“Wait For It”
This is a soliloquy by Aaron Burr. He outlines his whole ideology and theory of life here, and gives the reasons he feels this way. (I have omitted the Ensemble’s lines.)
Annotate for lit terms, character development, point of view, theme, motif…the usual. This will be in place of PDA for Chapter 3.
EACH STUDENT MUST ADD 3 ANNOTATIONS OR COMMENTS ON YOUR PEERS' ANNOTATIONS. COME BACK AND READ WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER.
BURR:
Theodosia writes me a letter ev'ry day.
I'm keeping her bed warm while her husband is away.
He's on the British side of Georgia.
He's tryin' to keep the colonies in line.
He can keep all of Georgia.
Theodosia, she's mine.
Love doesn't discriminate
between the sinners
and the saints,
it takes and it takes and it takes
and we keep loving anyway.
We laugh and we cry
and we break
and we make our mistakes.
And if there's a reason I'm by her side
when so many have tried
then I'm willing to wait for it.
I'm willing to wait for it.
My grandfather was a fire and brimstone preacher,
But there are things that the
homilies and hymns won't teach
ya.
My mother was a genius
My father commanded respect.
When they died they left no instructions.
Just a legacy to protect.
BURR:
I am the one thing in life I can control.
I am inimitable.
I am an original.
I'm not falling behind or running late.
I'm not standing still,
I am lying in wait.
BURR:
Hamilton faces an endless uphill climb.
He has something to prove.
He has nothing to lose.
Hamilton's pace is relentless;
he wastes no time.
What is it like in his shoes?
Hamilton doesn't hesitate.
He exhibits no restraint.
He takes and he takes and he takes
and he keeps winning anyway.
He changes the game.
He plays and he raises the stakes.
And if there's a reason
he seems to thrive when so few survive,
then God dammit,
I'm willing to wait for it.
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Burr believes that him and Theodosia isn’t wrong even though they are on different sides of the war. +she is married which makes it worse
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But he keeps loving anyway, like the way he loves Theodosia.
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More specifically Puritan pastors would use fire and brimstone preaching.
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This could be why he doesn’t speak what is on his mind unlike Hamilton
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He says Hamilton shows no restraint, but Burr is the opposite. He is waiting, and has patience. This also shows what Burr thinks of Hamilton.
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This song is right after a song that takes place at Hamilton’s wedding, and Burr is singing about waiting for things to happen.(things Hamilton already has like love) So I think he is jealous.
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He talks about how Hamilton is always taking his shot and nothing is stopping him but Burr wants to wait till its his time to shine
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