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* SarcasmBlind: When Rutledge remarks on the "eternal peace and harmony" of Delaware's delegation, [=McKean=] is angrily confused because ''everyone'' knows they can't stand Read.
* TokenEnemyMinority: He's the only anti-independence member of the Delaware delegation.
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* OneSceneWonder: he walks in and out a few times but has no dialogue. Then, in comes 'Mama, Look Sharp' and he's one of the most remembered characters in the play.
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* OneSceneWonder: he walks MinorCharacterMajorSong: He spends most of the show walking in and out a few times but has no dialogue. Then, in comes 'Mama, without any lines. Then he sings "Mama, Look Sharp' and he's one of Sharp," reminding everyone that the most remembered characters in the play.
Revolution is not just about a bunch of irritable men arguing semantics.
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* BeleagueredAssistant: To the whole of Congress, who are forever shouting at him to open or close windows or fetch rum.
* ServileSnarker: On watching the conservative caucus sweep imperiously out at the conclusion of their number: "How'd you like to try and borrow a dollar off one of them!"
* ServileSnarker: On watching the conservative caucus sweep imperiously out at the conclusion of their number: "How'd you like to try and borrow a dollar off one of them!"
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* AntiHero: Type III
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* AntiHero: Type IIIThe fact that he's frequently described as "obnoxious and disliked" says a lot about his heroic disposition.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Less gentlemanly than his Congressional colleagues.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Less gentlemanly than his Congressional colleagues.DeadPresidents: Second President.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: He storms into Independence Hall, gives Congress a ReasonYouSuckSpeech, and then musically demands that they debate independence over their demands that he shut up.
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* HiddenDepths: The Declaration committee is shocked that he misses his wife both emotionally and physically, considering his prudish New England attitude.
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* HiddenDepths: The Declaration committee is shocked shocke when he says that he misses his wife both emotionally and physically, considering ''physically'' as well as emotionally, given his prudish New England attitude.
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* DeadPresidentsObnoxiousSnarker: He never misses an opportunity to be loudly sarcastic about Congressional gridlock.
* CoolOldGuy: This is Ben Franklin, America's ''original'' CoolOldGuy.
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* EccentricMentorEccentricMentor: Tries to teach John how to politic more effectively, but John is annoyed by Franklin's frivolity.
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GentlemanSnarker: Subtle, but there.
--> '''Adams:''' [referring to the lack of progress on the Declaration] You've had a whole week, man! The entire ''Earth'' was created in a week!
--> '''Jefferson:''' Someday, you must tell me how you did it.
*HappilyMarriedHappilyMarried: To his wife Martha; getting home to visit her preoccupies him immensely.
--> '''Adams:''' [referring to the lack of progress on the Declaration] You've had a whole week, man! The entire ''Earth'' was created in a week!
--> '''Jefferson:''' Someday, you must tell me how you did it.
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* SeriousBusiness: The pin shortage in Massachusetts. Which it really is when you've got growing children and live in an era when you have to make your own clothing.
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* GentlemanSnarker: In speech and appearance, he's much more refined than Adams.
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* AntiVillain: Although he vehemently opposes independence for the whole show, it's because he truly believes that they still owe something to England and declaring war would be a disaster.
* GentlemanSnarker: In speech and appearance, he's much more refined thanAdams.Adams, but he's no less sarcastic.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: The passage from "On the Necessity of Taking Up Arms" that Adams quotes was actually written by Dickinson, who was Jefferson's co-author.
* NotSoDifferent: Considers himself as patriotic as Adams, to the point where he leaves Congress for the Army when the Declaration is ratified so that he can defend the country.
* GentlemanSnarker: In speech and appearance, he's much more refined than
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: The passage from "On the Necessity of Taking Up Arms" that Adams quotes was actually written by Dickinson, who was Jefferson's co-author.
* NotSoDifferent: Considers himself as patriotic as Adams, to the point where he leaves Congress for the Army when the Declaration is ratified so that he can defend the country.
* VillainSong: "Cool, Cool, Considerate Men" is a very cynical take on the common man and focuses on the material reasons they should stay at peace.
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* OneSceneWonder: enough that it got him a ''Tony.''
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* OneSceneWonder: enough that it got GladIThoughtOfIt: Franklin leads him on by lamenting how they just need to find a ''Tony.''''Virginian'' who can propose independence in place of Adams.
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* ShowStopper: "The Lees of Old Virginia," which explains the Tony nod mentioned above.
* MinorCharacterMajorSong: He leaves the musical right before the Declaration plot kicks into gear, having been appointed as governor of Virginia.
* IAmSong: And ''how.''
* ShowStopper: "The Lees of Old Virginia," which explains the Tony nod mentioned above.
* MinorCharacterMajorSong: He leaves the musical right before the Declaration plot kicks into gear, having been appointed as governor of Virginia.
* IAmSong: And ''how.''
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* LargeHam
LargeHam: "''Forwaaaard-hooooooooo!''" He even tries to come back and continue his song until Adams and Franklin push him offstage.
* ShowStopper: "The Lees of Old Virginia," which explains the Tonynod mentioned above.
nod.
* MinorCharacterMajorSong:He Ron Holgate got a Tony nomination for it. Lee leaves the musical right before the Declaration plot kicks into gear, having been appointed as governor of Virginia.
* IAmSong:And ''how.''
"The Lees of Old Virginia." Basically a laundry list of why he, his family, and Virginia are great.
* ShowStopper: "The Lees of Old Virginia," which explains the Tony
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* IAmSong:
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* HistoryMarchesOn: when When the play was written, it was considered as good an interpretation of the historical record as any. Then new sources became available, and it turns out Wilson was probably hedging his bets the same way Lyman Hall was.
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New delegate from Georgia.
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* LargeHam: He's very loud and bombastic.
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NiceGuy: He's very pleasant and polite, unlike most of his colleagues.
* PreacherMan: He insists that a reference to Providence be added to the Declaration.
* PreacherMan: He insists that a reference to Providence be added to the Declaration.
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* TheAlcoholicTheAlcoholic: Frequently shouts at [=McNair=] to get him more rum.
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* BrutalHonesty: Finds Franklin sitting for a portrait. Franklin asks his opinion. Adams says "it stinks" to the artist.
* HiddenDepths: The Declaration committee is shocked that he misses his wife both emotionally and physically, considering his prudish New England attitude.
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* SurroundedByIdiots: He has a whole song about Congress being a bunch of petty, pedantic and self-centered twits. Franklin [[WhatTheHellHero calls him on this]] late in the play, pointing out that those men alone were selected by their colonies and insulting them alienates them from their cause.
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* {{Chessmaster}}
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* {{Chessmaster}}{{Chessmaster}}: He plays Lee like a fiddle in the beginning by getting him to go to Virginia, get a motion for independence, and have Lee think it was his idea all along to avoid owing him a favor.
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* SickeninglySweetheartsSickeninglySweethearts: With Martha to the degree that it impedes his writing ability.
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* CloserToEarth
CloserToEarth: She does her best to bring down John from his rages and get him going again when he's despondent.
*HappilyMarried
HappilyMarried: Misses her husband very much.
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* GentlemanSnarkerGentlemanSnarker: In speech and appearance, he's much more refined than Adams.
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* LargeHam
LargeHam: Not at first, but when the debate turns to slavery he grabs hold of Congress and doesn't let go.
*SouthernGentlemanSouthernGentleman: A veneer. He puts on a show of politeness, but he controls the Southern caucus and is ruthless on the question of slavery.
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* VerbalTic: Why, natural-''Lee''.HurricaneOfPuns: Makes puns on his name constant-''Lee.''
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* MinorCharacterMajorSongMinorCharacterMajorSong: He leaves the musical right before the Declaration plot kicks into gear, having been appointed as governor of Virginia.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's for independence, but he also breaks the tie in ''favor'' of unanimity, rightly pointing out that not having it would tear apart the country right from its intended inception.
* RunningGag: Trying to second Dickinson's motions.
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* ChekhovsGunman: he seems to be just a vehicle to introduce the other main characters. He's not.
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* AudienceSurrogate: His introduction to Congress is a handy way for the writers to name and describe his colleagues.
* ChekhovsGunman:he He seems to be just a vehicle to introduce the other main characters. He's not.
* ChekhovsGunman:
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* WildCard: With no instructions from his colony, he's able to vote according to his own judgment.
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* StopHavingFunGuys: He proposes a piece of legislation to ban gambling, horse-racing, drinking, etc... and is immediately shouted down by the rest of Congress.
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* StopHavingFunGuys: [[invoked]] He proposes a piece of legislation to ban gambling, horse-racing, drinking, etc... and is immediately shouted down by the rest of Congress.
* GenreSavvy: Apparently has a lot of experience with Congress' tendency to break into song; witness how smoothly he steps into the lyrics of "Cool, Cool, Considerate Men."
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* BigEater
BigEater: He's always seen with a loaded plate on his desk.
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* TheGhostTheGhost: Only enters the play via his dispatches.
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* MoodWhiplash: PlayedForLaughs. Congress always groans when the Courier comes in because they know Washington is going to depress them regardless of what they were doing beforehand.
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** This goes to Adams being a JerkWithAHeartOfGold; Adams realized that Dickinson really was doing what ''he'' thought was right and was being gracious in victory.
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* VillainHasAPoint: Well, it ''was'' verging on impossible for a collection of colonies with a ragtag army to beat what was then the greatest military in the Western world and the greatest navy ever to rule the seas.
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* VillainHasAPoint: Well, it ''was'' verging on impossible for a collection of colonies with a ragtag army to beat what was then the greatest military in the Western world and the greatest navy ever to rule the seas. It's only with the benefit of hindsight that Adams' plan looks like anything other than lunacy.
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* VillainHasAPoint: Well, it ''would'' be very hard for a collection of colonies with a ragtag army to beat what was the greatest military in the Western world.
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* VillainHasAPoint: Well, it ''would'' be very hard ''was'' verging on impossible for a collection of colonies with a ragtag army to beat what was then the greatest military in the Western world.world and the greatest navy ever to rule the seas.
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** He also clearly loves his wife and misses her.
** It was John who sent for Martha Jefferson to help Thomas break his writer's block.
** It was John who sent for Martha Jefferson to help Thomas break his writer's block.
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** ''In''credible.
*DeadpanSnarker
DeadpanSnarker: Less gentlemanly than his Congressional colleagues.
*HappilyMarried
{{Determinator}}: ''Committment!''
*JerkWithAHeartOfGoldElevenOClockNumber: "Is Anybody There?" [[spoiler:As it turns out, Lyman Hall was.]]
* HappilyMarried: To Abagail.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is "obnoxious and disliked" (a phrase the ''real'' Adams used to describe how others viewed him), but he believes strongly in breaking from England's tyranny and ending slavery.
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* HappilyMarried: To Abagail.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is "obnoxious and disliked" (a phrase the ''real'' Adams used to describe how others viewed him), but he believes strongly in breaking from England's tyranny and ending slavery.
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Dickinson wins in a snark-off early on. Franklin laughs the loudest. (Ironically, this is because da Silva did not want Dickinson to visibly beat Franklin.)
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* DeadpanSnarker: as good as most of the other Founders are with witty retorts, Franklin was the ''master''.
* DirtyOldMan: and still quite [[KavorkaMan the charmer]].
* DirtyOldMan: and still quite [[KavorkaMan the charmer]].
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* DeadpanSnarker: as As good as most of the other Founders are with witty retorts, Franklin was the ''master''.
* DirtyOldMan:and And still quite [[KavorkaMan the charmer]].
* DirtyOldMan:
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* TheQuietOneTheQuietOne: Adams claims never to have heard him string three sentences together.
* TruthInTelevision: The writers' block scene, as any sufferer can attest to.
* DeadpanSnarker: Which makes her well-suited for John.
* DeterminedHomesteadersWife: She capably managed the farm while Adams was away at Congress and turned a profit on it in RealLife, despite her gloomy letters in the musical.
* DeterminedHomesteadersWife: She capably managed the farm while Adams was away at Congress and turned a profit on it in RealLife, despite her gloomy letters in the musical.
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* WorthyOpponent: he gets a standing ovation when he leaves Congress - instigated by ''Adams'', of all people.
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* VillainHasAPoint: Well, it ''would'' be very hard for a collection of colonies with a ragtag army to beat what was the greatest military in the Western world.
* WorthyOpponent:he He gets a standing ovation when he leaves Congress - instigated by ''Adams'', of all people.
* WorthyOpponent:
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* GentlemanSnarker: there really is no other way to be in these times!
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* DarkerAndEdgier: His song, in which he gives a one-man demonstration of a slave auction.
* GentlemanSnarker:there There really is no other way to be in these times!
* GentlemanSnarker:
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* WhatTheHellHero: "Molasses to Rum" is this, in song form, to Adams.
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* WhatTheHellHero: "Molasses to Rum" is this, in song form, to Adams.Adams and the northern colonies in general. Rutledge points out that for all their moral objections to slaves on plantations, it's Boston ships that are sailing to Africa.
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* BadassGrandpa: rode 80 miles overnight to cast the deciding vote for Delaware while suffering from debilitating cancer
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* BadassGrandpa: rode Rode 80 miles overnight to cast the deciding vote for Delaware while suffering from debilitating cancer
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* NaiveNewcomer: he He expects the Congress to be more impressive than it actually is.
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* BoisterousBruiser: not Not a very effective one, granted.
* YesMan: When called to vote, he always "respectfully yields" to South Carolina.
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* NamesTheSame: The great-grandson of his great-grandson would later become [[TheWestWing president of the United States]].
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* NamesTheSame: The great-grandson of his great-grandson would later become [[TheWestWing president President of the United States]].
* StopHavingFunGuys: He proposes a piece of legislation to ban gambling, horse-racing, drinking, etc... and is immediately shouted down by the rest of Congress.
* StopHavingFunGuys: He proposes a piece of legislation to ban gambling, horse-racing, drinking, etc... and is immediately shouted down by the rest of Congress.
* BeleagueredBureaucrat: He gets visibly fed-up with Congressional antics and continual interruptions.
--> "Oh, let me get through it ''once!''"
* HiddenDepths: He's developed a feeling of admiration and kinship with General Washington after reading so many of his messages.
--> "Oh, let me get through it ''once!''"
* HiddenDepths: He's developed a feeling of admiration and kinship with General Washington after reading so many of his messages.
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* BearerOfBadNews: seeing as how he's always carrying distraught messages from George Washington.
* OneSceneWonder: he walks in and out a few times but has no dialogue. Then, in comes 'Mama, Look Sharp' and he's one of the most remembered charecters in the play.
* OneSceneWonder: he walks in and out a few times but has no dialogue. Then, in comes 'Mama, Look Sharp' and he's one of the most remembered charecters in the play.
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* BearerOfBadNews: seeing Seeing as how he's always carrying distraught messages from George Washington.
* OneSceneWonder: he walks in and out a few times but has no dialogue. Then, in comes 'Mama, Look Sharp' and he's one of the most rememberedcharecters characters in the play.
* OneSceneWonder: he walks in and out a few times but has no dialogue. Then, in comes 'Mama, Look Sharp' and he's one of the most remembered
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* OneSceneWonder: well, Two Scene Wonder. We see her snogging Jefferson, and then she sings "He Plays the Violin" before she goes off to snog Jefferson again.
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* OneSceneWonder: well, Well, Two Scene Wonder. We see her snogging Jefferson, and then she sings "He Plays the Violin" before she goes off to snog Jefferson again.
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* OnlySaneMan: He's more frustrated with Congress than Adams is. Especially with New York [[RunningGag constantly abstaining]].
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* DeadpanSnarker: as good as most of the other Founders are with witty retorts, Franklin was the ''master''.
* IHaveNoSon: When told by the arriving New Jersey delegates that they had arrested Franklin's Loyalist son, Franklin nearly says this word for word. In RealLife, the father never forgave the son for serving the Crown.
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Adams wants him to write the Declaration. Jefferson, however, has much more important things on his mind - namely, his wife.
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Adams wants him to write the Declaration. Jefferson, however, has much more important things on his mind - namely, his wife.
wife Martha.
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* RefusedTheCallRefusedTheCall: It takes Adams and Franklin to convince him to stay and write the Declaration... and it still takes Adams' effort to bring Mrs. Jefferson to Philadelphia to resolve the entire matter.
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!!!Creator/BenjaminFranklin (Howard da Silva)
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* ShowStopper: "Molasses to Rum" will do this.
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* VerbalTic: Why, natural-''Lee''.
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* ShowStopper: "The Lees of Old Virginia," which explains the Tony nod mentioned above.
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* ShowStopper: "The Lees of Old Virginia," which explains the Tony nod mentioned above.
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Delegate from Delaware. Staunch defender of independence.
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Delegate from Delaware. Staunch defender of independence.
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* HistoryMarchesOn: when the play was written, it was considered as good an interpretation of the historical record as any. Then new sources became available, and it turns out Wilson was probably hedging his bets the same way Lyman Hall was.
* YesMan: To Dickinson, but see HistoryMarchesOn.
* YesMan: To Dickinson, but see HistoryMarchesOn.
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* HistoryMarchesOn: when the play was written, it was considered as good an interpretation of the historical record as any. Then new sources became available, and it turns out Wilson was probably hedging his bets the same way Lyman Hall was.
was.
* YesMan: To Dickinson, but seeHistoryMarchesOn.
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* YesMan: To Dickinson, but see
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New delegate from Georgia.
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* NaiveNewcomer: he expects the Congress to be more impressive than it actually is.
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* BearerOfBadNews: seeing as how he's always carrying distraught messages from George Washington.
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* {{Catchphrase}}-- Good God!
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* {{Catchphrase}}-- {{Catchphrase}}: Good God!
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* WorthyOpponent - he gets a standing ovation when he leaves Congress - instigated by ''Adams'', of all people.
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* HoYay - HoYay: with Wilson, so very, very much.
*WorthyOpponent - WorthyOpponent: he gets a standing ovation when he leaves Congress - instigated by ''Adams'', of all people.
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* WhatTheHellHero - "Molasses to Rum" is this, in song form, to Adams.
* ShowStopper - "Molasses to Rum" will do this.
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*ShowStopper - ShowStopper: "Molasses to Rum" will do this.
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* YesMan - To Dickinson, but see HistoryMarchesOn.
* YesMan - To Dickinson, but see HistoryMarchesOn.
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* HistoryMarchesOn - HistoryMarchesOn: when the play was written, it was considered as good an interpretation of the historical record as any. Then new sources became available, and it turns out Wilson was probably hedging his bets the same way Lyman Hall was.
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* ChekhovsGunman - ChekhovsGunman: he seems to be just a vehicle to introduce the other main characters. He's not.
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* NamesTheSame - The great-grandson of his great-grandson would later become [[TheWestWing president of the United States]].
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* NamesTheSame - NamesTheSame: The great-grandson of his great-grandson would later become [[TheWestWing president of the United States]].
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* CatchPhrase - "New York abstains courteously!"
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* CatchPhrase - CatchPhrase: "New York abstains courteously!"
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* BearerOfBadNews - seeing as how he's always carrying distraught messages from George Washington.
* OneSceneWonder- he walks in and out a few times but has no dialogue. Then, in comes 'Mama, Look Sharp' and he's one of the most remembered charecters in the play.
* OneSceneWonder- he walks in and out a few times but has no dialogue. Then, in comes 'Mama, Look Sharp' and he's one of the most remembered charecters in the play.
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* BearerOfBadNews - BearerOfBadNews: seeing as how he's always carrying distraught messages from George Washington.
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* OneSceneWonder - well, Two Scene Wonder. We see her snogging Jefferson, and then she sings "He Plays the Violin" before she goes off to snog Jefferson again.
* SickeninglySweethearts - Snogs Jefferson long enough to completely forget and completely ignore ever meeting Franklin and Adams until the next day.
* SickeninglySweethearts - Snogs Jefferson long enough to completely forget and completely ignore ever meeting Franklin and Adams until the next day.
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* OneSceneWonder - OneSceneWonder: well, Two Scene Wonder. We see her snogging Jefferson, and then she sings "He Plays the Violin" before she goes off to snog Jefferson again.
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* ChekovsGunman - he seems to be just a vehicle to introduce the other main characters. He's not.
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* ChekovsGunman ChekhovsGunman - he seems to be just a vehicle to introduce the other main characters. He's not.
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ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
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Adams wants him to write the Declaration. Jefferson, however, has much more important things on his mind - namely, his wife.
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Our Hero's sensible, level-headed wife. Also wants [[RunningGag pins]] - the sewing kind.
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Our Antagonist, so to speak. A Philadelphia gentleman, Dickinson revels in being cool and conservative. The only man in Congress able to match wits with Adams. Dead-set against Independence, but "regards America no less than does Mr Adams." Proves it.
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A Southern plantation owner from South Carolina. Gives possibly the most epic WhatTheHellHero known to musical theatre in the form of "Molasses to Rum." The youngest man in Congress - except for Ben Franklin.
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A LargeHam of epic proportions. Performs this role magnificent-[[RunningGag Lee]].
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The long-suffering president of Congress. Too hot - literally. Philadelphia is ''baking'' in the summer.
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Delegate from Delaware. Staunch defender of independence.
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Dickinson's toady. Continuously forgets that Pennsylvania cannot second its own motion.
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New delegate from Georgia.
* ChekovsGunman - he seems to be just a vehicle to introduce the other main characters. He's not.
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A loud Scotsman. Also from Delaware. His loud voice belies his soft heart.
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* MinorCharacterMajorSong
* IAmSong - And ''how.''
* IAmSong - And ''how.''
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!!!Joseph Hughes
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!!!Joseph Hughes
Hewes
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* SickeninglySweethearts
* GentlemanSnarker - there really is no other way to be in these times!
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* GentlemanSnarker - there really is no other way to be in these times!
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* LawfulNeutral - he notes he's still a Massachusetts delegate, but Adams tells him to stay fair.
* TheAlcoholic
* DrunkenMaster: ''Claims'' that drinking rum helps him.
* DrunkenMaster: ''Claims'' that drinking rum helps him.
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* TrueNeutral - "New York abstains courteously!" is his catch phrase.
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* TrueNeutral CatchPhrase - "New York abstains courteously!" is courteously!"
* ItsPersonal - After [[spoiler:his home gets destroyed by British troops and hiscatch phrase.
sons enlists in the Continental Army, he supports the independence movement regardless of New York's wishes.]]
* MyCountryRightOrWrong - Well, more like his state, but states were considered similar to countries at the time anyway; he abstains from voting because New York didn't actually give him instructions on whether or not to vote for independence.
* ItsPersonal - After [[spoiler:his home gets destroyed by British troops and his
* MyCountryRightOrWrong - Well, more like his state, but states were considered similar to countries at the time anyway; he abstains from voting because New York didn't actually give him instructions on whether or not to vote for independence.
* HappilyMarried
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Mars Needs Women is a sci-fi trope. 1776 is realistic historical fiction.
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* TheDubledore
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* MarsNeedsWomen - and so does Congress!
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* OneSceneWonder- he walks in and out a few times but has no dialogue. Then, in comes 'Mama, Look Sharp' and he's one of the most remembered charecters in the play.
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* TheObiWan
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* ShowStopper - "Molasses to Rum" will do this.
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* LargeHam
* ShowStopper - "The Lees of Old Virginia," which explains the Tony nod mentioned above.
* ShowStopper - "The Lees of Old Virginia," which explains the Tony nod mentioned above.
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* BearerOfBadNews - seeing as how he's always carrying distraught messages from George Washington.
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!!!John Dickinson
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* WorthyOpponent - he gets a standing ovation when he leaves Congress.
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* HoYay - with Wilson, so very, very much.
* WorthyOpponent - he gets a standing ovation when he leavesCongress.
Congress - instigated by ''Adams'', of all people.
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Rutledge (John Cullum)
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* WhatTheHellHero - "Molasses to Rum."
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* WhatTheHellHero - "Molasses to Rum."
Rum" is this, in song form, to Adams.
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!!!Richard Henry
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* OneSceneWonder - well, Two Scene Wonder. We see her snogging Jefferson, and then she sings "He Plays the Violin" before she goes off to snog Jefferson again.
