Dear Theodosia Analysis

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“Dear Theodosia” from the musical Hamilton is the 22nd song in the musical. It is in between the songs “What Comes Next” and “Non-Stop”. Many believe this is a weird place to put this song because the songs before and after it are very high energy and exciting, while “Dear Theodosia” is a soft and sweet song. It is said that Burr and Hamilton had their children shortly after the Revolutionary War therefore this could be the reasoning behind why this song was placed after King George’s song talking about the war and “Non-Stop” which talks about Hamilton’s obsession with his work. “Dear Theodosia” is a song sung by Hamilton and Burr to their newly born children. Burr starts out the song and is singing to his daughter Theodosia. He is so intrigued by her and realizes now that she is born he needs to be more careful so he’s child is not raise fatherless like him. Hamilton then starts singing to his son Philip and tells him how much he means to him. Both fathers are so proud of their children and want to make sure their whole worlds are complete and want to make America a safe place for them to live. They only want what is best for their children and are not going to jeopardize anything for that. This song shows so much love and compassion during such a war packed and aggressive time in the show. In the song, Hamilton and Burr …show more content…

The melody is very happy and makes the audience feel good inside and makes them forget about all the problems that Burr and Hamilton have. It shows a soft side to these powerful founding fathers. The mood of the song is light and airy making the audience believe that nothing bad can happen because these men are talking to their innocent newborn children. The songs atmosphere gives hope and aspirations to the audience for what is to come. It also is a tear jerker because it shows how sensitive these two men are and reminds the audience that they are normal people, who go through normal

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