Meet Me Inside

   This song is about the war, and a little piece of Hamilton's past in the war. The song "Meet Me Inside," when I first heard it, made me think of how people say meet me in the parking lot at 3:30 when they want to fight someone. This song is basically about Hamilton wanting to shine and become Washington's right hand man.

  Hamilton says, "Lee called you out. We called his bluff," by this he means he knew that Lee didn't have any guts to stick with what he said, and Hamilton was able to "break" him, and prove to everyone that Lee was weak. 

   You can tell that Hamilton just wants to help defend Washington's honor, but by trying to defend him he aggravates allies, and starts infights.

   Washington says, "This war is hard enough without infighting- you solve nothing, you aggravate our allies to the south."

   Hamilton replies with, "Charles Lee, Thomas Conway these men take your name and they rake it through the mud."

   You can see that all Hamilton wants is for Washington to hold his reputation as high as Hamilton does for him. I wonder if Hamilton hadn’t grow up the way he did, as an illegitimate orphan, would he act the same way and want the same things? I also wonder if Hamilton wasn’t so keen on making a name for himself, and being known as someone who had helped win the war, if he would put as much effort into keeping Washington’s reputation as he did?

Ten Duel Commandments

This song is about the steps that they believe should be taken during a battle. There are multiple singers in this song, which leads us to believe that this is everyone's view on how things should be handled.

1. Demand Satisfaction- This is really funny, because Alexander Hamilton is also singing this song, and he says that he's never satisfied, I wonder if this is alluding to Hamilton wanting to be remembered as someone important during the war?
2. Have Friends- This is also funny, because Hamilton really only has his family( Eliza and Angelica) backing him and Washington, other than that it doesn't really seem like he has many friends.
3. Meet face to face- Later on, we know that Hamilton does a lot of writing, whether its about the affair, or just in general, it doesn't seem like Hamilton really goes out of his way to have face to face conversations.
4. Reach a Peace- I think Hamilton agreed with this he really didn't like confrontation, only if he thought it was required to save face, and make a name for himself.
5. Prepare for Death- I feel like Hamilton would do anything to make a name for himself, even if that meant death, as long as people knew he was involved in something great.
6. Leave a Note- We know that Hamilton did a lot of writing, I think that this was one of the commandments that he liked, He wanted to help aid in making America free, and he'd do anything for that cause.
7. Confess your Sins- This far in the show Hamilton doesn't have a lot of other sins, other than knowing who the Schuyler sisters were and what they were worth, and marrying Eliza to better his status that he was so ashamed of.
8. Last Chance to Negotiate- I think Hamilton did a lot of negotiating, whether is was to get in as Washington's right hand man, or later on about his affair.
9. Look them in the Eye- I think that this also applies to Hamilton's life, even thought he was an unwanted orphan, he never gave up on trying to be someone and make history. Even though he was ashamed of where he came from he never backed down.
10. Fire- I think that Hamilton was a bit of a hot head, he was always pushing peoples buttons, and he knew what he wanted and he wasn't going to stop until he go it.

I think that the Ten Duel Commandments though they were meant to represent how they thought they should fight in a war, I think that you can also apply them to Hamilton's life and personality in a way as well.