ACT 1. 1. Alexander Hamilton. BURR. How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the Caribbean by providence, impoverished, in squalor, grow up to be a hero and a scholar? LAURENS.
The issue on the table: Secretary Hamilton’s plan to assume state debt and establish a national bank. Secretary Jefferson, you have the floor, sir.
Broadway’s Pulitzer Musicals 101: Hamilton (2016) Book, Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda ACT I “Alexander Hamilton” AARON BURR: How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the Caribbean by providence impoverished, in squalor, grow up to be a hero and a scholar?
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ACT 1 - Squarespace
HAMILTON. You must be out of your Goddamn mind if you think the President is gonna bring the nation to the brink of meddling in the middle of a military mess, a game of chess, where France is Queen and Kingless. We signed a treaty with a King whose head is now in a basket.
Ensemble: ‘Til the world turns upside down! Hamilton: I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory. This is where it gets me, on my feet, the enemy ahead of me. If this is the end of me, at least I have a friend with me, weapon in my hand, a command, and my men with me. Then I remember my Eliza’s expecting me...
[HAMILTON] Yes! I wanted to do what you did. Graduate in two, then join the revolution. He looked at me like I was stupid, I’m not stupid So how’d you do it? How’d you graduate so fast? [BURR] It was my parents’ dying wish before they passed [HAMILTON] You’re an orphan. Of course! I’m an orphan God, I wish there was a war!
Hamilton (play)/Act 1 - Wikisource, the free online library
Jun 18, 2023 · This attempt by Alexander Hamilton to compel the central government to assume the debts of the thirteen states is merely a trick, a manœuvre, to give greater power to that central body and to ruthlessly crush the freedom of the states.