His talent and passion for writing fed off one another. Because he was a good writer, Hamilton wrote all the time. Hamilton wrote all the time, which made him good at it. And, if the musical is accurate, he even wrote Washington’s speech explaining why he wouldn’t run for a third term as president. As George Washington’s chief staff aide, he wrote letters to Congress, governors and generals. Of the eighty-five installments of the Federalist Papers (arguing for ratification of the Constitution), Hamilton wrote fifty-one. Be ProlificĪlexander Hamilton wrote “like he was running out of time” (an oft-repeated lyric from the musical). That's why I must share with you what I learned about writing from Hamilton (i.e., Hamilton the person from watching the Hamilton musical). The play was especially well-timed since Alexander Hamilton is about to lose his position on the US $10 dollar bill, to be replaced by a woman. Even though he was an “orphaned immigrant,” he rose to become George Washington’s right-hand man because he was a brilliant writer. It was incredibly inspiring to see how Miranda took what he knew (rapping, music, diversity) and used that to tell Alexander Hamilton’s story in an innovative way.Ī reoccurring theme of the show was Alexander Hamilton’s abilities as a writer. It’s a hip-hop themed musical written by Lin-Manuel Miranda (who just won a genius grant by the way) that tells the story of our founding fathers. Yesterday I took a day trip to NYC because my Mom got tickets to see the ridiculously good Broadway show Hamilton.
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