Note: Most of the words in this post are direct or slightly modified excerpts from the brilliant lyrics written by Lin-Manuel Miranda for the musical, Hamilton.This analysis is based on the portrayals of Burr and Hamilton in the musical. Permission to state my case? This “theatrical landmark transformed theatre and the way we think about history.” – The New York Times. Genius Lyrics. Names: Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton Ages: 48 (Burr), 47 (Hamilton) [BURR] Aaron Burr, Sir? His maternal grandfather, Jonathan Edwards, was the Puritan divine who … MEN (interjected) Respect Respect BURR … Lin-Manuel Miranda Stuns Emily Blunt By Rapping 'My Shot' from Hamilton! In the song, Hamilton accosts a confused Aaron Burr and eagerly asks for the secret to becoming a shining star at school and loudly expresses his desire to prove himself on the battlefield of the impending revolution. The Burrs loved it: In 1793, Aaron described Wollstonecraft’s essay as “a work of genius.” To his dismay, however, his peers seemed to overwhelmingly disregard the text. The lyrics geniuses on Genius say we're looking at a "sick double compound" where both lines rhymes internally with themselves and with each other. www.youtube.com. Analysis ... Full Song. Aaron Burr was born into a distinguished New England family in 1756. [WASHINGTON] As you were [BURR] Sir I was a captain under General Montgomery ... BURR My mother was a genius WOMEN (interjected) Genius BURR My father commanded respect. "Non-Stop" is the 23rd song of Act One of Hamilton and the final song of Act I After Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton finish their studies in New York, Burr and Hamilton defend Levi Weeks and yup hoe Burr questions Hamilton's need to justify his intelligence. media.giphy.com. YouTube Aaron Burr, Sir. Talk less. Permission to state my case? Hamilton is later invited as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and drafts the U.S. Constitution. GIF Aaron Burr, Sir. The first indication we get of this narratively is in “Aaron Burr, Sir”. Aaron Burr, Sir by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs & Okieriete Onaodowan prod. [BURR] Aaron Burr, Sir? Genius [BURR/ENSEMBLE] Death doesn't discriminate Between the sinners And the saints It takes and it takes and it takes And we keep living anyway We rise and we fall HAMILTON is the story of America then, told by America now. Its chord progression happens in both “Aaron Burr, Sir” and “The Story of Tonight (reprise)” before being picked up in “Wait For It.” Hamilton name-drops it in “Room Where It Happens” (“you get love for it, you get hate for it, you get nothing if you wait for it!”) igniting Burr’s transformation into political climber. Burr thought that it was possible for Theodosia, and women in general, to " avenge your sex of the conceit as well as the tyranny of laws and conventions that enchain women within a bastion of ignorance ." PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORT. Theodosia's math tutor, Michael Martin, explained Burr's beliefs: "Women, whatever may be said, are capable of the same kind of genius as men. "