7/3/2023 0 Comments Alexander and eliza book![]() ![]() After Alexander has America’s first political sex scandal-an affair that ends Hamilton’s political career-Eliza learns of it and banishes him to his office during one of the most memorable songs from the musical, “Burn.” Of course, divorce is not really an option during the era, but the song empowers Eliza’s historical silence, letting us believe that Eliza burned her letters to remove herself from this very public humiliation. But as Angelica warns again and again, Hamilton will never be “satisfied,” and Eliza endures years of Hamilton leaving her for war, for George Washington, and for other political pursuits. With a little wingwomanship from her equally smitten sister, Angelica, Eliza and Alexander get married during the Revolutionary War. The musical expounds on how young Eliza Schuyler met Alexander at a ball in 1780 and was immediately taken with him. Surprisingly, it’s not the titular character or any of the legendary politicians it’s Alexander’s wife, Eliza Hamilton, who’s the character we come away admiring the most. While seemingly about America’s Founding Fathers (complete with rap battles between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson and ballads sung by George Washington about stepping down from office), the true hero is revealed in the final song. Hamilton the musical is the smash hit Broadway show you can’t get tickets to (or like mine, they’re for a year away). ![]()
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