Eliza spent her 50 years telling everybody else’s stories that she didn’t have time for her own, she helped raise children, she outlived her relatives, she was a caring sister, an awesome mother, the best of wives, the best of women, this is *Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton* a queen.
FUN FACT: Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton died at the age of 97 on November 9, 1854 meaning that she lived long enough to see the Continental United States be finished.
indeed she did... she also lived just long enough to most likely hear of the bloodshed in Kansas-Nebraska... its quite a miracle she didn't have to witness the nation she loved tear itself apart in 61'
As an (adopted) orphan, I could not have more respect for Eliza Hamilton. Not only did she save so many lives but did it as a woman in the 1800s. And she lived to be 95 which was an amazing age to live to back then and still is now! Mad respect to Lin for looking into her backstory and mad props to Phillipa Soo for playing this character do well.
@@sammybutler3027 what are you trying to say here? She literally built the first private orphanage in New York, there’s a bunch of rich white woman at that time in New York , but most contribute nothing to society. She’s an expectation
Alyssa Wang Thanks to Lin Manuel-Miranda, _she kinda is!_ I mean, look at how popular Hamilton is. Almost everyone knows who Elizabeth Schuyler-Hamilton is.
Been thinking about it... Eliza was a saint. She raised not only her kids but hundreds more, forgave her husband and was just an overall amazing human being.
Without Eliza, Lin Manuel Miranda would never have known who Alexander Hamilton was. So, "Who tells your story?" Eliza. Yeah, I'm using the Translator... My english is horrible
Eliza is so selfless, she choose to tell everyone else’s story instead of telling her own. All she wants is people to remember the people she loves and the things she wanted the world to do. She didn’t care if they remembered her, she just wanted Alexander to be remembered. That just makes what Lin did with this musical mean so much more because now her story has been told to millions of people
You know what made me cry the most in the whole musical? The fact that Eliza, after all Alexander did to her, honored him, so passionately, she established an orphanage...her husband was an orphan.
OMIGOD, YOU MADE ME CRY IN FRONT OF MY CRUSH! IM IN THE ANIME CLUB RIGHT NOW, WATCHING TALKING TO MY CRUSH AS WE SCROLL THROUGH OUR PHONES, AND YOU MADE ME FRIGGING CRY!
Fun fact: Eliza and Alexander actually reconciled well before Phillip died. She was heavily pregnant with their last child when he died, so they named the baby boy Phillip Jr. after the brother he never got to meet.
Actually it’s Phillip the third, because there kid Phillip was named after Eliza’s Father: Phillip Schuyler, so when they had there first kid they named him after Eliza dad
Honestly Hamilton was one of the founding fathers that schools taught the least about. I heard his name once and didn’t even know he was a founding father until I listened to Hamilton like 40 times. Mad respects to Lin for telling Alexander’s and Eliza’s story. Somebody had to do it and Lin chose to do it in the most stylish way imaginable.
thankfully my school covers him more than any founding father asides washington! I have a national history day project and I did it on hamiltons bank and financial system. My closing statement on my topic is, "With this project we strive to tell a story his wife Elizabeth Hamilton wanted to tell, the story of Hamilton."
i swear hamilton the musical taught me more about american history (at least for the time period of the revolutionary war) than any US history class ever did
u heard about Richard Henry Lee? George Mason? Robert Moriss? Peyton Randolph? Roger Sherman? Andrew Adams? Jacob Broom? Pierce Butler? i could keep going on but a majority of founding fathers are never taught about, apart from George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Adams, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and maybe John Hancock. For my school, even in elementary school, I was taught of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton was one of the only founding fathers I knew before Hamilton and up until recently did I find out that there were 55 founding fathers, with seven being Key Founding Fathers; and of the Key Founding Fathers, Hamilton was defintely taught less than the others, except maybe John Jay but I wouldn't say he was one of the founding fathers that schools taught the least about, he's at most top 10 most taught founding fathers out of 55. Plus, Alexander Hamilton was one of the most taught founding fathers in my AP US class alongside George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Adams. Hamilton was even mentioned more than people like James Madison, John Adams, and especially Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin was only mentioned a few times with people such as John Jay and Samuel Adams being brought up more. I'll argue that Alexander Hamilton is arguable the 2nd most important founding father behind George Washington, so it is important to teach more about him. A really interesting founding father for me who is never talked about is defintely Gouverneur Morris, go check him out, he's pretty cool. p.s. Jefferson sucked :/
@Hoodie wearing menace He did, but the thing is...he never bought a single slave for as long as he lived. All of his slaves were inherited (first from his brother and then from his wife.) While we can condemn Washington for having slaves...he's a much more complicated person than "just another evil slave owner."
People still believe in ghosts and there are those out there who have encountered them. Just because it’s hyped up for entertainment doesn’t mean that people haven’t had experiences.
@@MarlainaGood point! To be honest, I forgot I made this comment and probably made it half asleep. I’m surprised it’s gotten so many likes, but I’m going to keep it how it is because if I think it’s that stupid two years later, it I keep it it’s going to be a perfect party story once I get old enough to drink
Honestly Eliza is probably the strongest person of all in this musical. She went through so much throughout her life including her husband cheating on her, her husband dying, her sisters dying, her son dying, and telling everyone else’s stories but her own. She truly is very trusting and kind as Angelica kept saying.
She could have stayed bitter her whole life, but she forgave him for cheating and for all the trouble and the tears and lots of people she loved died, but she still pushed through and told his story, sorted through his endless papers and built an orphanage. What a hero.
I agree. She is my favorite character for her pure selflessness and wanting to help others. It touches me that even after all she went through, she managed to put everyone above herself.
Eliza told everyone’s story. George Washington’s, John Lauren’s, Alexander Hamilton, Layfayette, Hercules Mulligan. She was so busy making sure they didn’t get forgotten that she didn’t even get to tell her own story. The story we are all sharing with each other today.
Ull say this Hamilton is so lucky he married a Saint. Elisa was under absolutely no obligation to forgive him for the affair and the humiliation . But she did and not only that she devoted her life to making sure his legacy. She was hi-key a total badass all things considered
@@mykaruest3620 not necessarily true, divorce wasn’t common in the 18th century, but it wasn’t unheard of. Especially outside New England. Philip Schuyler was wealthy and head of one of the most influential families in NY, his daughter wouldn’t be on the streets, he could probably have pulled string to get the marriage annulled if Eliza didn’t give up on Hamilton.
Eliza shouldn't be known as Alexander Hamilton's wife, she deserves to be known as a founding mother of our nation. Rest in peace, Elizabeth Schulyer Hamilton.
ELIZAAAAAAHHH SHE STOPPED WASTING TIME ON TEARRRSSS SHE LIVED ANOTHER 50 YEARS SHE WAS ENOUGH ELIZAAAAHH SHE INTERVIEWED EVERY SOILDER WHO FOUGHT BY HIS SIDEEEE (SHE TELLS THEIR STORRRIIEEE)
the orphanage part mustve meant so much more to alex because of the fact that HE was an orphan due to the fact that his dad left and his mother died im sobbing
the fact that Eliza's orphanage is still up to this day is amazing the orphanage is called Graham Windham it has serves thousands of kids and families each year.
i love those last scenes after elizas death, because it returns them all to what age they felt the most happiness. its symbolic in a way when both eliza and alexander turn into what they looked like when they first met.
1:50 When you realize that when Eliza says “He gives me what you’ve always wanted, he gives me more time.” Hamilton didn’t want the time. He wanted Eliza to have it. *Ugly sobbing intensifies*
It’s sad that Eliza is just seen as “Alexander Hamilton’s wife”. She has done so much and yet she gets nothing. When she said “Have I done enough” it was only for Alexander, she wanted his story to be heard, he helped build the Washington monument, and went against slavery. This women has my respect. She has also gone through so much pain, she lost her siblings (most of them died during birth), most of her children, and parents. Only three of her kids outlived her.
Blve Lemxonade you know what makes me happy? Before the musical on google she was labeled alexander Hamilton’s wife, but know she’s labeled soliciate, it’s not much but maybe in a few years she’ll be labeled a founding mother
Fun fact, Angelica, Eliza, Burr and Hamilton are the only in costume at the end of the show. Because they are the ones who live, die and tell the story
I can't believe how loyal Eliza is. Instead of looking for someone else because her husband cheated on her, she stuck with him til the very end. She told Hamilton's story to the public and even raised funds for the Washington Monument, like omg
Autumn Yoder Lin got his idea for Hamilton from a biography. Hamilton’s legacy was still well known before Hamilton. What Eliza did is incredible and she deserves credit for it
I was watching the video while scrolling through the comments. As I landed on yours I read "the orphanage" and in the same second I hear "the orphanage" being sung. . . This spooked me more than anything-
I saw this in Dallas yesterday and I lost it at the orphanage part at the end. I was crying ugly ass tears and the lights came on and I frantically had to wipe them from my face so I wouldn’t look like a lunatic lmao
Fun Fact: At the end of this song (and therefore the end of the show), Eliza is led to the front of the stage by Hamilton, she looks up and she audibly gasps before the lights go out and the show ends. Although many people believe this simply represents her taking her last breath before her death, or an expression of joy at finally being reunited with Alexander, there is an amazing fan theory that it's not Hamilton leading her to the front of the stage, but Lin-Manuel Miranda (or whoever is playing Hamilton in whatever performance you see), and the gasp is an expression of awe at the sight of the audience. The theory is that Eliza is being shown that all her work was worth it. That the cast are telling her "you did it. You told his story. And now thanks to you, we can tell both his story, and your's."
@@pipstix5487 I saw a comment on another video about this its said some thing about how Angelica match his rapping and his intensity but Eliza beatbox while he rapped almost as if she was supporting him I dont really remember the full comment but it went something like that
I remember reading a theory about how Eliza’s gasp at the end wasn’t her final breath or something, but it was her reaction to being shown the audience watching the play based off of all her effort. Showing her that her efforts meant something, that all her hard work paid off.
Lin makes a point of leading her to the edge of the stage and showing her the audience. She looks out, sees them, and gasps. I never once thought it was about her dying.
Solrocks Animates his son found out from the letters (im pretty sure the son was names John) and he was like "what a great idea! Im gonna name my son Laurens because my dad was gay for this dude John Laurens"
Eliza is kinda the true hero of Hamilton’s story in the end. Eliza could of just told the world that Alexander was a terrible person (not saying he is)or she could have just not told the world his story and stayed quiet, but she chose to tell the world his story and at that told the world he was great. Also in the process told the world the story of some of his friends. Hamilton could never have reached his success in the way that he did without her IMO (many historians agree). I love how in the show she goes from asking to be a part of the narrative to taking agency to remove herself from it. In the end she didn’t just put herself back into the narrative of the story. She became basically the author of it. That's my interpretation of the gasp at the end. She asks will all her work be enough, for the world to tell Hamilton's story and then she sees the audience.
“Don’t cry don’t cry don’t cry don’t cry.” Washington: “she tells my story”. *starts bawling*. “Can I show you what I’m proudest of? The orphanage”. *starts crying even harder*
When Eliza says “In their eyes I see you, Alexander” I burst out sobbing and luckily, none of my parents realize I am crying over someone who died almost 216 years ago (yes, I did the math).
A sad fact: Lafayette and Mulligan came back to New York to help Eliza with the grief and her orphanage. They where also a big part in telling Alexander's story. If anything those two, Eliza and Angelica told his story together. Up until Angelica Hercules' deaths in 1814 and 1825 where Lafayette continued to help Eliza until he finally died in 1834 and was taken back to France and buried there. He also got his eldest son (George Washington De Lafayette) to plant American soil on his grave. Eliza was then left with her many children (especially Alexander Jr and James) to keep his legacy alive. A fun fact to not ruin your day: While looking at the letters Alexander and Laurens wrote to eachother, James Hamilton has to censor very much of them before publishing them as they included many, *many* penis jokes.
i realize why eliza was driven to establish an orphanage bc alexander was an orphan 😭 and she didn’t want kids to go through what he did (that’s right i thought of this after a month of having my comment up!) wow thx for 1k
Eliza is AMAZING!! She is so strong… she lost so many people and was left alone after Angelica died to tell everyone’s story and she didn’t stop until her last days to tell everyone’s story because she loved them so much… she is perfect! I aspire to be like her… she is so kind.
Fun fact: this was during a time when medicine was not at its finest so you know, deaths everywhere so living till 90 yrs old is impressive considering the time period.
God gave her the time she needed. So much bad happened in her life so this was the one think god could give her. And it was the only think she needed then.
Sad fact: Eliza actually arrives at the hospital after Phillip got shot in a black dress because she just came back from Peggy’s funeral because they died so close together🥺🤧😭
@@yee-raplantar-maximoff4318 so true, Peggy needs more love. Little known fact, she stalled an intruder while taking care of children which gave her father time to get the police over. so yeah, she's also a hero
alexander cheated on her, her mom died, peggy died, philip died, she forgave alexander, alexander died, her dad died all in 3-4 years alexander and elizas dad died 4 *months* apart
this is one example of how the entire hamilton soundtrack connects. no song in hamilton isn’t related to another, they all mention another line from another song.
Actually fun fact after this song, when Somebody leads Eliza to the front of the stage the character is actually "lin" And shes seeing him tell her story. :) (idek if this is true BUT ya know)
Knowing how much I ended up adoring this musical, I’m so glad that I named my son Philip Alexander. He was born in 2010 well before this came out but it just makes me love the name even more
Fun fact: Do you know how in: “Burn”, Eliza burns all of her letters that she received from Alexander Hamilton while she was cutely lovesick during “helpless” after he cheated on her with Mariah Reynolds? Well, A. She was smart to attack his writing, other than himself with words. He took great pride in his writing, as you might know from the repetitive line “writes like he’s running out of time”. That’s kind of what hit him hard, one of the small amounts of things that could hurt him. She knew how life worked, man! B. She kept one of the letters in her pocket and carried it around with her everywhere until she died. I guess no matter how bad Alexander gets, she’s not ready to just let him go. You can tell that she was really in love, and she wasn’t ready to throw that all away, so she saved part of the relationship and carried it everywhere, almost as if she was keeping it alive. That might also be why she forgave him.
Stop I cried so hard. I never cried during an hamilton song, but looking at this animated makes me really feel and understand the song. Makes me look at it from a different perspective. This is just beautiful
I love how Eliza out lives all of her loved ones but still lives her life happy but while shes waiting to see them she just tells their story like shes has to be one of the nicest people who ever lived
*INHALES* JOHN TALKING ABOUT HOW AMAZING ELIZA IS AND HOW HE TRULY APPRECIATES HER AND THEN MENTIONING HOW ALEX NEVER STOPPED MENTIONING HER. *B E C A U S E W H O N E E D S A H E A R T A N Y W A Y S*
To be honest Eliza went through the most 1.Her husband cheated on her 2.Her sisters all died 3.Her son died 4. Her husband died 5.She told everyone's story except her own
@@c4tboysupr3m4cy_3 yea i read that one after Phillip's death she became a child stuck in the body of a adult and she couldnt even remember any of her family members
Fun/sad fact: Eliza out lives all of her kids before she died and she lives to be 97 years old and remember this takes place during the late 17, early 1800’s so living to 50 even was a big deal but living to 97 that was very hard to achieve since they didn’t have any modern medicine
Me: I a big brave boi, I will not cry Eliza: When my time is up, have I done enough? Will they tell your story? Me: *Realized she cares only about him being remembered* Me: *tears welling up* Her: *goes on about all the things she did for him* Me sobbing: Ef being a big brave boi
I AGREE. Literally, when we went over the revolution during my freshman year in high school, my teacher had no clue who Eliza even was. I taught him who she was.
8 kids, when their first born Phillip died, they named their 8th child Philip, who is named after their late son. It is a common mistake as they had 2 sons with the same name
For anyone that doesnt know, eliza orphange still stands to this day and is called graham windman, and it is still an orphange now. It is a private nonprofit orphange and was supposed to close during the pandemic but ended up staying open! It is in brooklyn, new york.
Lin is a genius not only was Eliza telling Hamilton’s life and everyone else’s but he told Eliza’s Story as well,And at the end of The Show you see her Look at the audience and gasp it took me awhile to figure out that she broke the 4th wall and saw that she saw 100 people and more watching her story. Great job Lin making everyone’s story especially Eliza’s he told
A very changed version of the story. In the song Aaron Burr, it states the year was 1776, and that Ham was 19. In 1776 the youngest he could have been was 20, not 19. Also, Lafeyette never met Mulligan in real life. Also, Burr and Lafeyette are both a year younger than him (that one is more of a fun fact). And Mulligan was actually 10 years older than Ham
Erin Connelly oh no I agree full heartedly. I absolutely love this musical so much, I’m just so fascinated by the little changes he made. Why was Hamilton 2 years younger than he was in the musical? Also if his age was changed but everyone else’s wasn’t (clearly Mulligan’s was) then he would be the exact same age as Eliza which I kinda like but I think the Schuyler sister’s ages were all changed accordingly. Either way it is so interesting to see
The last song successfully made me start calling Eliza “My Dearest Eliza”, I get weird looks but I have NO REGRETS this is so beautiful btw, like in a breath taking way, how smooth the transitions are and how the movements are very well connected! The facial expressions are so well drawn I don’t know what to say honestly, this is just practically perfect in every way!
Actually, at that point she says "will they tell *my* story" while everyone else says "will they tell *your* story" and to answer that question, the answer is yes.
Eliza spent her 50 years telling everybody else’s stories that she didn’t have time for her own, she helped raise children, she outlived her relatives, she was a caring sister, an awesome mother, the best of wives, the best of women, this is *Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton* a queen.
Amazing Siblings Jacob and Amber Not really living though-
Geeky Person
Oh yeah- lemme change that lol
Amazing Siblings Jacob and Amber Hahhahaha nice
Lin’s next musical should be called ELIZA: the untold story of an unsung hero
Just a Fan of Everything! *BRO YES*
It hits to hard when you realize these were real people, and she had to live through the loss of everyone around her
Rosebud d a w n this comment got me
Except for.
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Cuz idk who rlly
Phillip Hamilton atleast you out of you 7 or 8 siblings got a name
burr had a worst life, thats for sure
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*Eliza watched everyone around her die, she was left alone, yet she kept her head up and told everyone's story, except her own. What a hero*
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J Simon i agree. finally someone’s says it.
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Then Lin told hers.
That’s why she gasped c:
FUN FACT: Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton died at the age of 97 on November 9, 1854 meaning that she lived long enough to see the Continental United States be finished.
Five years later, February 14 1859 Oregon became a state. Shout out from Klamath Falls😊
Dam that must've felt so good to see all the work that was put into the country (not to mention that her husband helped create) play out
She lived through TWO wars with Britain. The revolutionary war and the war of 1812
indeed she did... she also lived just long enough to most likely hear of the bloodshed in Kansas-Nebraska... its quite a miracle she didn't have to witness the nation she loved tear itself apart in 61'
And then in 1889, Washington state was bought.
Fun Fact: In Eliza’s Orphanage, there was a Boy that called Eliza’s Attention, because of this, she paid for his Education until he died young.
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Alyssa Lincoln lmao thats so true
@@alyssalincoln7236 Exactly. More like sad fact.
hE dIeD yOunG rEeeEee
Phillip Hamilton phillip.. go away sir.
That's the reason that the musical is called "Hamilton", because is not only Alexander.
ANCfandubs Good point, Eliza was also a Hamilton!
Aww
and Phillip
oh god you’re right i just realize this.
*AND P E G G Y*
Eliza and Angelica: “we’ll tell your story”
Alex: t h a n k y o u
Eliza: *”ALEX SLEPT WITH ANOTHER GIRL”* *roll credits*
lmao
no it was just monika
*eliza
yeee actually he slept with maria reynolds too
*polite applause*
As an (adopted) orphan, I could not have more respect for Eliza Hamilton. Not only did she save so many lives but did it as a woman in the 1800s. And she lived to be 95 which was an amazing age to live to back then and still is now! Mad respect to Lin for looking into her backstory and mad props to Phillipa Soo for playing this character do well.
Same
I think she lived to 97, but I totally agree! I never realized how Important this was to others! Congratulations for getting adopted!
@@unintellible I was 2 years old and from Vietnam, but my respect for her still couldn’t be stronger.
*A rich white woman in the 1800s
@@sammybutler3027 what are you trying to say here? She literally built the first private orphanage in New York, there’s a bunch of rich white woman at that time in New York , but most contribute nothing to society. She’s an expectation
Eliza really should be recognized as a founding “mother”. She really did so much in her 97 years. #RESPECT
Alyssa Wang Thanks to Lin Manuel-Miranda, _she kinda is!_ I mean, look at how popular Hamilton is. Almost everyone knows who Elizabeth Schuyler-Hamilton is.
Well so did a lot of other woman in actual history but I agree and so should Angelica in my opinion
demure Yeah :( at least she tried
LPS Tyler aj omg yes
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Been thinking about it... Eliza was a saint. She raised not only her kids but hundreds more, forgave her husband and was just an overall amazing human being.
Petition to make this a religion....T-T
She's the loyalist women you'll ever meet
LadyFirerose 2013 A
HELL YES
@@no-tq8iv WE SHALL ALL WORSHIP ELIZA!
Everyone: Who tells your story?
Lin-Manuel Miranda: Allow me to introduce myself.
Yep
Wow
That what i thought.
Without Eliza, Lin Manuel Miranda would never have known who Alexander Hamilton was. So, "Who tells your story?" Eliza.
Yeah, I'm using the Translator... My english is horrible
I don't really care about this comment I just want to remind you that you had a Hamilton phase 4 years ago
Eliza is so selfless, she choose to tell everyone else’s story instead of telling her own. All she wants is people to remember the people she loves and the things she wanted the world to do. She didn’t care if they remembered her, she just wanted Alexander to be remembered.
That just makes what Lin did with this musical mean so much more because now her story has been told to millions of people
I Eliza could, shed save the world.
I just got done crying and you just had to make me cry again with this comment
Why’d I think you said “selfish” I got mad but decided to keep reading I’m happy I did she really was selfless
The first shall be last, and last shall be first
And what's beautiful is that while she tells everyone else's stories, her own gets told without her realizing it
You know what made me cry the most in the whole musical?
The fact that Eliza, after all Alexander did to her, honored him, so passionately, she established an orphanage...her husband was an orphan.
Why must you hurt me this way?
Goddamn it.
You owe me some tissues.
"He was a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman-"
OMIGOD, YOU MADE ME CRY IN FRONT OF MY CRUSH! IM IN THE ANIME CLUB RIGHT NOW, WATCHING TALKING TO MY CRUSH AS WE SCROLL THROUGH OUR PHONES, AND YOU MADE ME FRIGGING CRY!
You... You brought a tear upon my eye.
Fun Fact: Eliza’s orphanage is still up and running to this day.
What’s the name?
@@BTSArmy-yq5lt Orphan Asylum Society
It’s called graham windham now
I live in the more country part of new york, so i might not be able to visit it
w o w
Fun fact: Eliza and Alexander actually reconciled well before Phillip died. She was heavily pregnant with their last child when he died, so they named the baby boy Phillip Jr. after the brother he never got to meet.
Wow thats so sad
Not me crying
WHY?! 😭😭
Actually it’s Phillip the third, because there kid Phillip was named after Eliza’s Father: Phillip Schuyler, so when they had there first kid they named him after Eliza dad
**ugly sobbing intensifies**
Honestly Hamilton was one of the founding fathers that schools taught the least about. I heard his name once and didn’t even know he was a founding father until I listened to Hamilton like 40 times. Mad respects to Lin for telling Alexander’s and Eliza’s story. Somebody had to do it and Lin chose to do it in the most stylish way imaginable.
Agreed I hear about the rest never Alexander tho when he was such a big part in the revolution
thankfully my school covers him more than any founding father asides washington! I have a national history day project and I did it on hamiltons bank and financial system. My closing statement on my topic is, "With this project we strive to tell a story his wife Elizabeth Hamilton wanted to tell, the story of Hamilton."
We’re learning about it right now and I got to tell a bunch of random facts about him yesterday lol
i swear hamilton the musical taught me more about american history (at least for the time period of the revolutionary war) than any US history class ever did
u heard about Richard Henry Lee? George Mason? Robert Moriss? Peyton Randolph? Roger Sherman? Andrew Adams? Jacob Broom? Pierce Butler? i could keep going on but a majority of founding fathers are never taught about, apart from George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Adams, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and maybe John Hancock. For my school, even in elementary school, I was taught of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton was one of the only founding fathers I knew before Hamilton and up until recently did I find out that there were 55 founding fathers, with seven being Key Founding Fathers; and of the Key Founding Fathers, Hamilton was defintely taught less than the others, except maybe John Jay but I wouldn't say he was one of the founding fathers that schools taught the least about, he's at most top 10 most taught founding fathers out of 55. Plus, Alexander Hamilton was one of the most taught founding fathers in my AP US class alongside George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Adams. Hamilton was even mentioned more than people like James Madison, John Adams, and especially Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin was only mentioned a few times with people such as John Jay and Samuel Adams being brought up more.
I'll argue that Alexander Hamilton is arguable the 2nd most important founding father behind George Washington, so it is important to teach more about him.
A really interesting founding father for me who is never talked about is defintely Gouverneur Morris, go check him out, he's pretty cool.
p.s. Jefferson sucked :/
Eliza was so busy telling everyone else's stories, she forgot to tell her own.
So Lin did it for her.
Thats deep bruh
But true
Yep
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Hahahahaha,I was going to say that, you beat me to it! I agree with you though.....really deep!👍😂
There is still hamiltion fans out there! Thank goodness.
@@vannaberrybackup2055 this fandom will never die on my watch
Its great
Coolness: When Eliza says ‘I speak out against slavery’ Laurens pops in for a minute and says “you really are amazing, Eliza”
I know i seen that and then i remebered hamilton had her read the letter to him, and it made it more proud and sad to me
Fun fact: when she says that in the musical, you can see Washington’s smile slowly turn into a frown. Lol
that part literally always makes me cry, even though im really not a cry-type of guy
@Hoodie wearing menace He did, but the thing is...he never bought a single slave for as long as he lived. All of his slaves were inherited (first from his brother and then from his wife.) While we can condemn Washington for having slaves...he's a much more complicated person than "just another evil slave owner."
2:02
Peggy: dead
Son: dead
Ham: dead
Angelica: dead
Eliza: *lives another 50 years*
God is that kind
poor eliza :(
@@vi0lencex69 stop wasting tears and tell *HER* story
@@mariamagdalenaoviedo5328 you're right! ùwú
oof
Fun Fact: when she showed everyone that dies as ghosts, she is staying true to the time period since back then, many believed in ghosts.
People still believe in ghosts and there are those out there who have encountered them.
Just because it’s hyped up for entertainment doesn’t mean that people haven’t had experiences.
@@MarlainaGood point! To be honest, I forgot I made this comment and probably made it half asleep. I’m surprised it’s gotten so many likes, but I’m going to keep it how it is because if I think it’s that stupid two years later, it I keep it it’s going to be a perfect party story once I get old enough to drink
@@sofiamariewyattlol it will
"Who lives who dies who tells your story-"
My brain at 3am: *"H E R C U L U E S M U L L I G A N"*
I laughed way to hard on this
O mah gosh same here
TAILOR SPYING ON THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
*B R A H*
*cuts to a compilation of BRAH on 0.5x*
Honestly Eliza is probably the strongest person of all in this musical. She went through so much throughout her life including her husband cheating on her, her husband dying, her sisters dying, her son dying, and telling everyone else’s stories but her own. She truly is very trusting and kind as Angelica kept saying.
She could have stayed bitter her whole life, but she forgave him for cheating and for all the trouble and the tears and lots of people she loved died, but she still pushed through and told his story, sorted through his endless papers and built an orphanage. What a hero.
I agree. She is my favorite character for her pure selflessness and wanting to help others. It touches me that even after all she went through, she managed to put everyone above herself.
Argreed
Ok but Ham too-
This is why most girls likes auditioning for Eliza
Eliza told everyone’s story.
George Washington’s, John Lauren’s, Alexander Hamilton, Layfayette, Hercules Mulligan.
She was so busy making sure they didn’t get forgotten that she didn’t even get to tell her own story.
The story we are all sharing with each other today.
but you see she was telling her own story and her story was amazing from what i can tell in the veido
Our Founding Mothers were beyond compare.
she also told aaron's story*
@@fifi_ophelia6222 how?
@@jonny2218 what do you mean "how"? She told everyone's story including Aaron Burr
Ull say this Hamilton is so lucky he married a Saint. Elisa was under absolutely no obligation to forgive him for the affair and the humiliation . But she did and not only that she devoted her life to making sure his legacy. She was hi-key a total badass all things considered
I mean due to the era she was somewhat obligated to forgive him or be on the streets lol
@@mykaruest3620 not necessarily true, divorce wasn’t common in the 18th century, but it wasn’t unheard of. Especially outside New England. Philip Schuyler was wealthy and head of one of the most influential families in NY, his daughter wouldn’t be on the streets, he could probably have pulled string to get the marriage annulled if Eliza didn’t give up on Hamilton.
@@Hanzoa Was the cheating before or after he died?
@@mykaruest3620 before he died
@@mykaruest3620 How the hell would he cheat on her if he was dead?
Eliza: *does literally anything*
Me: *uncontrollable sobbing*
NaviNovaNewbie omg mood
XD
I know right 😭
Same, This get's into my soul. ;-;
me too
mee
"When I needed her most, she was right on time."
The definition of "When the world needed him most, he vanished."
A hundred years passed and my brother and I discovered the new avatar, an Airbender named Aang
And although his airbending skills were great, he had to learn, before he was ready to save anyone
@@ericatalley706 but I believe
@@adeleaslan8182 Aang will save the world
Why do I see something ATLA related on multiple fandom videos 🤔
Fun fact: eliza suffered* from memory loss, she may had memory loss but she never forgot Alexander.
(She died of natural causes)
Dang. Tnxs for the fun fact
@@dmgilla9134 no problem 👌
@@dmgilla9134 what a fun fact
That..... That was the opposite of a fun fact. I thank you.
@@jenniferrandolph3475 *sad fact
Maturing is realizing that thanks to Eliza we got this wonderful musical, and they did in fact tell HER story as well.
holy shit you're right
All rights reserved, you're correct.
To Lin, thank you for understanding her, understanding him.
Eliza shouldn't be known as Alexander Hamilton's wife, she deserves to be known as a founding mother of our nation. Rest in peace, Elizabeth Schulyer Hamilton.
The only founding mother, and the best
@@mariajosepintobarahona9143 her and Betty Ross
@@mariajosepintobarahona9143 and Abigail Adams
Lol you say she should be known as her own person (I 100% agree) but then you list her full name Elizabeth Schuyler HAMILTON and I'm like 😑
@@willmunoz1638 Well, after she got married she did add Hamilton to her name.
me: *ugly sobbing*
friend: did she put herself back in the narrati-
me: sHE PUT HERSELF BACK IN THE NARRATIVE
ELIZAAAAAAHHH
SHE STOPPED WASTING TIME ON TEARRRSSS SHE LIVED ANOTHER 50 YEARS SHE WAS ENOUGH
ELIZAAAAHH
SHE INTERVIEWED EVERY SOILDER WHO FOUGHT BY HIS SIDEEEE
(SHE TELLS THEIR STORRRIIEEE)
Corrupted_C00K13 》 SHE TRYS TO MAKE SENSE OF HIS THOSONUDS OF PAGES OF WRITING HE REALLY DO WRITES LIKE HIS RUINING OUT OF TIME
SHE RAISED FUNDS IN DC FOR THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT
AND WHEN HER TIME WAS UP
SHE HAD DONE ENOUGH
WE HAVE TOLD THEIR STORY
CAN SHE SAW US WHAT SHE'S PROUDEST OF?
THE ORPHANAGE
SHE ESTABLISHED THE FIRST PRIVATE ORPHANAGE IN NEW YORK CKTY
She even told Aaron’s story...
*SNIFF*
Mr. Normi o lawd dat hurtz
This how to find me in the corner hugging my Hamilton art 😭😭😭😭
Im not crying your crying
@@yanlord2825 "I interview every soldier who fought by your side"
This includes burr
@@yanlord2825 da frick u mean
_EVERY SOLDIER who fought by ALEXANDER'S sde including AARON BURR_
the orphanage part mustve meant so much more to alex because of the fact that HE was an orphan due to the fact that his dad left and his mother died im sobbing
Eliza looking for some of his letters: I thought I had more..
*flashbacks to Burn*
"ah right.."
Eliza: *I burned them. I forgot about that*
@@TransgenderMachCEO Happends every bloody
XD
Lol now I think about
What about the letters from Laurens???
She died at the age of 97!!
This woman is insane
And she told everyone's story
except her own :(
97??!?!? That is long for the time but right now that's pretty normal (At least for my family, everyone lived to at least 95 so far)
And with the medical system or lack there of in that time.
Whoa that's insane considering what time period she lived in!
@@angelicphrog1290 this comment is making me sob
i love how at the very end, when eliza throws herself into alexander's arms, they turn back into their younger selves, when they first met.
_I'm not crying, you're crying!_
I know right🤧
The waterworks guys, this hurts
This is not right that’s not Alexander it Lin
She’s jumps into his arms bc she finds out he told her story
the fact that Eliza's orphanage is still up to this day is amazing the orphanage is called Graham Windham it has serves thousands of kids and families each year.
She was such a great woman!
Eliza: “I stopped wasting time on tears”
Me: “Can’t relate..”
@@isa.amaral0905 i- pls
Wasting my time on tears rn
I just be a horrible human being because I literally laughed
Your pfp looks like someone who would torture a green blob man to get a book
Same😭😭
*Eliza:* Have I done enough? Will they tell my story?
*Lin Manuel:* I gotcha, fam.
🤧
@@Minosprimekisser SHONEEEENNNN!!!
@@Minosprimekisser MIDORIYA
whos lin?
@@himi.10k
Lin Manuel Miranda was the guy who wrote Hamilton, published Hamilton, and played AS Hamilton.
blue background: present
red background: past
purple background: transition
black background: afterlife
Thx this helps🙂
what about when she was singing about the orphanage?
@@natalia-ej9ks present
@@natalia-ej9ks And if it was the kids its the past i think
What about orange?
i love those last scenes after elizas death, because it returns them all to what age they felt the most happiness. its symbolic in a way when both eliza and alexander turn into what they looked like when they first met.
This would have shown especially well if Alex had also been dressed in white. Here I mean in the theater.
1:50 When you realize that when Eliza says “He gives me what you’ve always wanted,
he gives me more time.”
Hamilton didn’t want the time.
He wanted Eliza to have it.
*Ugly sobbing intensifies*
*sobs and dies*
“Eliza!! My love, take your time...I’ll see you on the other side.”
stop it youre making me cry-
Stop you are going to make me go into break down mode
Bruh I have to be in public why you make me cry
It’s sad that Eliza is just seen as “Alexander Hamilton’s wife”. She has done so much and yet she gets nothing. When she said “Have I done enough” it was only for Alexander, she wanted his story to be heard, he helped build the Washington monument, and went against slavery. This women has my respect.
She has also gone through so much pain, she lost her siblings (most of them died during birth), most of her children, and parents. Only three of her kids outlived her.
Blve Lemxonade you know what makes me happy? Before the musical on google she was labeled alexander Hamilton’s wife, but know she’s labeled soliciate, it’s not much but maybe in a few years she’ll be labeled a founding mother
ミンティちゃん that would be badass
If heaven does exist, I would love to meet her.
Maxie same, but i am obviously going to hell :^)
@@blvelemxonade9793 you don't know that
who lives: Aaron Burr
who dies: Alexander Hamilton
who tells your story: Eliza Hamilton
Dang Lin you are a genius.
Fun fact, Angelica, Eliza, Burr and Hamilton are the only in costume at the end of the show. Because they are the ones who live, die and tell the story
holy sh*t your right-
Never thought about that
Who dies was actually Laurens
@@johnlaurens9739 rest in peace Laurens
I can't believe how loyal Eliza is. Instead of looking for someone else because her husband cheated on her, she stuck with him til the very end. She told Hamilton's story to the public and even raised funds for the Washington Monument, like omg
"and when my time is up, have I done enough... Will they tell your story?!" Oh, you have NO idea.
Opal Eevee if only she could see the beauty she created :’)
Well I guess all she did didnt work until our linnoman roll came along
Autumn Yoder it did work though, she preserved his legacy enough for Lin to find it. When you guys say stuff like this it literally makes no sense.
Autumn Yoder Lin got his idea for Hamilton from a biography. Hamilton’s legacy was still well known before Hamilton. What Eliza did is incredible and she deserves credit for it
Yeah ._.
Objective: **Trying not to cry while listening to this song**
Obstacle: "The Orphanage"
I was watching the video while scrolling through the comments. As I landed on yours I read "the orphanage" and in the same second I hear "the orphanage" being sung. . . This spooked me more than anything-
@@Josephine_de_Beauharnais1763 that happens to me too most of the times LMFAO
I cried once while singing this because of the one time I tried to tell people ab my cousin and failed
I saw this in Dallas yesterday and I lost it at the orphanage part at the end. I was crying ugly ass tears and the lights came on and I frantically had to wipe them from my face so I wouldn’t look like a lunatic lmao
I lost it in "Eliza~"
Eliza died blind and deaf and suffered from amnesia. Yet she told everyone’s stories. Eliza is an amazing woman
Thanks for the likes y’all
milkandhoney I didn’t know that, she is a amazing woman
Truly selfless
I read that in the Hamilton book. (First chapter) I think I'm too invested in Hamilton. I just ordered 3 shirts with Hamilton references...
Woah, I didn't know that! She is an incredibly strong woman. Really the best of wives and best of women.
milkandhoney really
for some reason 2:40 made me burst into tears.
ITS A MUSICAL ABOUT FOUNDING FATHERS WHY IS IT SO. SAD.
FR 😭
cause we are all human and experience life
Fun Fact:
At the end of this song (and therefore the end of the show), Eliza is led to the front of the stage by Hamilton, she looks up and she audibly gasps before the lights go out and the show ends.
Although many people believe this simply represents her taking her last breath before her death, or an expression of joy at finally being reunited with Alexander, there is an amazing fan theory that it's not Hamilton leading her to the front of the stage, but Lin-Manuel Miranda (or whoever is playing Hamilton in whatever performance you see), and the gasp is an expression of awe at the sight of the audience.
The theory is that Eliza is being shown that all her work was worth it. That the cast are telling her "you did it. You told his story. And now thanks to you, we can tell both his story, and your's."
I love this
Aaaaaand now I’m crying 😭
I fucking love this
Jason Flintham This gave me chills
DEEP
Lin Manuel Miranda didn't do a musical to JUST tell Hamilton's story.
It's Eliza's story as well.
Thank you, Lin!
and thats why its called _Hamilton_ eliza was a Hamilton as well.
we did it to tell everyone’s story.
*he
@@BerthaValladares-il8yi1ly5s Yep! :)
Also burr!
Eliza doesn't rap the entire musical, why?
she takes her time.
Similarly,, Burr waits for it
she might not have rapped, but she did beatbox
Eva Russell that is true
@@pipstix5487 I saw a comment on another video about this its said some thing about how Angelica match his rapping and his intensity but Eliza beatbox while he rapped almost as if she was supporting him I dont really remember the full comment but it went something like that
@@pipstix5487 i never realized, in which song did she beatbox??
The orphanage part made me cry.
Like really, not that screaming, crying, throwing up shit.
She made so many lives better
Eliza said “She’s buried in Trinity Church *NEAR YOU* “was because Angelica is always *NEAR* Hamilton and never *WITH* him
hxney queen OUCH
DAMNNNN
Why you make me cryyy ಥ_ಥ
well it would be weird if they buried angelica in the same grave
Wtf you over think stuff way too much. Like do you want her to say she was buried with you, in the same fucking casket??
I remember reading a theory about how Eliza’s gasp at the end wasn’t her final breath or something, but it was her reaction to being shown the audience watching the play based off of all her effort. Showing her that her efforts meant something, that all her hard work paid off.
It's actually canon, Lin said that it was either her seeing the audience or Hamilton itself
I thought she had a heart attack
Lin makes a point of leading her to the edge of the stage and showing her the audience. She looks out, sees them, and gasps.
I never once thought it was about her dying.
what gasp??
@itsfunneh fan 12 Oh, no! They mean in the end of the musical ^^
Fun fact: One of Alexander’s grandchildren was named Laurens Hamilton
😳
Solrocks Animates and the child that had him his name was john
Solrocks Animates his son found out from the letters (im pretty sure the son was names John) and he was like "what a great idea! Im gonna name my son Laurens because my dad was gay for this dude John Laurens"
Solrocks Animates *cough* Lams is OtP *cough*
@@thehamburglar401 I'm pretty sure that one was named after John Church, Angelica's husband.
Eliza is kinda the true hero of Hamilton’s story in the end. Eliza could of just told the world that Alexander was a terrible person (not saying he is)or she could have just not told the world his story and stayed quiet, but she chose to tell the world his story and at that told the world he was great. Also in the process told the world the story of some of his friends. Hamilton could never have reached his success in the way that he did without her IMO (many historians agree). I love how in the show she goes from asking to be a part of the narrative to taking agency to remove herself from it. In the end she didn’t just put herself back into the narrative of the story. She became basically the author of it. That's my interpretation of the gasp at the end. She asks will all her work be enough, for the world to tell Hamilton's story and then she sees the audience.
“Don’t cry don’t cry don’t cry don’t cry.” Washington: “she tells my story”. *starts bawling*. “Can I show you what I’m proudest of? The orphanage”. *starts crying even harder*
Haha same
Yes
Yup haha, same.
The next person to like your camera will have da cuRSe
Everyone starts crying*
When Alex reunited with Lauren’s, lafayette, and Hercules the tears started
Me too lol but I started smiling because it was so cute
Beautiful sight
Sad but cute
Same here
Mine started when alexander started crying and then they just never stopped.
When Eliza says “In their eyes I see you, Alexander” I burst out sobbing and luckily, none of my parents realize I am crying over someone who died almost 216 years ago (yes, I did the math).
wow this is actually really recent
@@purityvillarreal3488 damn you're right
@@thattieltiela8793 I´m glad to see people are still interested in the musical.
I thought he’s like 265
Lol, I’ve known about Hamilton for years but I got addicted at least a year ago.
1:16
I love this part. It shows her looking at peoples different perspectives through color!
A sad fact:
Lafayette and Mulligan came back to New York to help Eliza with the grief and her orphanage. They where also a big part in telling Alexander's story. If anything those two, Eliza and Angelica told his story together. Up until Angelica Hercules' deaths in 1814 and 1825 where Lafayette continued to help Eliza until he finally died in 1834 and was taken back to France and buried there. He also got his eldest son (George Washington De Lafayette) to plant American soil on his grave. Eliza was then left with her many children (especially Alexander Jr and James) to keep his legacy alive.
A fun fact to not ruin your day:
While looking at the letters Alexander and Laurens wrote to eachother, James Hamilton has to censor very much of them before publishing them as they included many, *many* penis jokes.
Celestia_ Ludenbirb have fun with that my friend
LMAO
Thanks for softening the pain
Thank you for warming my heart.
🤣 I wasn’t expecting the last one
Damn, im crying for people that died like 200 years ago
those damned ninjas cutting onions
You must have been really teary.
"200 hundred years"
:D
Oh hey neeks
Same
Nico is that you
i realize why eliza was driven to establish an orphanage bc alexander was an orphan 😭 and she didn’t want kids to go through what he did (that’s right i thought of this after a month of having my comment up!)
wow thx for 1k
I DIDN'T THINK OF THAT OW MY HEART
DON'T REMIND ME IM ALREADY BAWLING
Holy frik
IM ALREADY CRYINGGGGGGGG
I DIDNT KNOW THAT OH MY GAWD-
whenever I hear “will they tell me story” I couldn’t hold in my tears anymore. I love Eliza 🥺
fr i was like YES HUN THEY TOLD YOUR STORY- WE LUV U ELIZA
“Every other founding father’s story gets told, every other founding father gets to grow old”
OMG THAT PART MAKES ME CRY
I think that was the time I started sobbing. I kept sobbing until the video ended.
Fact: This is not the first time you've watched this, nor is it the first time you've cried over it, either.
yep
*how did you know?*
You are absolutely not wrong
I just watched the whole Hamilton musical again and cried more than before 🥲🥲
i just cried without even knowing who they are and what hamilton is (i'm Italian) now i feel the urge to watch the musical😭😭😭
"The orphanage...."
Me: don't cry
"In their eyes see you, Alexander..."
*breaks out in tears*
I n t e r e s t i n g
That is when I bursted out crying omg so relatable 😭😭😭😭
I SEE YOU EVERYTIME
Let me tell u what I wish I’ve done if I was there 100 years ago
*setting the duel😞*
Me *punches burr in the face*
Boi you best run!
I wanna enjoy this whole video, but I start crying every time they get to her singing about the orphanage.
Eliza is AMAZING!! She is so strong… she lost so many people and was left alone after Angelica died to tell everyone’s story and she didn’t stop until her last days to tell everyone’s story because she loved them so much… she is perfect! I aspire to be like her… she is so kind.
fun fact:Eliza was only 47 when hamilton died and she died at 97.
47+50=97
*i live for another 50 more years IT'S NOT ENOUGH!*
Fun fact: this was during a time when medicine was not at its finest so you know, deaths everywhere so living till 90 yrs old is impressive considering the time period.
It’s still pretty impressive
It’s kinda sad too, since she lost pretty much (if not all) her family. ;;
IO/Kyran the kids of the orphanage almost become her family
She was 97 when she die during that time alot people die at a young ages gosh god for real bless her .he know how sweet her souls is .
He gave her enough time
This comment made me cry qwq
Her determination to keep everyone's memories alive kept her alive
God gave her the time she needed. So much bad happened in her life so this was the one think god could give her. And it was the only think she needed then.
@Joselyn Vifquain Your right but remeber in the song My shot Alexander said and I quote "Where I come from some get half as many"
Sad fact: Eliza actually arrives at the hospital after Phillip got shot in a black dress because she just came back from Peggy’s funeral because they died so close together🥺🤧😭
Poor Peggy, dying in the same year as Phillip. I wish that had been mentioned in the play, Peggy deserved better
@@yee-raplantar-maximoff4318 so true, Peggy needs more love. Little known fact, she stalled an intruder while taking care of children which gave her father time to get the police over. so yeah, she's also a hero
I did not know that oh my god
@@Yodagirl10 ik... i love how we're expressing such regret over someone who died over 200 years ago
alexander cheated on her, her mom died, peggy died, philip died, she forgave alexander, alexander died, her dad died all in 3-4 years
alexander and elizas dad died 4 *months* apart
Eliza: “I want to be apart of the narrative”
“I erase myself from the narrative”
“I put myself back in the narrative”
this is one example of how the entire hamilton soundtrack connects. no song in hamilton isn’t related to another, they all mention another line from another song.
Then she became the author
@@Toatally._.Fin3 Basically, true
Who tells your story??
Every historian at Lin: *I'll let him tell it*
Why's I read that in the tune for the beginning of Say No To This i-
@@ashtonwasfound I think that was the point
I haven't slept in a week
I was weak
(someone else continue heh)
I SEE THAT REFERENCE TO SAY NO TO THIS
Actually fun fact after this song, when Somebody leads Eliza to the front of the stage the character is actually "lin" And shes seeing him tell her story. :) (idek if this is true BUT ya know)
@@thebritishone FINALLY A FUN FACT IN THIS VIDEO THAT ISN'T SAD
(Sorry for the caps)
Eliza was actually able to live till 90
It’s a reward for her being such an amazing person
97!
I'm always scared that I'm going to die in my sleep, nowhere close to 97. Yet, I havent died.
Melo Smith
Dying in your sleep is actually pretty ok, there’s no pain- like getting stabbed in the head or something
@@lunenorie I'd like to die that way but I want to know it's coming so I have time to say goodbye
@@lonnieg2055 oh yeah, that would be nice too-
A lot of people don’t realize that Eliza was also a Hamilton. So that means Hamilton is also about elizas story
Litterally everyone knows that...
I did
Melanie Slayton there’s a lot of new fans on since it came out on Disney+ so I thought it was something cool. No need to be rude about it
@@katelynlopez1432 oml im not being rude
@@IrisIleka I wouldn't say everyone, but those who get the symbolism behind the title get it. There are new fans popping up everyday.
Knowing how much I ended up adoring this musical, I’m so glad that I named my son Philip Alexander. He was born in 2010 well before this came out but it just makes me love the name even more
Fun fact:
Do you know how in: “Burn”, Eliza burns all of her letters that she received from Alexander Hamilton while she was cutely lovesick during “helpless” after he cheated on her with Mariah Reynolds? Well,
A. She was smart to attack his writing, other than himself with words. He took great pride in his writing, as you might know from the repetitive line “writes like he’s running out of time”. That’s kind of what hit him hard, one of the small amounts of things that could hurt him. She knew how life worked, man!
B. She kept one of the letters in her pocket and carried it around with her everywhere until she died. I guess no matter how bad Alexander gets, she’s not ready to just let him go. You can tell that she was really in love, and she wasn’t ready to throw that all away, so she saved part of the relationship and carried it everywhere, almost as if she was keeping it alive. That might also be why she forgave him.
I’m crying more now, thanks. :)
AHHH ITS TOO CUTE
We need more more people like her. qwq
@@byakuyasleftasscheek163 Yea we do
😭😭😭
Washington: “ She tells my story”
Me: Sobbing and starts to drown in tissues
The orphanage teared me up
I start crying when it first shows Laurence bc he's my favorite character
Shy Pie
I cried when Angelica did the peekaboo thing at 1:29
I cried when Philip said “hi mom!” And gave her a hug.
Phillip: I have a little sister but I want a little brother.
Hamilton: okay
goes on to have 7 children
yep
@@bellaa6603 wowie whats the secret to living a long life to 2021
@@mariaearcalas7203 Actually I'm dead. But we do have internet in heaven :)
@@bellaa6603 yasss queen we love you
@@Kendal27 🥺💗
Stop I cried so hard. I never cried during an hamilton song, but looking at this animated makes me really feel and understand the song. Makes me look at it from a different perspective. This is just beautiful
At the end of the play, you realize they were telling Eliza's story, not Hamilton's.
Eliza IS a Hamilton
.O.
I guess that’s why they call the musical “Hamilton” because it wasn’t just Alexander Hamilton, but also Elizabeth Hamilton.
@@siamahmad6730 exactly
Well they ARE telling the story of the Hamilton's
Me: sobbing
My friend: why are you crying
me: If. Eliza saw the orphans grow up they never got adopted
Both of us: dehydrated from crying too hard
Dammit, why??? Why’d you make me cry again? 😭
Omfg, why, WHY
OH GOD IF YOU PUT IT LIKE THAT IT'S DEPRESSING OH NO
wait no stop--
ohshi-
Alexander planted the seeds of his legacy, but it was Eliza who was the sun, the water, and the air for the garden.
Katja Cira Agreed
OOHHHMMMYYYGGGAWWSSH DONT MAKE ME FRICKIN CRULY AGAIN
Nah, she opened the garden
Plants need carbon dioxide
No I’m just kidding that’s a cool way to think about it
yes
I love how Eliza out lives all of her loved ones but still lives her life happy but while shes waiting to see them she just tells their story like shes has to be one of the nicest people who ever lived
"I live another 50 years, it's not enough"
She's right she didn't have enough time.
To tell her own story....
I know 😭
But also: JESUS CHRIST SHE LIVED INTO HER 90s!!! That’s still impressive today!
Lin knew that and did it for her
HOW DARE YOU MAKE ME CRY TO WHERE I FALL DOWN THE STAIRS OF SORROW
PokeMageTech The Lord in his kindness
*INHALES*
JOHN TALKING ABOUT HOW AMAZING ELIZA IS AND HOW HE TRULY APPRECIATES HER AND THEN MENTIONING HOW ALEX NEVER STOPPED MENTIONING HER.
*B E C A U S E W H O N E E D S A H E A R T A N Y W A Y S*
I LOST MINE 3000000000000000000 years ago. that is how long ive been listening to hamilton
you could say i listen to it..... non stop
THIS COMMENT>>>
To be honest Eliza went through the most
1.Her husband cheated on her
2.Her sisters all died
3.Her son died
4. Her husband died
5.She told everyone's story except her own
And so Lin told her story.
@@reignyairys7486 Yes and we are all grateful for that!
That...is...true
She told her story through everyone elses but other than that... U
YES! She so didnt deserve any of that!
@@c4tboysupr3m4cy_3 yea i read that one after Phillip's death she became a child stuck in the body of a adult and she couldnt even remember any of her family members
Fun/sad fact: Eliza out lives all of her kids before she died and she lives to be 97 years old and remember this takes place during the late 17, early 1800’s so living to 50 even was a big deal but living to 97 that was very hard to achieve since they didn’t have any modern medicine
Me: I a big brave boi, I will not cry
Eliza: When my time is up, have I done enough? Will they tell your story?
Me: *Realized she cares only about him being remembered*
Me: *tears welling up*
Her: *goes on about all the things she did for him*
Me sobbing: Ef being a big brave boi
my tears rlly just said lol no
I can't stop crying, I can't wait til it drops on Disney+ and I'm gonna be a mess
So lucky, i can't cry
Relatable
The subtitles on the Disney+ viewing says will they tell our story tho?
Eliza is my role model. She deserves way more credit than she got
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I AGREE. Literally, when we went over the revolution during my freshman year in high school, my teacher had no clue who Eliza even was. I taught him who she was.
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Pippa got more credit then she got ;-;
Fun Fact: Eliza lived to be 97 and had 7 kids.
(AKA) MadLass
8 kids, when their first born Phillip died, they named their 8th child Philip, who is named after their late son.
It is a common mistake as they had 2 sons with the same name
It's not really fun..? It's more just a fact I guess
THIQ JENNA 8 she and Alex adopted a girl
And outlived 2 kids
@@yousifothman2529 madlad
For anyone that doesnt know, eliza orphange still stands to this day and is called graham windman, and it is still an orphange now. It is a private nonprofit orphange and was supposed to close during the pandemic but ended up staying open! It is in brooklyn, new york.
Me: Im not going to cry this time. Im not going to cry-
"SHE TELLS OUR STORY"
Me: Oh God- *starts crying my eyes out*
The Orphanage 😭😭😭😭
“Have I done enough will they tell your story” I cried there 😭😭
@@germayoni9057 same இ௰இ
I can’t remember the last time I cried,like truly cried
That's me crying EVERY.SINGLE.TIME.
Lin is a genius not only was Eliza telling Hamilton’s life and everyone else’s but he told Eliza’s Story as well,And at the end of The Show you see her Look at the audience and gasp it took me awhile to figure out that she broke the 4th wall and saw that she saw 100 people and more watching her story.
Great job Lin making everyone’s story especially Eliza’s he told
ima cryyyyyyy
again
@@averystevenson7155 proof???
A very changed version of the story. In the song Aaron Burr, it states the year was 1776, and that Ham was 19. In 1776 the youngest he could have been was 20, not 19. Also, Lafeyette never met Mulligan in real life. Also, Burr and Lafeyette are both a year younger than him (that one is more of a fun fact). And Mulligan was actually 10 years older than Ham
Gaiden Of course it had to be changed! It’s a musical. Lin is a genius.
Erin Connelly oh no I agree full heartedly. I absolutely love this musical so much, I’m just so fascinated by the little changes he made. Why was Hamilton 2 years younger than he was in the musical? Also if his age was changed but everyone else’s wasn’t (clearly Mulligan’s was) then he would be the exact same age as Eliza which I kinda like but I think the Schuyler sister’s ages were all changed accordingly. Either way it is so interesting to see
*When, a elderly Dying woman looks better than you.*
Saaaaaaame
Listen, this song is beautiful, don't even
an*
Of course she looks better
Eliza is just bootiful
The last song successfully made me start calling Eliza “My Dearest Eliza”, I get weird looks but I have NO REGRETS
this is so beautiful btw, like in a breath taking way, how smooth the transitions are and how the movements are very well connected! The facial expressions are so well drawn I don’t know what to say honestly, this is just practically perfect in every way!
“sorry son.”
*CALL ME SON ONE MORE TIME*
OML XD
I don't like to feel good! I like to feel sad!
That's one of the MANY things that made me have a breakdown
Hamilton, for the first time, he didnt say :"I'm not your son"
DAUGHTER
son
"And when my time is up? Have I done enough? will they tell your story?"
Even when she's near death, she still thinks about you alexander
Actually, at that point she says "will they tell *my* story" while everyone else says "will they tell *your* story" and to answer that question, the answer is yes.
Quote from real life Eliza in her nineties:
"I am so tired. It has been long. I want to see Hamilton."
Who's crying?
Just like Philip...
Hamilton was a dick for cheating on his family
@@endlesshalcyon That's from the biography, Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. In the prologue I believe.
@@raspberrycrowns9494 I totally agree, they did everything they could for him, and yet he cheated on them...
"I speak out against slavery"
*distance sounds of crying in corner*
Karis Foster 😭😭😭
Lauren's?
“She tells my story”
Always gives me chills.