She greets Alexander in the song “Say No to This” with a plea for assistance. While we want to blame Maria for causing a rift in the marriage between Alexander and Eliza, we are forced to realize that she is only a helpless victim of her husband’s blackmail. Though she only appears in the play for one song, her character is clearly multi-layered. Maria Reynolds, played by the same actress as Peggy, appears in Act two as the sultry seductress who has an affair with Alexander Hamilton. #OnelasttimeĪ photo posted by Jasmine Cephas Jones on at 11:01am PST The first time I heard “Say No To This” my jaw dropped and I said I gotta sing this song! This is my favorite picture from where it all began. READ MORE: ‘The Hamilton Mixtape’ Is Here, All Hail Queen Latifah and Alicia Keys 3 Peggy Schuyler (Jasmine Cephas Jones) In addition, she remains a supportive force to Angelica after Alexander’s affair is revealed and after his death. After singing, “I know my sister like I know my own mind,” she doesn’t act on her love for Alexander, knowing how Eliza feels. Despite the fact that Angelica is clearly in love with Alexander, the two maintain a close friendship even after Angelica marries and moves to London.Īngelica’s loyalty is her defining characteristic in the play. Throughout the rest of the play, we hear and see Angelica’s deep regret in letting him get away that night. When she meets Alexander Hamilton at a ball in 1780, she falls in love with his intelligence but doesn’t pursue him after realizing Eliza’s feelings for him. She is an educated woman who reads the works of Thomas Paine and has political correspondence with both her brother-in-law and Thomas Jefferson. When we meet her in Act One, she is joyfully exploring the streets of her city, anticipating the arrival of the Revolution and fighting for women’s rights. After her husband’s death she goes on to live 50 more years, establishing the first private orphanage in New York City and continuing the legacy of her husband’s work.Ģ Angelica Schuyler (Ren e Elise Goldsberry)Īngelica, originally played by Renée Elise Goldsberry, is passionate, intelligent and selfless. She witnesses a revolution and survives the violent deaths of both her son Phillip and her husband Alexander. Out of all the characters in the show, she is both the most resilient and the most compassionate. As Alexander sings to her the night before he dies, she “best of wives and best of women.” As the play progresses, she suffers enormous losses, but never lets her spirit die. While her husband is fighting with every other founding father, she is raising their eight children and holding the family together. When we meet her she is vivacious and full of life. We first meet Eliza when she and her sisters Angelica and Peggy take to the streets of New York City in “The Schuyler Sisters,” a song which immediately makes evident her contagious enthusiasm and zest for life. Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, originally played by Phillipa Soo, is the wife of Alexander Hamilton in the show.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |