Assignment:
Read the final article, "Repetition and Reversal" and use the information from the article and from Hamilton to answer the following short answer questions. Again, if you are not familiar with The Revolutionary War and Alexander Hamilton's history, highly encourage you to also read "Hamilton's Biography." Each answer should be written in paragraph form. Be sure to cite evidence from the article and play, either quoted or paraphrased, to support your responses.
Links to Readings:
• Repetition and Reversal in Hamilton
• Alexander Hamilton Biography
• Read from "Secretary of Treasury II" to the end of the biography this week.
Questions: Answer the following questions thoroughly and use specific examples from the play to receive credit. Use the ACE strategy introduced below to guide your response. expect to see a thorough and thoughtful response. Be sure you are familiar with all the material covered below.
Strategy for Answering Short Answer Questions Using Evidence:
• Answer the question: Answer the question. Usually this involves forming a position on a topic, or making a claim. In an essay question, the sub-questions can help you create supporting claims.
• Concrete Evidence: Each supporting claim needs to be supported by direct evidence from the text. When you close read, you want to include direct quotes.
o When you directly quote more than a single word or two, be sure you:
a) introduce the quote by explaining where in the text it is used and who is speaking;
b) cite the page number where you found the quote after the quote (N/A for Hamilton).
Explain: Your job is to show how the evidence you choose supports your claims. You need to illuminate your thinking for the reader-explicitly explain what you see in the chosen evidence that demonstrates what you believe.
Questions:
1. The article "Repetition and Reversal in Hamilton" discusses the article author's thoughts regarding Hamilton's flaws. Later in life Hamilton has a relationship with a woman that impacts his political future. Discuss what happened, his reaction, and how this illustrates one of his flaws.
2. Eliza cries out at the end of the play while the cast sings "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story?" Why does she cry out? How is she connected to the play's message regarding how history remembers you?
3. Hamilton was a prolific writer. Discuss how writing plays a repeated role in the play. Then, discuss how writing serves as part of Hamilton's legacy.
4. In the end the motifs of "dueling" and "my shot" work together to develop a key theme. What do these patterns tell us? How do they speak to the human experiences? Do you feel like these motifs show Alexander Hamilton as possessing a tragic flaw? Why or why not?
Note: Be sure to format your assignment in proper MLA format with a heading in the upper left hand corner, double space your assignment, and write in 12 point font.