The fact that Eliza is the only character that never raps because she doesn't have to hurry up because she outlives the others and HAS TIME to tell THEIR STORIES
But don't forget it's everyone involved like the choreographer, set designer, costume, and etc who make the words cone to life. It's not one person; It's a facet.
In the Room where it happens, the subtle change from red to blue, when cast member Sidney James Harcourt pulls the tablecloth from under Burr, (whe he jumps) that is when he changed political party from red to blue.
Woah! Seriously? How do you know this detail? I’ve watched Hamilton 9 times and that particular song even more and I’ve always wondered what the meaning is when he pulls that tablecloth (besides it being a really cool move)
@@bridgetarndt2381 I've read a long time ago many cool stuff about Ham, now with the Disney+ footage somethings are easier to spot. The song after The room where it happens is Schuyler defeated,and Burr says: "I changed parties to seize the opportunity I saw". Is like you can see this show a hundred times, and there is something new everytime.
naramurasaki the tradition is that in the olden days of theater, the crew would use a whistle to each other when a large set item needed to roll or fly on and off the stage. So, whistling backstage was forbidden because you may accidentally give the cue for something that could hurt someone.
In Stay Alive Reprise when he says to Eliza "I'm so sorry for forgetting what you taught me" Eliza taught him how to count and Philip died thinking that he counted wrong.
There’s actually a theory that she taught him how to forgive and forget, so that he wouldn’t get into arguments and problems like his dad, but he forgot and died from the duel.
I always thought it was to do with Phillip “changing the line”. When Eliza is teaching him piano, she tries to teach him the musically “safe” progression, but Phillip likes to change the notes to something riskier - you know how their harmonies clash on “nine”. I took the “I’m sorry for forgetting what you taught me” as, If I’d played it safe like you taught me, I wouldn’t have got shot; but I had to take risks. But honestly, there is probably truth in all these theories, which adds so many layers to the show
There’s a theory that says Eliza isn’t meeting Hamilton at the end but she’s actually meeting Lin Manuel Miranda and he’s showing her the audience to tell her that he told her story and she can go in peace now
Audrey Sugg the one I’ve heard is that the fourth wall just breaks and she sees the audience, and realises that her story’s been told and that Eliza did it herself
My favorite theory for Eliza’s gasp is that when Hamilton guides her to edge of the stage, she doesn’t see Hamilton, but instead sees Lin Manuel Miranda, who guides her to look out at the audience, and she realizes her efforts were successful because her and Hamilton’s story is still being told hundreds of years later.
Why wasn’t Jasmine Cephas-Jones recognized for the same duality as Lafayette/Jefferson, Mulligan/Madison, and Laurens/Philip, as she played two different characters who loved Hamilton very differently?
You can see each of the Schuyler sisters repeated the line: “Me? I loved him” during the first song. While Peggy loved Alexander as a brother, counterpart Mariah Reynolds loved him sexually.
When I saw Hamilton performed live, the Stay Alive reprise when Eliza cries out in mourning at the death of her son hit me hard. The heart beat sound going silent followed by her scream of grief made my heart heavy with sadness. It gets me every time!
The real Eliza Schuyler Hamilton dedicated her entire life to curating and preserving Alex's papers, talking to people who knew him and in general telling his story. She even wore a package around her neck with a sonnet which Alex wrote her! So I think the last gasp is seeing the audience because she finally sees her life's work coming to life and seeing his and HER legacy being celebrated.
Yes, I think she realized the only people left to talk about Alex were enemies and people who didn't like him. So she decided to do it herself so that history would be a little more accurate to what he did.
During the end of “My Shot”, Alexander Hamilton stands with a gun hand sign in the air symbolizing him literally throwing away his shot at the end during his battle with Aaron Burr. Like I get chills every time!
I’ve known about the bullet character ever since I listened to the soundtrack and watched the play, but I didn’t fully get a grasp on its symbolic reference in the play until now. I think the choreographer deciding to use an actual person to act as a bullet is just genius and creative in the arts.
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If you watched Hamilton from Disney+, you might have noticed the top view of the stage during some of their songs. For the Reynolds Pamphlet, specifically. There are a few key notes to that sudden angle in the musical number. 1.Hamilton is standing dead center, meaning he is yet alone again while the rest of the cast and ensemble parade around him to mock what they believe he did was incredibly stupid. 2. If you look up towards the top during the downwards angle casted upon the stage, you can find one of the male actors laying on his back with his legs propped up...signifying and mocking one of the sexual acts that Hamilton had done to put himself in that situation.
In the end scene, when Eliza gasps at the show's closing, Alexander walks behind Eliza, and when he comes from the other side of Eliza, he is out of character, he is then Lin. Him taking Eliza's hand shows it's alright for her to move on, and when she's guided to the front of the stage by Lin, she breaks the fourth wall, seeing the audience, and she gasps. Knowing her story has been told.
i just realized that when the Schyuler sisters say "me? i loved him" peggy(jasmine cephas jones) wasnt singing as peggy but as maria . did everyone else just realize this or am i stupid?
according to the lyrics in the cd set, peggy is the one who sings "I'm just saying if you really loved him you would share him" (btw i am aware angelica sings it on stage and there was actually debate on whether or not the real angelica schuyler wrote that to alexander hamilton)
I honestly thought Eliza's cry reperesented her being at Alexander's side because Eliza and Angelica were both at his side when he died, so i thought who lives who dies who tells your story was Eliza both recording her history but also promising Alexander lines like "I stop wasting time on tears i live another 50 years" and the other lines about time the orohanage could also be her telling him she is going to do this but also telling us that she did this it was her way of telling us and him that hiis story wont die her story wont die so when she walks away and meets with Alexander it was kind of showing not them but theur story living with Eliza Who is crying because she lost Alex
The reason eliza gasps is because: when she says i cant wait to see you again hamilton notices and comes and takes her hand and tells her its ok take your time and shows her everything she will be known for and her legacy and thats why she gasps because she realises everything and what she will be know for when she gasps he fades and she knows when she dies her story will be told and she does not have to be worried like she was in the beggining of the song. Hope that helps:) ill go now
I like to think Eliza is looking at the future and when she sees the audience looking into the developed story they just enacted for us, she’s taken aback by the realization that she succeeded and that someone (Lin-Manuel), has basically created a portal into the past. That’s my take, I don’t know, just a thought.
Lin cane out and said what the gasp is at the end of Who Lives Who Dies Who Tells Your Story and he said that when he walks behind Eliza the last time and then takes her hand, he isn't Alexander Hamilton anymore it is Lin himself. He takes Eliza to the front of the stage and shows her that he told her story. that's why she gasps because she told everyone else's story but bo one ever told hers, but now Lin did so that's him showing that he told her story ❤
No...Lin refuted that theory. He may have said for the original cast/when he plays Hamilton it works, but there is no plausible way it makes sense when other actors portray Hamilton.
Lefty Robear no I meant like I didn’t notice the Lafayette/Jefferson, Mulligan/Madison, or Phillip/Laurens duality I only saw Maria/Peggy. You’re right though
I think the end is: Hamilton isn’t Hamilton anymore, he’s Lin, and that’s why Eliza is more cautious, and so Lin guides her to the edge of the stage to show her that he told her story. BOOM! **mic drop** (ps this isn’t my original theory I heard it somewhere and it made so much sense)
One more thing that I think should have been mentioned. The choreography for the "I imagine death so much..." section in the duel mimics the choreography in the "I imagine death so much..." section of My Shot. These are the first and last time Hamilton anticipates death in the show. I think it's worth mentioning that the first time he says it, he imagines what America will be like, and what his goals are. The last time he says it, the ensemble represents all that he has done. They have all seen from the other side him accomplish his goals.
what i always liked is the sisters (technically it’s not peggy it’s maria i think but angelica and eliza) they say “Me I loved him” and they aren’t saying it unison because eliza was unaware of angelicas love for alexander, unlike Lafayette/Jefferson and Mulligan/Madison saying “We fought with him”, they say we because they were aware of the battles with and against Alexander.
Fun fact! What i heard about Eliza’s gasp is that when Hamilton walks back on the stage, it’s actually Lin playing as himself. He shows Eliza the audience representing that he told her story. Thats why she gasps at the end!
In the final song (WLWDWTYS) the way I see it is that when Hamilton takes Elizas hand he is not playing Hamilton but actually Lin and he is showing her the audience and that his legacy did continue, hence the gasp/cry
During Helpless and Satisfied, you can see LaFayette walking towards Angelica and Hamilton cutting him off. This is an ode to the fact that Jefferson also had feelings for Angelica.
For #2, I always thought two things- it was Lin, not Hamilton, meeting Eliza and showing her that the story she helped to tell and her legacy was told. And She was seeing all the faces coming to see the story told, and her work wasn't for naught.
I have an addiction to watching Hamilton, I watched it everyday. But I haven’t watched it for 2 days until I watched this video and seen the clips from it. I have a problem but I’m not complaining
Eliza's cry was because it wasn't Lin being Hamilton, it was Lin showing Eliza the amount of people who had listened to her story, listened to everything she's done
I'm going to have to add a bit about the number "7" and how it was the number Phillip was shot on. It was ALREADY mentioned about how Eliza would sing 7, 8, 9 (in French) with descending notes and Phillip would do it with ascending notes in "Take a Break". What wasn't mentioned in the video, nor (from what I could see) in the comments, was that this was alluded to back in the "Ten Duel Commandments" first the importance of that number. You can hear the singers split into the ascending & descending notes at 7 as well.
Actually, in my literature class, when we saw theatre plays, green meant death. So the characters that wear green, tends to mean that they are gonna die eventually.
I think Eliza sees the play Hamilton and how much people love it. She sees that both of their legacies are known my million and that was was she wanted.
The sheer amount of attention to detail in Hamilton is ridiculous, I've only watched it once but I definitely need to rewatch to to catch all these details and more!
i always think that eliza is seeing the broken 4th wall and seeing the audience, recognizing that not only her husband, but her legacy and all of the hamilton family’s legacy had been told, *by lin,who was no longer alexander, but himself. it makes me SO emotional as a musical theatre actress to think in such an advanced way of it not being a sad experience, but it being her going to heaven, and seeing her legacy still being told
At the end, Halmition is no longer acting he is playing himself. He pulls Eliza out in front of the light to see the stage before she passes. She gasps seeing that her story was told when she see the crowd. (sRry fOr tHe sPelling)
Another thing I noticed in Hamilton. In who lives who died who tells your story, there are 4 people wearing colour: Angelica, Eliza, Burr and Hamilton. They represent- Who lives- Burr Who dies- Hamilton Who tells your story- Angelica and Eliza
burr always preach “wait for it” and hamilton always say “im not throwing away my shot” and at the end burr didnt wait for it, aims the gun to his chest and hamilton threw away his shot. The world really turned upside down
I have heard that at that point LMM is not playing Hamilton at that point, but playing himself. He brings Eliza to the front of the stage to show her the audience, and that (thru her) his story was told. (which causes the gasp)
When Eliza says “I can’t wait to see you again it’s only a matter of time” and someone passes behind her... that’s not hamilton, that’s Lin. He hold his hands out so she can know it’s okay to come over. He takes her to the front of the stage. She sees that Lin told her and Hamilton’s story. That’s why she gasps. ❤️❤️❤️
I think that in who lives who dies who tells your story is lin manuel miranda guiding elisa to watch the audience, to tell her like that she can rest in peace, and that he is telling their story
Another unpopular fact in the musical it says that Jefferson was gone for the whole revolution but this isn’t true he actually came back right before the revolution started
Final gasp theory: I think Eliza's final gasp was her seeing a glimpse of the future, in the song Eliza was scared that she didn't do enough to get HAmilton's story get told. So at the end when she look into the future she saw that Hamilton's story was told.
Eliza's ending gasp is Lin showing her that their legacy's were told and remembered through time. It's her gasping at the future for continuing to tell their stories.
My husband enjoys live theater, but he cannot stand movie musicals. When he saw this was coming to Disney he told me and was mocking how excited I was, but he said he would give it a chance with me. 10 minutes into it he says “this is brilliant.” And not we watch it constantly . Even people that don’t enjoy musicals, you can’t deny how god damn genius and brilliant it is. Sooooooo good
my brother is friends with and taught ariana debose at western carolina university before she left to become the bullet in hamilton! she is amazing ♥️♥️
I had no idea that the box that the microphones came in was the same ones that the dueling pistols were in. There's something I didn't notice when watching "Lauren's Interlude", Lafayette and Mulligan were up on the breezeway reading the same letter Eliza was.
The true meaning of Eliza's gasp is when Hamilton turns around, he isn't Alexander, but Lin. He takes her hand and shows her the audience, letting her know that he told her story. Eliza gasps and knowing that her job was done, she ascends to heaven.
My theory of Eliza’s scream When Hamilton walks past her she turns and looks the other way indicating that she had just died and Hamilton was beside her as a ghost when she died. When they turned to face each other she was glad to see him. When they grabbed hands Hamilton was guiding her and helping her to the gates of heaven. When she screamed the gates had opened and she saw everyone she loved waiting for her. CEO of using the word “when”
Yeah because Peggy never really acknowledges that she like Hamilton but she says “me, I loved him”. But as moriah she loved him so in act one she played Moria in that part.
So Burr walks in straight lines, much like a rook And with the chess analogy, we could say that Hamilton moving in arches resembles a knight In right hand man, "Knight takes rook, but look" may be nodding to Hamilton usually being one step ahead of Burr, but eventually losing in their final duel May be thinking too much into it tho
What I think it is is Lin Manuel Miranda not Hamilton bringing her to the front of the stage and she is breaking through the dimension to see that she told their stories
Hamilton is writing @ Dawn before the duel with Burr.. It's in reference to the 6th duel commandment where says "leave a note to ur next of kin, tell'em where you've been pray that heaven or hell let's u in" 2. Alexander always sings his name in the same notes throughout. "Alexander Hamilton".
I've watched Hamilton four times now and I keep seeing little things that I missed before. It wasn't pointed out here, but the girl that played the Bullet is also the one that informs the King of John Adams taking over as president, possibly signaling the end of Hamilton's political career. Then there's Lafayette approaching Angelica at the Winter's Ball, Peggy dancing with Laurens at the ball, Angelica dancing with Washington, Hercules (or someone) whimpering like a dog in "Farmer Refuted" ("My dog speaks more eloquently"). I can't get through "Stay Alive (reprise)" or "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story" without crying, but I keep coming back to it because it's just awesome.
There’s a reason it took Lin 6 years to write this, NOTHING HE DID WAS A COINCIDENCE. He did everything with a purpose and I applaud him for everything
I agree. Not that it's above criticism (no form of entertainment is) but regardless, after all this time, I still love it. And watching this just makes me appreciate it more.
Agree. I have a friend who really dislikes musicals and some other friends and I convinced him to watch Hamilton when he got Disney+ and he loved it immediately
Eliza's final gasp theories: 1. Her dying breath. 2. Reuniting with her son, her sisters, her husband, and all her loved ones. 3. Seeing that her story is being told. 4. Seeing the present day, and the results of her and her husband's work. 5. The actress swallowed a fly.
@@taylorschwegman7872, I thought that she was out of breath after 47 songs. I mean who wouldn't be tired? It seemed to me like, "Is it over? Thank god! Now let me breathe in the air I was missing out during those 47 songs"
When Eliza says “In clearing your name you have ruined OUR lives” during Burn you can see Maria Reynolds in the dark background. The “our lives” not only refers to herself and her children but Maria as well, whom she never blamed for the affair, as she was simply trying to support her daughter and escape an abusive marriage.
Yeah, I don't know why people blame Maria for her husband forcing her into doing it. She couldn't just leave. She was a woman, first and foremost, which meant that she had very little rights and couldn't do much to support herself without him. She also had a daughter whom she wasn't about to leave behind. Alexander and James Reynolds were responsible for the affair, not Maria, Eliza, or Maria's daughter.
It just dawned on me that she is the first character in their present time to die (as we only see Hamilton's mother in his memories). That is so genius! Ariana Debose is amazing.
Fun fact: During "Dear Theodosia," Leslie Odom Jr.(Aaron Burr) would actually bow his head and say a little prayer for his daughter, who wasn't born yet. So by the end of his run in Hamilton, Leslie had said "over 500 prayers" for his future daughter.
Yeah I loved the parallels between them Such as: Philip and John: “Died for Him” Lafayette and Jefferson, Madison and Mulligan: Fought With Him in different ways (fought by his side vs. actually foiled his plots) The shcuyler sisters (and Maria): loved him
Some other notes: - Jefferson’s song, “What Did I Miss” is a boogie woogie number which is an older musical style than rap. It indicates that he’s been gone and is out of step with what’s happening in the U.S. - Eliza’s songs (other than a small part of “Helpless”) are more traditional musical theater, not rap. This indicates that she outlives everyone else, has more time, and therefore has the luxury of singing slower than rap. - King George’s song is written like an early 1960s pop song. The musical era of “The British Invasion”. L-M Miranda is a musical genius.
Anyone notice how Jefferson's intro "what did I miss?" The company is in all white with BLACK collars on? I've watched it so many times and it's the only time I've seen the company wear something other than white unless they were playing actual characters (minutemen, the women at a party, ect.) They're legit depicted as Jefferson's slaves, not the company. He even calls for Sally. I've yet to see anyone make that connection
another thing about whatd i miss, most of the musical is rap or hiphop while whatd i miss is more bouncy and original theater, meaning because Jefferson was in France, he was behind and not with what happened in the US
Eliza always sings "sept, huit, neuf" in descending notes. She plays it safe. Philip always sings "sept, huit, neuf" in ascending notes. He always changes the line, because he doesn't want to play it safe. He wants to rise up. He has ambitions, like his father, and he does not want to miss his shot at glory.
globally revered Something i found really interesting in “The Reynolds Pamphlet” is that in a certain time at the song, Maria is looking to the Pamphlet in a way that it seems like she’s so upset about what she done and she knew she would deal with Embarassment, and in “Burn” when Eliza is saying “You have ruined our lives” she isn’t only talking about her, Hamilton’s or their Children’s lives, but also Maria’s.
Izzat Shariff my theory, she never thought there was gonna be a story get written like ACTUALLY written ima assume she was having this type of false hope or something like a dream.
I think that when they circle around, it's Lin, not Hamilton, and he is showing Eliza the world, or even possibly Alexander. This is because she can now leave, as her story has now been told.
The fact that Eliza is the only character that never raps because she doesn't have to hurry up because she outlives the others and HAS TIME to tell THEIR STORIES
its kinda sad that she told all of their stories but never rlly got to tell hers
@@josephinamueller3795 thankfully Lin helped with that.
and the british characters lmao
King George, Maria Renalds, and Peggy never rapped
But she did do some adorable “maternal beatboxing”!
Lin’s a genius and i’ll never get over it.
Same
Like a modern day Shakespeare, really
But don't forget it's everyone involved like the choreographer, set designer, costume, and etc who make the words cone to life. It's not one person; It's a facet.
@@greenconstant True! The 11 different Tony Awards in each of those categories were very well deserved
greenconstant oh yes ofc. didn’t mean to overlook them in anyway! there’s no “i” in team. :)
In the Room where it happens, the subtle change from red to blue, when cast member Sidney James Harcourt pulls the tablecloth from under Burr, (whe he jumps) that is when he changed political party from red to blue.
Woah!!
Woah! Seriously? How do you know this detail? I’ve watched Hamilton 9 times and that particular song even more and I’ve always wondered what the meaning is when he pulls that tablecloth (besides it being a really cool move)
@@bridgetarndt2381 I've read a long time ago many cool stuff about Ham, now with the Disney+ footage somethings are easier to spot. The song after The room where it happens is Schuyler defeated,and Burr says: "I changed parties to seize the opportunity I saw". Is like you can see this show a hundred times, and there is something new everytime.
Good observation! I never knew
Except that democratic republicans become the Republican Party. Red.
Also of note: in “Blow Us All Away”, Philip enters whistling...also considered very bad luck to do on stage. Foreshadowing!
Oh Gods...LIKE FATHER LIKE SON ALWAYS PULLING BAD LUCK TOWARDS THEMSELVES
It’s actually bad luck to do backstage specifically.
@@ericjohnson4230 How is it bad luck? I've never heard this before! O:
naramurasaki the tradition is that in the olden days of theater, the crew would use a whistle to each other when a large set item needed to roll or fly on and off the stage. So, whistling backstage was forbidden because you may accidentally give the cue for something that could hurt someone.
@@ericjohnson4230 Oh wow! I never knew that! That's actually a cool fact!
In Stay Alive Reprise when he says to Eliza "I'm so sorry for forgetting what you taught me" Eliza taught him how to count and Philip died thinking that he counted wrong.
There’s actually a theory that she taught him how to forgive and forget, so that he wouldn’t get into arguments and problems like his dad, but he forgot and died from the duel.
I always thought it was to do with Phillip “changing the line”. When Eliza is teaching him piano, she tries to teach him the musically “safe” progression, but Phillip likes to change the notes to something riskier - you know how their harmonies clash on “nine”.
I took the “I’m sorry for forgetting what you taught me” as, If I’d played it safe like you taught me, I wouldn’t have got shot; but I had to take risks.
But honestly, there is probably truth in all these theories, which adds so many layers to the show
Samantha Rose nope I have to disagree, no one on their deathbed is thinking of numbers
Jenny S.
No no she meant when he was in the duel with George Eacker. Eacker shot at seven, but Philip thought he counted wrong somehow
Gina O yeah
There’s a theory that says Eliza isn’t meeting Hamilton at the end but she’s actually meeting Lin Manuel Miranda and he’s showing her the audience to tell her that he told her story and she can go in peace now
MA however as Lin said that he believes it is different for each Eliza, that theory could work for Phillipa Soo each time she was alongside Lin :)
such logic
I love it
Lin said it was different for each Eliza, so that could be possible for one of the Elizas, but not all of them.
i like every theory but tbh this is my favorite, i just love the thought of it
Audrey Sugg the one I’ve heard is that the fourth wall just breaks and she sees the audience, and realises that her story’s been told and that Eliza did it herself
My favorite theory for Eliza’s gasp is that when Hamilton guides her to edge of the stage, she doesn’t see Hamilton, but instead sees Lin Manuel Miranda, who guides her to look out at the audience, and she realizes her efforts were successful because her and Hamilton’s story is still being told hundreds of years later.
Why wasn’t Jasmine Cephas-Jones recognized for the same duality as Lafayette/Jefferson, Mulligan/Madison, and Laurens/Philip, as she played two different characters who loved Hamilton very differently?
literally, and her voice gives me chills
You can see each of the Schuyler sisters repeated the line: “Me? I loved him” during the first song. While Peggy loved Alexander as a brother, counterpart Mariah Reynolds loved him sexually.
Yes! As Peggy her voice is childish. As Maria she was all grown up!
I wondered that too..
Maybe because she didn’t have as much stage time or lines as the guys 😭 her voice is amazing though
When I saw Hamilton performed live, the Stay Alive reprise when Eliza cries out in mourning at the death of her son hit me hard. The heart beat sound going silent followed by her scream of grief made my heart heavy with sadness. It gets me every time!
yes....all the tears came out of me....endless, heartbreaking.
i’m not the type to usually cry during sad moments, but this literally made me pour out a few tears - maybe even more than just a few 🥲
I came as soon as I heard
Angelica...
Same!
I'm not here for youuuu👀
i know my sister like i know my own MIIIND
you will never find anyone as trusting or as kind
The real Eliza Schuyler Hamilton dedicated her entire life to curating and preserving Alex's papers, talking to people who knew him and in general telling his story. She even wore a package around her neck with a sonnet which Alex wrote her! So I think the last gasp is seeing the audience because she finally sees her life's work coming to life and seeing his and HER legacy being celebrated.
Finally! SOMEONE WHO AGREES! Yay!
Agreed 💯
Yes, I think she realized the only people left to talk about Alex were enemies and people who didn't like him. So she decided to do it herself so that history would be a little more accurate to what he did.
11:13
"Talks about how Aron Burr walked in straight lines"
Shows Burr walking in a circle
After the "betrayal" from AH and he started to lose it!
I saw it as he walks in a circle when he wishes he was in Hamilton’s position kinda in a way mimicking Hamilton’s steps to how he got there
They literally addressed why he stopped walking in straight lines lol
But also he doesn't walk in a circle there, he just turns.
Blurrycake me just realizing which part they were actually taking about😭 I thought they where talking about in the room where it happens.
During the end of “My Shot”, Alexander Hamilton stands with a gun hand sign in the air symbolizing him literally throwing away his shot at the end during his battle with Aaron Burr. Like I get chills every time!
eliza's crying at the end of stay alive reprise breaks me
IT BREAKS EVERYONE. god I don't cry and I always break into tears with Stay Alive Reprise comes on.
I know right. It's so heart breaking and heart wrenching.😭😫
I don't cry when Alexander dies, but I sob when Philip dies. There is no pain like losing a child.
I KNOW. It literally broke my heart
My granddaughter didn't cry at any point of Hamilton
I’ve known about the bullet character ever since I listened to the soundtrack and watched the play, but I didn’t fully get a grasp on its symbolic reference in the play until now. I think the choreographer deciding to use an actual person to act as a bullet is just genius and creative in the arts.
My new tradition is watching Hamilton every 4th of July
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Same
my tradition is watching hamilton everyday
Lula _Gacha same
But that means you’ll have to wait an entire year 😧
Moral of the video: Lin, the choreographers, and the directors are absolutely geniuses
Omg Chris Jackson shaking his head, now I’m gona cry even harder
Me toooo
The Washington hanging his head in shame is actually really interesting - I’ve never realised
I know right?? That’s a cool detail!
If you watched Hamilton from Disney+, you might have noticed the top view of the stage during some of their songs. For the Reynolds Pamphlet, specifically. There are a few key notes to that sudden angle in the musical number.
1.Hamilton is standing dead center, meaning he is yet alone again while the rest of the cast and ensemble parade around him to mock what they believe he did was incredibly stupid.
2. If you look up towards the top during the downwards angle casted upon the stage, you can find one of the male actors laying on his back with his legs propped up...signifying and mocking one of the sexual acts that Hamilton had done to put himself in that situation.
In the end scene, when Eliza gasps at the show's closing, Alexander walks behind Eliza, and when he comes from the other side of Eliza, he is out of character, he is then Lin. Him taking Eliza's hand shows it's alright for her to move on, and when she's guided to the front of the stage by Lin, she breaks the fourth wall, seeing the audience, and she gasps. Knowing her story has been told.
i just realized that when the Schyuler sisters say "me? i loved him" peggy(jasmine cephas jones) wasnt singing as peggy but as maria . did everyone else just realize this or am i stupid?
You're not stupid,Tati. I'm with you. I believe she was the Reynolds character when she spoke these words. Makes sense to me.
It could also be the love of family as opposed to romantic love as Peggy.
@@allsadnstuff1254 true
i thought everyone noticed because peggy didn't love him
according to the lyrics in the cd set, peggy is the one who sings "I'm just saying if you really loved him you would share him"
(btw i am aware angelica sings it on stage and there was actually debate on whether or not the real angelica schuyler wrote that to alexander hamilton)
I honestly thought Eliza's cry reperesented her being at Alexander's side because Eliza and Angelica were both at his side when he died, so i thought who lives who dies who tells your story was Eliza both recording her history but also promising Alexander lines like "I stop wasting time on tears i live another 50 years" and the other lines about time the orohanage could also be her telling him she is going to do this but also telling us that she did this it was her way of telling us and him that hiis story wont die her story wont die so when she walks away and meets with Alexander it was kind of showing not them but theur story living with Eliza Who is crying because she lost Alex
I’m surprised that Jefferson’s “limp” in the show was never mentioned , it was supposed to be a sort of “pimp walk” and I found that interesting.
More like "Top 10 Reasons why Hamilton is friggn Genius"
The reason eliza gasps is because: when she says i cant wait to see you again hamilton notices and comes and takes her hand and tells her its ok take your time and shows her everything she will be known for and her legacy and thats why she gasps because she realises everything and what she will be know for when she gasps he fades and she knows when she dies her story will be told and she does not have to be worried like she was in the beggining of the song.
Hope that helps:) ill go now
@Apple Pencil I agree it could be this but I think it’s completely subjective
I like to think Eliza is looking at the future and when she sees the audience looking into the developed story they just enacted for us, she’s taken aback by the realization that she succeeded and that someone (Lin-Manuel), has basically created a portal into the past. That’s my take, I don’t know, just a thought.
Hamilton is the kind of play you can watch again and again. Lin- Manuel Miranda is a genius! Brilliant storytelling on so many levels 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Hamilton: "they think me macbeth"
Audience: *omg he gon die*
Lin cane out and said what the gasp is at the end of Who Lives Who Dies Who Tells Your Story and he said that when he walks behind Eliza the last time and then takes her hand, he isn't Alexander Hamilton anymore it is Lin himself. He takes Eliza to the front of the stage and shows her that he told her story. that's why she gasps because she told everyone else's story but bo one ever told hers, but now Lin did so that's him showing that he told her story ❤
No...Lin refuted that theory. He may have said for the original cast/when he plays Hamilton it works, but there is no plausible way it makes sense when other actors portray Hamilton.
This show is so well done. From the sets to the lighting, But especially the actors/actress. Beautifully voices.
In the beginning “We, fought for him” and all that, I only noticed the duality between Peggy and Maria not the other ones lol
The other two do not play duel roles, but they both "Loved Him"
Lefty Robear no I meant like I didn’t notice the Lafayette/Jefferson, Mulligan/Madison, or Phillip/Laurens duality I only saw Maria/Peggy. You’re right though
I think my favorite choreographed piece in the show is Wait For It...somehow the dancers in chairs and standing in the wings is so...emotional for me.
8:34 Also, Hamilton and Jefferson’s colors are on opposite sides of the color spectrum, thus enforcing their stances.
And Burr wears black which has no hue, so ‘not forthcoming on any particular stances’!
I think the end is: Hamilton isn’t Hamilton anymore, he’s Lin, and that’s why Eliza is more cautious, and so Lin guides her to the edge of the stage to show her that he told her story. BOOM! **mic drop** (ps this isn’t my original theory I heard it somewhere and it made so much sense)
but it only workd when Lin is playing Hamilton, though tht is a good theory!
@@marshieen.4182 omg trueeeee!!! i never thought of that 🤭
@@sophielanglands6920 yeah but who knows? when lin is playing ham maybe he interprets it like that!
One more thing that I think should have been mentioned. The choreography for the "I imagine death so much..." section in the duel mimics the choreography in the "I imagine death so much..." section of My Shot. These are the first and last time Hamilton anticipates death in the show. I think it's worth mentioning that the first time he says it, he imagines what America will be like, and what his goals are. The last time he says it, the ensemble represents all that he has done. They have all seen from the other side him accomplish his goals.
When Eliza gasps she's seeing the audience
Well there’s a lot of possible interpretations
If you didn’t sing blow us all away when reading the title Are you even a Hamilton fan?
what i always liked is the sisters (technically it’s not peggy it’s maria i think but angelica and eliza) they say “Me I loved him” and they aren’t saying it unison because eliza was unaware of angelicas love for alexander, unlike Lafayette/Jefferson and Mulligan/Madison saying “We fought with him”, they say we because they were aware of the battles with and against Alexander.
Fun fact! What i heard about Eliza’s gasp is that when Hamilton walks back on the stage, it’s actually Lin playing as himself. He shows Eliza the audience representing that he told her story. Thats why she gasps at the end!
Details like this are what make lasting classics. EVERYTHING was thought out to the max!!!!!!!!!
These lists are just their excuse to keep watching hamilton on work hours
The actor who plays Laurens and Philip died twice anyone catch that?
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14:36
Ummm... it’s at 14:36 and also there are other characters with the dual meaning thing
Most people noticed this. It’s not really subtle
Ok. I just noticed it and wanted to share.
Wow. This made the musical even better.
In the final song (WLWDWTYS) the way I see it is that when Hamilton takes Elizas hand he is not playing Hamilton but actually Lin and he is showing her the audience and that his legacy did continue, hence the gasp/cry
I like these little hints, thanks for making my night better!
I came because of the “Blow is all away” in the title! Hamilton fans should get the reference...
Yeah right??!!
@Alana A Schade same
During Helpless and Satisfied, you can see LaFayette walking towards Angelica and Hamilton cutting him off. This is an ode to the fact that Jefferson also had feelings for Angelica.
For #2, I always thought two things- it was Lin, not Hamilton, meeting Eliza and showing her that the story she helped to tell and her legacy was told. And She was seeing all the faces coming to see the story told, and her work wasn't for naught.
It is. They just got it wrong.
Early! Unlike my awakening to how amazing this musical is
LOL
I have an addiction to watching Hamilton, I watched it everyday. But I haven’t watched it for 2 days until I watched this video and seen the clips from it. I have a problem but I’m not complaining
Eliza's cry was because it wasn't Lin being Hamilton, it was Lin showing Eliza the amount of people who had listened to her story, listened to everything she's done
I'm going to have to add a bit about the number "7" and how it was the number Phillip was shot on. It was ALREADY mentioned about how Eliza would sing 7, 8, 9 (in French) with descending notes and Phillip would do it with ascending notes in "Take a Break". What wasn't mentioned in the video, nor (from what I could see) in the comments, was that this was alluded to back in the "Ten Duel Commandments" first the importance of that number. You can hear the singers split into the ascending & descending notes at 7 as well.
Actually, in my literature class, when we saw theatre plays, green meant death. So the characters that wear green, tends to mean that they are gonna die eventually.
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I remember seeing a video series that explains the music itself and how all the songs are connected. This musical has so many layers to it 😩😩
I think Eliza sees the play Hamilton and how much people love it. She sees that both of their legacies are known my million and that was was she wanted.
I think it’s Eliza getting to see that hundreds of years later Hamiltons story is still told and thousands upon thousands are there to hear it.
The sheer amount of attention to detail in Hamilton is ridiculous, I've only watched it once but I definitely need to rewatch to to catch all these details and more!
i always think that eliza is seeing the broken 4th wall and seeing the audience, recognizing that not only her husband, but her legacy and all of the hamilton family’s legacy had been told, *by lin,who was no longer alexander, but himself. it makes me SO emotional as a musical theatre actress to think in such an advanced way of it not being a sad experience, but it being her going to heaven, and seeing her legacy still being told
At the end, Halmition is no longer acting he is playing himself. He pulls Eliza out in front of the light to see the stage before she passes. She gasps seeing that her story was told when she see the crowd. (sRry fOr tHe sPelling)
Hm I mean this only works when Lin plays Hamilton, but nice theory!
Another thing I noticed in Hamilton. In who lives who died who tells your story, there are 4 people wearing colour: Angelica, Eliza, Burr and Hamilton. They represent-
Who lives- Burr
Who dies- Hamilton
Who tells your story- Angelica and Eliza
11:57 Burr said “WHEEEEEEE!”
burr always preach “wait for it” and hamilton always say “im not throwing away my shot” and at the end burr didnt wait for it, aims the gun to his chest and hamilton threw away his shot. The world really turned upside down
This show is iconic for a reason. And Lin is a genius.
They're all genius making genious sets, songs, moves, lights, dance. GENIUS!!!!!!!
Yes but Hamilton wasn’t alive in Who Lives, Who Dies Who Tells Your Story...???!!!
It’s kind of like his ghost looking out
Morgan Gail oh thank you I didn’t know that
some interpret it as hamiltons ghost meeting eliza again before she dies, some see it as lin showing her hes told her story
I have heard that at that point LMM is not playing Hamilton at that point, but playing himself. He brings Eliza to the front of the stage to show her the audience, and that (thru her) his story was told. (which causes the gasp)
When Eliza says “I can’t wait to see you again it’s only a matter of time” and someone passes behind her... that’s not hamilton, that’s Lin. He hold his hands out so she can know it’s okay to come over. He takes her to the front of the stage. She sees that Lin told her and Hamilton’s story. That’s why she gasps. ❤️❤️❤️
I think that in who lives who dies who tells your story is lin manuel miranda guiding elisa to watch the audience, to tell her like that she can rest in peace, and that he is telling their story
I think Eliza’s gasp is seeing the future of the nation her husband was so obsessed in building.
Another unpopular fact in the musical it says that Jefferson was gone for the whole revolution but this isn’t true he actually came back right before the revolution started
The lighting in the play was absolute genius of him i cant get over it
Final gasp theory:
I think Eliza's final gasp was her seeing a glimpse of the future, in the song Eliza was scared that she didn't do enough to get HAmilton's story get told. So at the end when she look into the future she saw that Hamilton's story was told.
Eliza's ending gasp is Lin showing her that their legacy's were told and remembered through time. It's her gasping at the future for continuing to tell their stories.
My husband enjoys live theater, but he cannot stand movie musicals. When he saw this was coming to Disney he told me and was mocking how excited I was, but he said he would give it a chance with me. 10 minutes into it he says “this is brilliant.” And not we watch it constantly . Even people that don’t enjoy musicals, you can’t deny how god damn genius and brilliant it is. Sooooooo good
Just to clarify, the relationship with Sally was definitely non-consensual so that kinda makes the line darker in a way..
I’ve said Mc Beth many times while singing the songs, does that mean my life is about to go up in flames? 😂
No. In the song its the character they are referring to. Which is fine. You just can't say the name of the play in a theatre.
my brother is friends with and taught ariana debose at western carolina university before she left to become the bullet in hamilton! she is amazing ♥️♥️
I had no idea that the box that the microphones came in was the same ones that the dueling pistols were in.
There's something I didn't notice when watching "Lauren's Interlude", Lafayette and Mulligan were up on the breezeway reading the same letter Eliza was.
The true meaning of Eliza's gasp is when Hamilton turns around, he isn't Alexander, but Lin. He takes her hand and shows her the audience, letting her know that he told her story. Eliza gasps and knowing that her job was done, she ascends to heaven.
If there are 47 songs in Hamilton including Laurens Interlude, he only lived through 46 songs, because he died in The World Was Wide Enough
My theory of Eliza’s scream
When Hamilton walks past her she turns and looks the other way indicating that she had just died and Hamilton was beside her as a ghost when she died.
When they turned to face each other she was glad to see him. When they grabbed hands Hamilton was guiding her and helping her to the gates of heaven. When she screamed the gates had opened and she saw everyone she loved waiting for her.
CEO of using the word “when”
Yeah because Peggy never really acknowledges that she like Hamilton but she says “me, I loved him”. But as moriah she loved him so in act one she played Moria in that part.
On the topic of Lion’s lovely lyric writing, both Peggy and Mrs. Reynolds’s (forget her first name) loved him.
So Burr walks in straight lines, much like a rook
And with the chess analogy, we could say that Hamilton moving in arches resembles a knight
In right hand man, "Knight takes rook, but look" may be nodding to Hamilton usually being one step ahead of Burr, but eventually losing in their final duel
May be thinking too much into it tho
What I think it is is Lin Manuel Miranda not Hamilton bringing her to the front of the stage and she is breaking through the dimension to see that she told their stories
I think it only works when Lin plays Hamilton, though its a good theory!
Hamilton is writing @ Dawn before the duel with Burr.. It's in reference to the 6th duel commandment where says "leave a note to ur next of kin, tell'em where you've been pray that heaven or hell let's u in"
2. Alexander always sings his name in the same notes throughout. "Alexander Hamilton".
I've watched Hamilton four times now and I keep seeing little things that I missed before. It wasn't pointed out here, but the girl that played the Bullet is also the one that informs the King of John Adams taking over as president, possibly signaling the end of Hamilton's political career. Then there's Lafayette approaching Angelica at the Winter's Ball, Peggy dancing with Laurens at the ball, Angelica dancing with Washington, Hercules (or someone) whimpering like a dog in "Farmer Refuted" ("My dog speaks more eloquently"). I can't get through "Stay Alive (reprise)" or "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story" without crying, but I keep coming back to it because it's just awesome.
I just love daveed’s moment when burr says: “EVERYONE GIVE IT UP FOR AMERICA’S FAVOURITE FIGHTING FRENCHMAN!!!!!
There’s a reason it took Lin 6 years to write this, NOTHING HE DID WAS A COINCIDENCE. He did everything with a purpose and I applaud him for everything
what about the way hamilton and burr was walking? in the video they say lin didn’t even notice. but i do agree with you!
His mind... woow!
@@mynameishappy3591 the coreographer knew. some of the things were just done by other people than lin
he did everything just right 😉
nvm yyy bc
Even if someone doesn't like _HAMILTON_ or musicals. You can't disagree, it is a work of art, and every layer is thought out so carefully
I don’t really like musicals, but I enjoy Hamilton a lot.
Agree 110%
Work of art and of genius
@@dj4047 :0 HOW
I agree. Not that it's above criticism (no form of entertainment is) but regardless, after all this time, I still love it. And watching this just makes me appreciate it more.
Agree. I have a friend who really dislikes musicals and some other friends and I convinced him to watch Hamilton when he got Disney+ and he loved it immediately
Eliza's final gasp theories:
1. Her dying breath.
2. Reuniting with her son, her sisters, her husband, and all her loved ones.
3. Seeing that her story is being told.
4. Seeing the present day, and the results of her and her husband's work.
5. The actress swallowed a fly.
I think it’s number 5 😉
@@taylorschwegman7872, I thought that she was out of breath after 47 songs. I mean who wouldn't be tired? It seemed to me like, "Is it over? Thank god! Now let me breathe in the air I was missing out during those 47 songs"
Prapti Barua Oh, that’s a good point
she realised she left her straightener on...like me
@@귀여운게이머우사기 HHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAAHAHHHHAAHHA
When Eliza says “In clearing your name you have ruined OUR lives” during Burn you can see Maria Reynolds in the dark background. The “our lives” not only refers to herself and her children but Maria as well, whom she never blamed for the affair, as she was simply trying to support her daughter and escape an abusive marriage.
That is actually really interesting. I did not notice that.
Good eye! I wouldn’t have noticed that
Yeah the Reynolds Pamphlet completely ruined the life of Maria's daughter.
Maria did get out of that marriage though, thanks to Aaron Burr, sir
Yeah, I don't know why people blame Maria for her husband forcing her into doing it. She couldn't just leave. She was a woman, first and foremost, which meant that she had very little rights and couldn't do much to support herself without him. She also had a daughter whom she wasn't about to leave behind. Alexander and James Reynolds were responsible for the affair, not Maria, Eliza, or Maria's daughter.
I honestly didn’t realize the character “The Bullet” was so important until after I watched for a second time.
I know
It just dawned on me that she is the first character in their present time to die (as we only see Hamilton's mother in his memories). That is so genius! Ariana Debose is amazing.
I still think it’s a stretch
Ariana DeBose is so amazing!
Tony Dream Building Factory: If it's a stretch, then it would all have to be coincidental...and we know coincidences do not happen in theater.
Fun fact:
During "Dear Theodosia," Leslie Odom Jr.(Aaron Burr) would actually bow his head and say a little prayer for his daughter, who wasn't born yet. So by the end of his run in Hamilton, Leslie had said "over 500 prayers" for his future daughter.
AWWWW, SO CUTE!
THATS SO ADORABLEEEE he’s probably a great father ❤
AWWW 😭 FATHER OF THE YEAR
Holy shit, the duality of "We fought with him" and "I died for him" didn't dawn on me. I always took it as their 1st act characters. My mind is blown.
Especially when all of the ladies say "I loved him". I always took it that Jasmine's character was Peggy and not Mariah Reynolds. It was brilliant.
Yeah I loved the parallels between them
Such as:
Philip and John: “Died for Him”
Lafayette and Jefferson, Madison and Mulligan: Fought With Him in different ways (fought by his side vs. actually foiled his plots)
The shcuyler sisters (and Maria): loved him
I always thought "we fought with him" was like the 2nd half and "I died for him" was the first half idk why
Me to. I was shock I knew in the both parts John Laurens and Philip Hamilation died from him but not about Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
Sean Loughran I learned that later when I tried to do karaoke, weird right!
Some other notes:
- Jefferson’s song, “What Did I Miss” is a boogie woogie number which is an older musical style than rap. It indicates that he’s been gone and is out of step with what’s happening in the U.S.
- Eliza’s songs (other than a small part of “Helpless”) are more traditional musical theater, not rap. This indicates that she outlives everyone else, has more time, and therefore has the luxury of singing slower than rap.
- King George’s song is written like an early 1960s pop song. The musical era of “The British Invasion”.
L-M Miranda is a musical genius.
Underrated
Wow
I’d only heard something similar to the Eliza one. These are all very interesting points, from someone who clearly knows their music
Nice, I've only seen the Eliza one.
Krissy Peteara same and ikr
Anyone notice how Jefferson's intro "what did I miss?" The company is in all white with BLACK collars on? I've watched it so many times and it's the only time I've seen the company wear something other than white unless they were playing actual characters (minutemen, the women at a party, ect.) They're legit depicted as Jefferson's slaves, not the company. He even calls for Sally. I've yet to see anyone make that connection
Wow...you have an amazing eye..with all the countless theories I've been reading, nobody has ever mentioned that..sheesh
It mentions Sally in the video tho
@@olivia.t.b but not the black In the outfits. Just the one not the whole company
that’s an amazing observation wow
another thing about whatd i miss, most of the musical is rap or hiphop while whatd i miss is more bouncy and original theater, meaning because Jefferson was in France, he was behind and not with what happened in the US
Eliza always sings "sept, huit, neuf" in descending notes. She plays it safe. Philip always sings "sept, huit, neuf" in ascending notes. He always changes the line, because he doesn't want to play it safe. He wants to rise up. He has ambitions, like his father, and he does not want to miss his shot at glory.
@Allie Estrada Then, during the duel, he get shot after 7, never getting to finish the line. Like he never got a chance to finish his story
Stephen and, he died at 7 as well (not the age the number lmfao)
Lmao I watched a video that literally said this word for word
@@pepperharris4776 :) I probably watched the same video
wow how did u think of this!? I never thought abt it!!!
Another note: Maria is the one who hands the quill to Hamilton so that he can write the Reynolds Pamphlet during Hurricane.
She is also watching from the side during We Know.
Yessss I also saw that
globally revered Something i found really interesting in “The Reynolds Pamphlet” is that in a certain time at the song, Maria is looking to the Pamphlet in a way that it seems like she’s so upset about what she done and she knew she would deal with Embarassment, and in “Burn” when Eliza is saying “You have ruined our lives” she isn’t only talking about her, Hamilton’s or their Children’s lives, but also Maria’s.
Trinity Gilreath i mean she knew he had a whole family. so ion feel bad for her getting exposed
@@kaylawilliford-jones8486 yeah but her husband was abusive towards get and forced her to have an affair with Hamilton because he just wanted money
i feel like its called hamilton because its not just alexanders story its as much as elizas
łöłä büñńŷ i’m pretty sure that’s been confirmed but i’m not sure
Isaiah Weir I don’t think it’s be confirmed but I’m pretty sure they meant for that to happen
I thought that too from the first time I watched it!!
I think it has been confirmed
łöłä büñńŷ honestly the star of Hamilton is really Aaron Burr
eliza is seeing her own story get told, same as hamilton’s story
my theory is that elisa is seeing the modern america and is pround of or shocked by what it has become, depending on when the play is performed
But why is she so surprise?
Izzat Shariff my theory, she never thought there was gonna be a story get written like ACTUALLY written ima assume she was having this type of false hope or something like a dream.
I think that when they circle around, it's Lin, not Hamilton, and he is showing Eliza the world, or even possibly Alexander. This is because she can now leave, as her story has now been told.
The play is called Hamilton... But which one?