And I love the very writerly trick of placing it in such an ironic context, as Hamilton's use of writing, for the first time in his life, is not helpful but ruinous. I assume that in historical context the Reynolds Pamphlets were a bafflingly self-destructive act for such a bright man, so what I think Miranda is doing is explaining them by pulling out the big guns, artistically speaking, to give the audience a completely satisfying answer: people will do what's most themselves, even if it destroys themselves.
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And I love the very writerly trick of placing it in such an ironic context, as Hamilton's use of writing, for the first time in his life, is not helpful but ruinous. I assume that in historical context the Reynolds Pamphlets were a bafflingly self-destructive act for such a bright man, so what I think Miranda is doing is explaining them by pulling out the big guns, artistically speaking, to give the audience a completely satisfying answer: people will do what's most themselves, even if it destroys themselves.