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Act 2: We Know
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Hamilton, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Collaboration, Disagreement, and Democracy
Stories vs. History
Ambition and Mortality
Immigration and Diversity of Influence
Honor
Summary
Analysis
Hamilton, alone onstage, reflects on his childhood. He remembers that he has used writing to save himself time and time again, even in traumas like his mother’s death. He resolves to publish the story of Maria, while Burr gleefully chants to “wait for it.”
