History Theatre / Hamilton

* AtomicFBomb: Hamilton drops a major one against JohnAdams in "The Adams Administration"

* WonTheWarLostThePeace: King George predicts this will happen to the United States, and it's the goal of the rest of the characters to prevent this from happening. [[ForegoneConclusion Of course, they succeed.]]

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Angelica has an interesting variation on this; it's Eliza's happiness she's more concerned with. The fact that she sets him up with the man [[LoveTriangle she also loves]] is not the driving factor.

* AtomicFBomb: Censored, but Hamilton drops a major one against JohnAdams in "The Adams Administration"

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Featuring a [[RaceLift multi-ethnic cast,]] the original Broadway production stars Lin-Manuel Miranda as AlexanderHamilton, Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler, Phillipa Soo as Elizabeth Schuyler, Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr, Christopher Jackson as GeorgeWashington, JonathanGroff as King George III, and Daveed Diggs as ThomasJefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette.

* RaceLift: Nearly the entire cast is this. The only white actor in a major role is JonathanGroff as King George.

* SpiritedYoungLady: All of the Schuyler sisters are this to some extent, but particularly Angelica.

* AllKnowingSingingNarrator: Aaron Burr

* VillainousLament: "The World Was Wide Enough," [[spoiler: where Burr realizes how pointless his Hamilton's death was and how he's ruined his own place in history.]]

* BigWhat: Jefferson manages to combine this with FlatWhat with a drawn-out "Whaaaaaa...."

* BSODSong: "Hurricane" begins as one, but Hamilton quickly recovers. [[VillainousBreakdown Burr's BSOD,]] on the other hand, does not end so well.

* DarkReprise: Unsurprising, considering the heavy use of sung/rapped ArcWords. The best example is probably "Ten Duel Commandments." The first duel has no real consequences for the protagonists, while the next two end [[ForegoneConclusion much worse.]]

* DeadpanSnarker: Hamilton is the most obvious example, though others certainly have their moments.

* {{Determinator}}: Hamilton's most defining feature. There's even a song largely dedicated to it, "Non-Stop." He writes ''constantly'' and will not back down when he wants something.

* RaceLift: Nearly the entire cast is this. The only white actor in a major role is JonathanGroff as King George. All the rest are POC.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Hamilton lays this down on Jefferson in both of their cabinet debates.

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: For a musical that focuses on Alexander Hamilton, this trope is surprisingly averted for Burr. He has no convictions and does some terrible things, but also has PetTheDog moments and at times is rather pitiable.
** Played with for Jefferson. He's a hypocritical SmugSnake, but his hypocrisy has plenty of historical evidence to support it.

* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Jefferson and Madison in the second act.
* TrueCompanions: Although they're separated by war, Hamilton, Laurens, Lafayette, and Mulligan remain this throughout the first act.

** "The Schuyler Sisters" is one for, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well...]]

* VillainSong: "What'd I Miss" for Jefferson, "The Room Where It Happened" for Burr. Neither are really straight villains, and "What'd I Miss" is a light, catchy tune. "Washington On Your Side" is this for the Democratic Republicans.

* VillainousLament: "The World Was Wide Enough," [[spoiler: where Burr realizes how pointless his Hamilton's death was.]]

* ShoutOut: To many hip-hop songs, as well as to TheLastFiveYears, ThePiratesOfPenzance, SouthPacific, and, naturally, SeventeenSeventySix. As well as a [[{{Macbeth}} a Scottish tragedy]] that Hamilton would [[TheScottishTrope rather not name.]]

* ShoutOut: To many hip-hop songs, as well as to TheLastFiveYears, ThePiratesOfPenzance, SouthPacific, and, naturally, SeventeenSeventySix. As well as a [[Macbeth a Scottish tragedy]] that Hamilton would [[TheScottishTrope rather not name.]]

* IronicEcho: "I am not giving away my shot" takes on a much different meaning at the end.

* HailToTheThief: A minor example, but "The Adams Administration" is not too kind to John Adams.

* Determinator: Hamilton's most defining feature. There's even a song largely dedicated to it, "Non-Stop." He writes ''constantly'' and will not back down when he wants something.

* Hypocrite: Jefferson, who espouses his ideals of freedom and equality while being a slave owner. Hamilton calls him out on it.

* DeathSong: The last section of "Blow Us All Away" is one for [[Spoiler: Philip.]]

* BreakTheCutie: Eliza gets this hard by "The Reynolds Pamphlet." Then ItGetsWorse.

* WonTheWarLostThePeace: King George predicts this will happen to the United States, and it's the goal of the rest of the characters to prevent this from happening. [[ForegoneConclusion: Of course, they succeed.]]

Not surprisingly, the musical follows the life of AlexanderHamilton, the United States’ first Secretary of the Treasury. Beginning with his arrival in the United States (after writing his way out of his miserable, impoverished situation in the Caribbean), it tracks his rise to power through TheAmericanRevolution and early days of the U.S. government, and his [[ForegoneConclusion inevitable fall.]] And it’s all told through a blend of hip hop, R&B, pop, and contemporary show-tune style songs that, like those of [[InTheHeights Miranda’s previous Broadway excursion,]] will be hard-pressed to leave your head.