![]() ![]() Meanwhile, Lafayette secures aid from France, ensuring that the colonists will be able to defeat the British at Yorktown. When Hamilton arrives home, Eliza tells him she is pregnant and that she wrote to Washington, asking him to send Hamilton home. When Hamilton insists that he should be in charge of a battalion, Washington disagrees, saying it is too risky and that he needs Hamilton to stay alive, sending him home. Washington is upset with Hamilton, who acted as Laurens’ number two. In the duel, Laurens shoots Lee in the side, so Lee yields. When Lee criticizes Washington, Laurens challenges Lee to a duel, even though Washington has forbidden it. Washington makes Charles Lee second in command, but Lee proves unable to lead an army. Washington plans a surprise, night-time attack against the British, hoping for some help from the French. Later, the American troops are dangerously low on supplies. Hamilton tells him to go after her, but Burr says he is “willing to wait for it.” Burr compares his life to Hamilton’s, noting that “Hamilton faces an endless uphill climb,” and he “wastes no time,” but Burr will wait to see what his own purpose is before acting. As Hamilton’s friends congratulate Hamilton on his marriage, they ask Burr about a woman he has “on the side.” Burr admits that he loves a woman named Theodosia, who is married to a British officer. On the day of the wedding, Angelica reveals to the audience that she is also in love with Alexander, but gave him to Eliza because he was poor and she was expected to marry rich, and because she knew Eliza was in love with him. Alexander and Eliza write love letters for the next two weeks, and then get engaged. She tells her sister, Angelica, that Hamilton is the one, so Angelica introduces them. Eliza Schuyler sees Hamilton and falls in love with him at first sight. Some time later, Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton are at a winter ball, and Burr tells Hamilton that if he marries a Schuyler sister he will become rich. He wants to use an element of surprise to defeat the British. He sets Mulligan up on the British side as a spy and writes to Congress to convince them to send supplies. Washington asks Hamilton to help him with war plans, and Hamilton recruits John Laurens, Hercules Mulligan, and Lafayette to aid the rebellion. Meanwhile, Aaron Burr introduces himself to Washington, offering assistance and advice, but ends up offending Washington by criticizing the current state of the colonial troops. When Hamilton steals the English troops’ canons, showing that he is willing to take risks and break the rules for the sake of America, he wins favor with Washington. He is frustrated that the rebel troops keep retreating. Next we are introduced to General George Washington, who recognizes that the colonists are at a severe disadvantage to the British troops. The king sends General Howe and 30,000 troops to the New York harbor, challenging the colonial Americans' desire for independence. A message from King George arrives in America, warning the colonists that the king will do whatever he needs to do to keep the colonies under his control. When he encounters the farmer, Hamilton criticizes Seabury’s condemnations. We meet Loyalist Samuel Seabury, a farmer who is condemning the revolutionary Continental Congress (and all patriots in general). She then states that she has been reading Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, and is looking for a “revelation," expressing a desire for female equality. Aaron Burr hits on Angelica, but she shuts him down. We are next introduced to the Schuyler sisters, who wander through downtown New York City enjoying the excitement of the changing social tides. All except Burr are excited about the imminent American Revolution, cheering, “raise a glass to freedom.” When the two new acquaintances go to a bar, they meet John Laurens, Hercules Mulligan, and the Marquis de Lafayette. The two characters are established as foils for one another where Hamilton is brash, outspoken and opinionated, Burr is careful, strategic, and less principled. Burr advises Hamilton not to talk so much, but Hamilton insists that he talks so much because he has passionate opinions. After catching the audience up to speed on this exposition, the play proper begins.Īrriving in New York, the ambitious young Hamilton seeks out Aaron Burr and asks for advice on obtaining an accelerated course of study like Burr did. Impressed by his facility with language, people from his island raised money to send him to America to get an education. After a hurricane destroyed his island, his mother died, and his father abandoned him, Hamilton wrote about his traumatic experience. ![]() Various cast members describe how a series of misfortunes set Hamilton on his path to fame. The musical opens with the ensemble giving a summary of Alexander Hamilton’s childhood in the middle of the 18th century, before the American revolution. ![]()
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