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Hamilton : An American Musical

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Hamilton: An American Musical retells the story of Alexander Hamilton, the first United States Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. With the aid of hip-hop and rap, Lin-Manuel Miranda dramatises Hamilton’s struggles and contributions during the American Revolution and the formative years of the United States. It is praised for its breaking of Broadway conventions, compelling characters and their interactions, beautiful musicality, and the progression of its plot. There are many that see this musical masterpiece as Hamilton’s true autobiography. However, it is not an accurate telling of historical events. Hamilton: An American Musical intentionally alters the truth of Hamilton’s tale as it misrepresents the historical figures of America’s birth, falsifies a romantic interest between Angelica Schuyler and Alexander Hamilton, alters details of certain distressing events, and paints the main antagonist, Aaron Burr, as a villain.
Hamilton: An American Musical twists the truth of Hamilton’s story as the portrayals of the characters are superficially inaccurate to their true resemblance. The events of this musical take place throughout the late 18th century to the early 19th century. At this time, minorities – specifically African Americans – were involved in slave labour and those in political and societal power were Caucasian (Chernow, 2004). Several characters featured in this show with such power include George Washington, Thomas

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