington.
Act II[]
After Thomas Jefferson returns from France in 1789, Jefferson and Hamilton debate over the merits of Hamilton's financial plan during a Cabinet meeting. Washington pulls Hamilton aside and tells him to figure out a compromise to win over Congress.
Hamilton's son turns nine, and he corresponds with Angelica in England, where she advises him to sway Jefferson so that Congress accepts his plan. Angelica travels back to New York to go upstate with his family but he refuses insisting he has to work.
While alone, Maria Reynolds visits Hamilton, who seduces him by claiming that her husband mistreats her. They continue to have an affair for a month until Maria's husband James Reynolds blackmails Hamilton into paying him money. In return, Reynolds will not tell Eliza about the affair. Hamilton agrees to pay Reynolds and continues the affair.
Hamilton discusses his plan with Jefferson and Madison over a private dinner, which results in the Compromise of 1790, giving support to Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for moving the United States capital from New York to Washington, D.C., a site that is much closer to Jefferson's home in Virginia.
In another cabinet meeting, Jefferson and Hamilton argue over whether the United States should assist France in their revolution. Washington ultimately agrees with Hamilton's argument of neutrality.
As Washington steps down from his presidential position, Hamilton drafts his farewell address.
Now having no political office since the election of John Adams, Hamilton is outraged by Adams's "unprepared" nature according to Hamilton. They get in a fight with Adams bashing Hamilton for being an orphan; Hamilton's response being very harsh to Adams's weight. Hamilton's reputation takes a blow from this, and his political enemies, Burr, Jefferson, and Madison, think that it is the perfect time to destroy him.
Thinking they have discovered a scandal capable of destroying Hamilton, Jefferson, Madison and Burr accuse him of embezzling government money and committing treason. In reality, however, they found the transactions from his affair with Maria Reynolds. Hamilton, knowing that the truth is the only way out, tells them about his affair and begs them not to tell anyone. Still worried that they would, Hamilton thinks about how writing openly and honestly has saved him in the past, and publicly writes "The Reynolds Pamphlet" to come clean about the affair, hoping to save his political legacy, though it only exacerbates his political downfall and on top of that, also damages his relationship with his wife.
After his eldest child, Philip Hamilton, challenges George Eacker to a duel, he is mortally wounded and dies from infection. Hamilton and Eliza become increasingly depressed after their loss and they move uptown.
As the Election of 1800 approaches, Alexander Hamilton is frequently asked about who he will promote for president. Shockingly, Hamilton selects Jefferson, claiming that Burr has no beliefs and stands for himself.
Burr, angry at his absent endorsement, challenges Hamilton to a duel in Weehawken, New Jersey. As a gunshot sounds, Hamilton soliloquizes on death, his relationships, and his legacy. He aims his pistol at the sky and is struck by Burr's shot, dying soon after. Burr laments that even though he survived, he's cursed to be the villain in history, remembered only as the man who killed Alexander Hamilton.
He now lies in Trinity Church, right near Angelica after she passed away.
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Trivia[]
- The musical leaves out quite a lot about the real Hamilton's life and takes many creative liberties. For instance, while it is debated whether or not Hamilton owned slaves himself, though it is indisputable that he was heavily involved in the slave trade both before and after he moved to the Americas. Also, while the musical portrays Hamilton as having met Hercules Mulligan, Marquis de Lafayette, and John Laurens at the same time, Hamilton actually met them in different times. Furthermore, the musical depicts Burr as being a constant figure throughout Hamilton's life in American when in reality, Burr and Hamilton did not meet until later when they were both fighting in the American Revolution. Finally, while the musical depicts Jefferson's victory in the election of 1800 as a result of Hamilton's endorsement as being the moment that led Burr to challenge Hamilton to a duel, in reality, it was Morgan Lewis' victory during the 1804 gubernatorial election due to Hamilton's endorsement that led to Burr to challenge Hamilton to a duel.