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Hamilton: Comedy and Tragedy

Hamilton: Comedy and Tragedy

Lafayette was an interesting character. He always seem to be doing something mischievous. I was impressed by his rapping skills. I didn’t know he had it in him. His ability to do so in French was cool was the icing on top of the cake for me.

Hamilton has both elements of a tragedy and a comedy. The personification of American Forefathers and mothers as rappers and singers, made it more comical. However, the original storyline made it more tragedy. Adding a layer of comedy on top of a historical tragic makes a tragic comedy.