User:Ajavi/sandbox

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• Notes on the "My Shot" Page:
  • Under the synopsis section: there's no explanation or mention of the other characters in "My Shot" and what they are singing about. This song is not solely about Alexander Hamilton.
  • Under the analysis section: there may be a bit of bias regarding "I am not throwing away my shot" being Hamilton's mantra. Some fact checking may be needed for this, despite it being one of Hamilton's most used phrases throughout the musical.
  • The mixtape version section: does not mention the differences between the broadway cast version and the mixtape version (other than the singers).
  • The sources used are cited, but it seems as though those sources may have bias.

Synopsis

Alexander Hamilton wows several other young revolutionaries with his verbal skills, speaking about his hopes for the future, his disillusionment with the British and his desire to be remembered, even if it means dying.

The other revolutionaries in the song, who rap about their own hopes for and reservations about the future, are:

• Marquis de Lafayette, a Frenchman who does not want to live under a monarch's rule. He mentions his fighting abilities and the possibility of a revolution in France, after Alexander hints at the imminent American revolution.
• Hercules Mulligan, a tailor's apprentice who wants to socially advance by joining the revolution.
• John Laurens, an abolitionist who will not be satisfied until all men have equal rights. He dreams of riding into battle with America's first black regiment.
• Aaron Burr, who reminds all of the men to keep quiet because loyalists may be among them. Despite Burr's warnings, the men continue rapping about the rebellion and encouraging other Americans to rise up with them against the British, while Burr remains silent.