Philip's Death And Forgiveness. Those Are The Only 2 Things That Are Unimaginable. - Tumblr Posts

jesus christ genuinely the end of hamilton's life is so depressing sometimes i can't read the biography/watch the musical the whole way through but there's something to be said in hamilton the musical's themes of how alexander “throwing away his shot” at the end is a good (? not the right word) choice in terms of the musical's themes of forgiveness and remembering what's really important philip's death and forgiveness. those are the only 2 things that are unimaginable. in a way it's hamilton realizing he doesn't want to kill burr. going beyond his desperate need to rise up and never throw away any shot which is a very different from the historical perspective of course but in terms of the musical i think it's a nice interpretation perhaps even alexander learning to be more like betsey