*finally finished the ending compilation here:* czcams.com/video/_VnR20rxmjs/video.html *to show the various actresses perform the last verses and gasp - do check it out!* the ending hasn't been confirmed, and left open to interpretation - each eliza is different. there is no right and wrong, so please keep the discussion civil! i've had to delete a few comments here already
its crazy and just great that phillipa (eliza) is so genuine about that one scene, like, the heartbreaking gasp is one thing, but the fact that tears are coming out of her eyes- 🥺😭😭🌟
saddest lines in Hamilton: - “tomorrow there’ll be more of us” - “you forfeit all rights to my heart” - “sept huit neuf... sept huit..” - “eliza, do you like it uptown? it’s quiet uptown.” - “i survived, but i paid for it.” - “forgiveness, can you imagine?” - “i helped raise hundreds of children. i get to see them growing up.” - “oh, i cant wait to see you again.”
Jill Salkin i do definitely like and approve of this theory but dont they say “hi” in other places in the musical? for example alexander says it to angelica when she comes back from london in Take A Break
it stood out to me bc literally after dying you just say "hi" to your most beloved? id give them a kiss or a hug. the formalities gave away that the person eliza is looking at is someone she doesnt know but really, its all a theory. but i kinda like this interpretation better
Luis C. especially because she was hesitant to giving him her hand which further proves it was someone she didn't know. I think this theory is the best way to think of it as well.
Y’all when Lin comes out. He’s not Alexander he’s himself and leads Eliza to break the 4th wall and she realizes he told their story. *just a theory but it makes wonderful sense with Lin and Phillipa*
I don’t think so? There have been so many actors who’ve played Alexander and they do exactly the same thing as Lin so as nice a theory as it is... it just doesn’t make sense.
Ariana Calpeno when you are on stage you can represent 3 walls on a set, but the 4th wall (the audience view) is always open. The audience sees the play through the 4th wall, but the players “don’t see it, or the audience”.
When you realize the musical is called Hamilton and not ALEXANDER Hamilton because it talks about two people with the Hamilton surname... 😭 Gosh. I LOVE this as ending scene.
When you realise that, at the end, it’s not Alexander taking her hand, it’s Lin telling Eliza that he told her story Edit: to all the people informing me that Lin shot down this theory, I wrote this before I saw any interviews, but thank you for informing me
fundifferent1 the theory is that Lin Manual-Miranda is no longer Alexander, but Lin and shows Eliza that these are the people who heard and cares about her efforts of keeping her husband’s legacy known. But, it is up to determination, there is no real answer
It take more for me because I need more content to think about, like in this I focus on the music, not on the fact that her son had died not too long before her husband died, and she still saw the light in him even after the Reynolds Pamphlet and the Reynolds Pamphlet was the reason Phillip died so Alexander indirectly killed his son yet Eliza still made him and so many others have a big legacy, and she’s helping orphans, and she still sees Alexander in them every single time, even decades after his death. This mixed with the music makes me cry, not to mention crying not too long before at Phillip’s death Sorry I wrote so much, I’m abrasive, you guys are incredible in comments, succinct, persuasive
theirs a theory that the reason "eliza" at the end of the musical has that gasp at the end is beacuse, she always wondered if she had done enough and that she'd beacome famous or well known for her kindness etc. and then when she looks at the audience she realizes that everything she had done was worth it and that she had reached her goal of beacoming well known. (edit) wow this blew up, and i'm not saying that this is the only reason Philipa gasps Lin said that theirs different meanings for different eliza's so this us just my theory
Its actually when hamilton and eliza meet in heaven and hold hands, eliza realizes the only way she saw her husband is that she died, and the gasp is her rising up into the afterlife to join her loved ones.
@@daniellelu980 it is all interpreted differently, lin has never given an exact interpretation, as for every eliza it's different. But I've heard that he has said it is her breaking the 4th wall, so that kind of drives the theory in the obc that Lin is not Alexander anymore and it is actually Lin that takes her hand and shows Eliza the audience that have now seen their stories and will carry on her legacy as well as Hamiltons.
@@ThatFandubGirl When he takes her hand and then leads her to the front of the stage, he's no longer in character as Hamilton. He's now Lin Manuel-Miranda and he is showing her the audience to let her know that the story has been told and she realizes that her goal had been realized through his efforts.
@RedHeadVixen 101 that could work for this particular performance, though LMM and Philippa Soo both have said it's something different for everyone, thre common thread is that the moment "transcends time". Regardless, I do like the idea of Lin getting to show Eliza that their story wasd indeed told.
Me tooo. I watched it four times in different videos. Cried every time. Gonna give credit to how amazing Phillipa was through this. She embodies Eliza so well
Just watched Hamilton on Disney+ for the first time and I am absolutely enamored with this scene. Eliza’s gasp at the end when she breaks the 4th wall and sees that her and Alexander’s legacy is being carried on brought me to tears. What an amazing actress, as a theatre kid myself I’m sad I missed out on this masterpiece for years.
I completely agree. My parents just got Disney+ for us yesterday and you can imagine my excitement when I realised I'd finally get to see why Hamilton was so popular. As a theatre kid, I can't believe I'd missed out for so long.
@@amiyasharma6057 idk the exact definition but u know how shes playing a role and shes not supposed to acknowledge the fact that its just a musical? she broke the fourth wall by acknowledging it but thats what she was supposed to do i think
I'm not a theater kid, but I'm a music kid who loves musical theater, and I regret missing out on it at first too. The hype surrounding it and my financial instability put me off from seeing it in-person, but after warming up to the music over the years and then seeing it on Disney+, I finally understand how amazing this musical truly is. 🧡 It deserves all the hype it got and still gets, and I'm glad I experienced it.
I’ve seen a lot of people interpret the ending as lin telling eliza that he’s telling their story. But I actually think that in that scene lin is supposed to be/symbolize 3 things which are eliza’s death ( when he passes eliza), alexander meeting eliza at the afterlife (when lin says hi), and playing himself/the actor telling their story (when he guides eliza). Then again I haven’t been outside for months so I could just be delusional.
Another way I like to look at it is this: Since she is essentially a 'Founding Mother' of the U.S., she looks out to see all of us as the country today and gasps with great joy that it has all come together and still persists to this day. Much like a proud mother seeing that all her children have grown up and have carried on all of their legacies who started the country. Of course this is just another interpretation and there is no right or wrong answer, just whatever fits what impacts you the most in the moment, something only art can do with it's many meanings through ambiguity.
When I see I Eliza gasp, I’m overwhelmed with emotions and I just sit their and cry. Thinking you can finally rest Eliza. Looking back on the play and the real story, it was never just Alexander’s story. It was Eliza’s as well.
the lines that never fail to make me start crying: “but when you’re gone who remembers your name? who keeps your flame? who tells your story?” “i put myself back in the narrative.” “he gives me what you always wanted - he gives me more TIME!” “you could have done so much more if you only had time...” “the orphanage...” “in their eyes i see you alexander...!” “will they tell my story? oh i can’t wait to see you again...”
The end gasp is so beautiful. I love the idea of it being a reaction to the audience and musical as a whole because I just think that’s so sweet. It makes sense too, her expression is shock and disbelief at first and then turns into a sort of happiness. Phillipa gave a PERFORMANCE
This is the part of this song that gets me the most. Just "the orphanage" I already feel tears. I've watched the musical twice with my family and both times me and my mom were crying at the end
This last minute says so much. Elizabeth Schuyler was the definition of beauty and good. She wanted and didn't get the recognition she deserves. "When my time is up have I done enough? Will they tell my story?" Lin saw this and gave her what she wanted. Not only did he tell her husbands story, which she also wanted. Her story was told, too. I can relate to Eliza a lot about wanted your story to be told and feeling like your not doing enough, so this song really speaks to me. Lin is such a talented writer and this song is really moving.
So coming from a person, who has never seen Hamilton, this broke my heart. I didn’t know what I was expecting when I would hear the gasp, as I’ve seen so many reports about it and such. As soon as I heard it and saw her face, I got chills so hard, and I started to tear up. I really want to watch this now, and I had been planning to for a bit now, but this definitely confirmed it!
God the ending always has me ugly sobbing. Just when Eliza sees hamilton when she dies and her gasp really hits you in the feels. This musical can make you laugh and cry, it's amazing. Dang it I'm still crying.
Every single time I hear this song, I keep telling myself that this is the time I'm NOT gonna cry. And then Christopher Jackson as Washington sings, "She tells my story", and I lose it. Something about his singing just hits me right in the heart. By this point in the song, I'm an ugly mess of tears every. single. time.
And when she sings about speaking against slavery, Chris bows his head in shame because George did not speak against slavery. I love all the little details that each actor put into their character and how Lin allowed them to run with their interpretations of characters.
Big misconception is that the part when Eliza gasps it’s actually her breaking the 4th wall and seeing the audience and how she did her best to make her and Alexander’s story told and it’s NOT her going to heaven and seeing Alexander it’s just her being proud of what she did and accomplished
There’s no real answer or real ending. That’s how Lin explained it in an interview, that you could interpret it as anything because every Elisa did it differently.
"I think it's different for each Eliza," Miranda stated when asked what the gasp actually means. "I do think that it traverses time, in some way, whether that thing she's seeing is Hamilton, whether that thing she's seeing is heaven, whether that thing she's seeing is the world now. I think those are all valid and all fair. I do think she is seeing across a span of time." - Lin-Manuel Miranda during a Wired interview. So I guess in a weird way, you're all correct, so as long as you are not telling someone else they aren't.
Here’s my little theory of the ending when Eliza Gasps: I feel like it’s breaking the 4th wall because as she’s walking towards Alexander and takes his hand I feel like this is her already in heaven reunited with everyone. What my interpretation of the ending is that as he walks her to the front of the stage this is Alexander showing his wife that she did it, that all she did to make sure that his story was told payed off because the audience was watching
@@sassypants7536 Same here. "Who tells your story" seemed to be that of Hamilton, but she accomplished something amazing with establishing the first orphanage of NYC.
Jill Salkin and at the end she says "will they tell MY story" and then Alexander shows her the audience. She's reunited with Alex in heaven and then he shows her the impact of her story as well as his, the audience there to watch the show. She can then move on and be at peace.
everyone's already mentioned the gasp so i'll talk about another stage direction that i love. the first time hamilton walks past eliza, she just misses him. and then finally, *finally*, they see each other and they're so emotional and happy. i mean, what's it like to outlive your spouse by fifty years? there's a tumblr post that talks about this in a beautiful way, but that's the gist! is this how eliza felt? feeling like she *just* missed him? him being always there but not really? god, i adore this staging
I love how Hamilton takes a step back to give eliza this moment. Sure the musical is about him and it starts with him front and center. But at the end its her. Its Elizas moment.
*this is just a theory* when “Hamilton” walks behind Eliza, its not Hamilton, its Lin. hes showing Eliza that its ok to go. its ok and that her story has been told. so he lets go and when she looks up and takes that big deep breath... thats Eliza seeing that her story, Hamiltons story, and everyone elses story has been told, and that she did it. its truly beautiful.
This is my theory on why she gasps: Earlier in the song, she says "And when my time is up, have I done enough? While they tell my story?". After that she says "I can't wait to see you again." Then she sees Hamilton and takes his hand. This symbolizes her arriving in Heaven and "seeing Hamilton again". Then he takes her to the front of the stage as if he's going to show her something. In this moment he breaks the 4th wall and shows her that in the future, her work has paid off, and their story is actually told; she sees the audience and realizes this. Then she gasps because she's overwhelmed with emotion.
i think it's a culmination of all of these theories. lin shows her that the world knows alexander's story, which leads her to gasp and break the fourth wall and see for herself that how many people truly knew what happened, and right after notice the sense of calm on her face. Maybe it's because she feels like her job of spreading his story is done, and she can finally go to heaven where her husband, son, and sisters and friends wait for her. That's why I think she looks so calm after her gasp. Or maybe I'm just looking into this too deeply lol.
I’ve always wondered why she gasped out of nowhere at the end, until I re-listened to the whole musical again and one of Eliza’s earliest lines is “I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight.” It’s probably super obvious to everyone else but it took me a while
The emotion and unspoken communication in this scene is simply AMAZING! I like how he guides her to the "light" of the afterlife and she now sees his AND her story. Incredible stage play! 💯🔥
I saw this theory in TikTok, so basically, when Eliza finishes the song, Lin, not Alexander, takes her my the hand and brings her back to the gifting of the stage. She comes to realize that Lin told their story, and bursts into tears. :)
I think at the end when Eliza gasps she is seeing how their stories are told and how they are remembered. In an interview Lin said that each actress though it was a different thing that Eliza was seeing.
I read somewhere that Philippa lost a family member before the show and in some of the scenes she was actually crying. And a couple of times you can see Lin mouthing ‘you ok?’ And stuff which I think is really sweet 🥺
I hope Eliza knows she did enough and she was more than enough. She fought for her husband’s legacy and many people including Washington himself. She kept the torch on for decades long enough for their story to be told. I hope she knows how much we admire her life, her strength, her love and courage. We are telling your story
Wait i just realised why the line "i helped raise hundreds of children, I get to see them growing up" was so emphasised. Cuz she couldnt really see phillip grow up, she never saw him get married, have kids, fulfil his dreams...
As a grieving mother, I like to choose to interpret her gasp at the end as being reunited with Philip. Alexander took her hand and led her to see her son again after the blessing and curse of living such a long time after his death. After caring for other children as her legacy. That's what I like to imagine at least.
The sweetest lines in Hamilton “At least my dear Eliza’s his wife.” “My life is going to be fine, because Eliza’s in it.” “Hey, best of wives and best of women.” “In their eyes I see you, Alexander, I see you everytime.” “God, I can’t wait to see her again.” (From Ten Things, One Thing, a deleted song.) “They’ll tell the story of tonight.” “I was too young and blind to see the world was wide enough for both Hamilton and me.” “*she takes his hand*, It’s quiet uptown.” “And long as I’m alive, Eliza, swear to God you’ll never feel so helpless.” “I love my sister more than anything in this life.”
I’ve alwAys looked at it as it’s goes from Lin playing Hamilton to Lin being Lin. Then he guides her downstage to show her the audience and she sees that they all knew her and Hamilton’s story. One reason I think this above other theories is the way she looks at Lin. She looks at him as if he’s a stranger she just met not her husband who’s she’s been reunited with. Not in a bad way, but like not in a “I KNOW YOU” way. Idk I love it no matter what.
I see the ending as Eliza passing away (which is why she ends with “will they tell MY story?”) and being reunited with Alexander because you can see him whisper “hi” to her (also links back to him saying “I’ll see you on the other side” in The World was Wide Enough). When he leads her to the front of the stage and she gasps it’s him showing Eliza that she DID do enough and his story WAS told in the end (the crowd watching a musical called Hamilton is evidence of this), but more importantly they also told her story too. Edit: the little crossover movement they do where Alexander walks behind could represent her passing over into the afterlife, as Eliza can’t see him at first but he can see her, and it’s only once she has crossed does she see and smile at him. Plus when they hold hands she is clearly hesitant to, as if she’s unsure she even can and has not held his hands in a long time since she died so much later, now she finally can must mean she’s died too.
0:45 as Alexander passes by Eliza he is no longer Alexander, he is now Lin Manuel Miranda. Lin looks at Eliza as they meet for the first time. 1:04 Lin takes Elizas hand and leads her to the audience where she sees that her and Alexander’s story has been passed on and told.
This is the eleventh time I've watched this clip and I cry every time. My parents are wondering if I'm play he do I explain to them that I'm crying over a founding father's wife who broke the forth wall realizing she had some enough?
I was in the gym watching Hamilton and I just cried while running the treadmill The other guys were like Uhhhh.... and I was kind of embarrassed but at the same time couldn't care about it because this was too sad😢
Tears full my eyes! Would that I’d gotten to see it with the original cast, however some of the originals were still there when we saw it on Nov 3 2016! Best show I’ve ever seen!
*finally finished the ending compilation here:* czcams.com/video/_VnR20rxmjs/video.html *to show the various actresses perform the last verses and gasp - do check it out!*
the ending hasn't been confirmed, and left open to interpretation - each eliza is different. there is no right and wrong, so please keep the discussion civil! i've had to delete a few comments here already
....are you Filipino?
@@deceitsanders5682 no
@@cassiopeia3793 oh sorry, your username was kinda familiar
@Necroglobule OOOOoooOO
@Necroglobule It's been debunked by Lin
Just the face Eliza makes during her gasp breaks me heart and makes me smile at the same time.
Such a great actress
Does anyone know why she gasps?
@@renskez3559 I assume it's her final moment. She gasps as she dies but it's also her seeing Hamilton and her son again
@@renskez3559 It's open to interpretation. One theory is that the fourth wall is broken and she sees the crowd and knows her story is being told.
I’ve seen Hamilton twice in Chicago and they never once did that so I’m confused by it honestly 😂😂
You know a actress does an amazing job when just a gasp they make makes you cry.
its crazy and just great that phillipa (eliza) is so genuine about that one scene, like, the heartbreaking gasp is one thing, but the fact that tears are coming out of her eyes- 🥺😭😭🌟
Real deal acting there
Phillipa Soo is my favorite Eliza
- eliza hamilton
@@elizahamilton9590Eliza I love you.my dear
I can relate to that. I almost cried watching this
saddest lines in Hamilton:
- “tomorrow there’ll be more of us”
- “you forfeit all rights to my heart”
- “sept huit neuf... sept huit..”
- “eliza, do you like it uptown? it’s quiet uptown.”
- “i survived, but i paid for it.”
- “forgiveness, can you imagine?”
- “i helped raise hundreds of children. i get to see them growing up.”
- “oh, i cant wait to see you again.”
Why did you do this to me
“Raise a glass to freedom” *aggressively loud sobbing*
I kinda feel sad when I hear "Now I'm the villain in your history."
Evex “it’s only a matter of time” always gets me
Wow, I was fine before reading this comment.
Now I'm crying.
The little "hi" Lin gives her is the purest thing
Yes! And with people commenting that it was Lin, not the character saying it, it makes sense because I don't think "hi" was used in that time.
Jill Salkin i do definitely like and approve of this theory but dont they say “hi” in other places in the musical? for example alexander says it to angelica when she comes back from london in Take A Break
it stood out to me bc literally after dying you just say "hi" to your most beloved? id give them a kiss or a hug.
the formalities gave away that the person eliza is looking at is someone she doesnt know
but really, its all a theory. but i kinda like this interpretation better
Luis C. especially because she was hesitant to giving him her hand which further proves it was someone she didn't know. I think this theory is the best way to think of it as well.
i think he said "i did this for you" but the camera switched :(
Y’all when Lin comes out. He’s not Alexander he’s himself and leads Eliza to break the 4th wall and she realizes he told their story. *just a theory but it makes wonderful sense with Lin and Phillipa*
Is it? Does he say that?
Exactly.
You just blew my fucking mind. MY FUCKING MIND
I don’t think so? There have been so many actors who’ve played Alexander and they do exactly the same thing as Lin so as nice a theory as it is... it just doesn’t make sense.
Ariana Calpeno when you are on stage you can represent 3 walls on a set, but the 4th wall (the audience view) is always open. The audience sees the play through the 4th wall, but the players “don’t see it, or the audience”.
When you realize the musical is called Hamilton and not ALEXANDER Hamilton because it talks about two people with the Hamilton surname... 😭 Gosh. I LOVE this as ending scene.
Mmmmn!!! 😭
It also kinda tells the story of Phillip, another Hamilton
_so it turns out that __1:25__ is the maximum before it gets blocked by disney_
"Uploads it in a playlist of 1:25 long parts
Carlos Alejandro Alvarenga 😂
can u upload the whole hamilton movie from disney + in 1:25 tho?..
@@thateditinggurl679 lmao just really sped up
HMMMMMMMM
i didn’t even cry when phillip died...i ugly cry every time during this part and this part ONLY
Same
I ugly cried at both😂
😂 I cried every time anybody died.
Same
SAME
When you realise that, at the end, it’s not Alexander taking her hand, it’s Lin telling Eliza that he told her story
Edit: to all the people informing me that Lin shot down this theory, I wrote this before I saw any interviews, but thank you for informing me
What :( really?!
Lin said in an interview that it’s difficult for each Eliza but I love that
welp now im crying
No, if that's the case she would be looking at him and the cast, not the orchestra pit and the audience.
fundifferent1 the theory is that Lin Manual-Miranda is no longer Alexander, but Lin and shows Eliza that these are the people who heard and cares about her efforts of keeping her husband’s legacy known. But, it is up to determination, there is no real answer
out of the whole hours long musical it takes 1.25 minutes to get me to cry.
It takes two words for me.....
The orphanage.
Two songs
Lauren's interlude and its quiet uptown
enough said
Pokegirl _3515 I thought I was the only one who cried when Lauren's died. It's so sad.
It take more for me because I need more content to think about, like in this I focus on the music, not on the fact that her son had died not too long before her husband died, and she still saw the light in him even after the Reynolds Pamphlet and the Reynolds Pamphlet was the reason Phillip died so Alexander indirectly killed his son yet Eliza still made him and so many others have a big legacy, and she’s helping orphans, and she still sees Alexander in them every single time, even decades after his death. This mixed with the music makes me cry, not to mention crying not too long before at Phillip’s death
Sorry I wrote so much, I’m abrasive, you guys are incredible in comments, succinct, persuasive
theirs a theory that the reason "eliza" at the end of the musical has that gasp at the end is beacuse, she always wondered if she had done enough and that she'd beacome famous or well known for her kindness etc. and then when she looks at the audience she realizes that everything she had done was worth it and that she had reached her goal of beacoming well known.
(edit) wow this blew up, and i'm not saying that this is the only reason Philipa gasps Lin said that theirs different meanings for different eliza's so this us just my theory
Its actually when hamilton and eliza meet in heaven and hold hands, eliza realizes the only way she saw her husband is that she died, and the gasp is her rising up into the afterlife to join her loved ones.
@@daniellelu980 it is all interpreted differently, lin has never given an exact interpretation, as for every eliza it's different. But I've heard that he has said it is her breaking the 4th wall, so that kind of drives the theory in the obc that Lin is not Alexander anymore and it is actually Lin that takes her hand and shows Eliza the audience that have now seen their stories and will carry on her legacy as well as Hamiltons.
@@ThatFandubGirl When he takes her hand and then leads her to the front of the stage, he's no longer in character as Hamilton. He's now Lin Manuel-Miranda and he is showing her the audience to let her know that the story has been told and she realizes that her goal had been realized through his efforts.
Its actually because the last line is “Who lives, Who dies, who tells our story” she sees the audience and realizes their story did get told
@@ThatFandubGirl this is actually what I was thinking of
I love how that the person grabbing her hand is not Alexander, it’s Lin saying ”I did this for you” I LOVE IT
Lin tweeted that it is Alexander but he thought that idea was cool
Try again
OMG!!! That true !!!! He is telling her story !!!😢😭
@@gaisagy4404 😃
@@gaisagy4404 heart been broke so many timez😔
Ensemble: The orphanage...
Everyone: 🥺😭😭😭💔
I’m the one who brought the beans yes everyone be like:
😢😭😢😢😭😢😢😢😭😢😢😭😢😢😭😢😭😭😢😭😢😢😭😢😢😭😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😭😭😭😢😢😭😭😭😢😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Alexander's orphan status is brought up so much that when the orphanage is brought up, you get a sudden sledgehammer to your heartstrings.
When I heard this song for the first time, I cried like a baby at the orphanage part.
Yup
Alexander leads her on after she has passed, and after asking "Have I done enough? Will they tell [our] story?"...
he gets to show her the answer...
RedHeadVixen 101 lin politely shot that theory down, since he’s not the only person who has played alexander hamilton
@RedHeadVixen 101 that could work for this particular performance, though LMM and Philippa Soo both have said it's something different for everyone, thre common thread is that the moment "transcends time". Regardless, I do like the idea of Lin getting to show Eliza that their story wasd indeed told.
I start ugly crying whenever i wacth it or listen to song
Me tooo. I watched it four times in different videos. Cried every time. Gonna give credit to how amazing Phillipa was through this. She embodies Eliza so well
same. this and it’s quiet uptown 😢
same. i'm doing it right now
wacth
Just watched Hamilton on Disney+ for the first time and I am absolutely enamored with this scene. Eliza’s gasp at the end when she breaks the 4th wall and sees that her and Alexander’s legacy is being carried on brought me to tears. What an amazing actress, as a theatre kid myself I’m sad I missed out on this masterpiece for years.
I completely agree. My parents just got Disney+ for us yesterday and you can imagine my excitement when I realised I'd finally get to see why Hamilton was so popular. As a theatre kid, I can't believe I'd missed out for so long.
Can you pls explain what do you mean by the 4th wall?
@@amiyasharma6057 idk the exact definition but u know how shes playing a role and shes not supposed to acknowledge the fact that its just a musical? she broke the fourth wall by acknowledging it but thats what she was supposed to do i think
@@wheresmymelody9093 thanks
I'm not a theater kid, but I'm a music kid who loves musical theater, and I regret missing out on it at first too. The hype surrounding it and my financial instability put me off from seeing it in-person, but after warming up to the music over the years and then seeing it on Disney+, I finally understand how amazing this musical truly is. 🧡 It deserves all the hype it got and still gets, and I'm glad I experienced it.
That little “hi” at 0:55 always gets me
sAMe!
Thank you for pointing it out... it is now my favorite 😭💓
@@tasteofjinx RIGHT! THAT WAS ADORABLE.
Wow I didn’t notice this before thanks for pointing it out 😭 makes it even more emotional now
The hi makes me cry even harder!
my mom and i cried at two parts: THIS part and when the ensemble says “forgiveness” and eliza takes his hand in its quiet uptown
literally that was me
Jesus I nearly started crying just from remembering that moment
Yeah, that 'forgiveness' part really choked me up.
When I heard this song for the first time, I cried like a baby at the orphanage part.
I also cried at the forgiveness part in its quite uptown.
no no youtube why recommend this to me i wasn’t ready
xD none of us werrre
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@@mewhenthesquid bro I use that everday
I’ve seen a lot of people interpret the ending as lin telling eliza that he’s telling their story. But I actually think that in that scene lin is supposed to be/symbolize 3 things which are eliza’s death ( when he passes eliza), alexander meeting eliza at the afterlife (when lin says hi), and playing himself/the actor telling their story (when he guides eliza). Then again I haven’t been outside for months so I could just be delusional.
I thought the exact same thing.
I agree with you 100%
I agree
I agree, I think it is sort of a mixture of all the theories.
Another way I like to look at it is this: Since she is essentially a 'Founding Mother' of the U.S., she looks out to see all of us as the country today and gasps with great joy that it has all come together and still persists to this day. Much like a proud mother seeing that all her children have grown up and have carried on all of their legacies who started the country.
Of course this is just another interpretation and there is no right or wrong answer, just whatever fits what impacts you the most in the moment, something only art can do with it's many meanings through ambiguity.
When I see I Eliza gasp, I’m overwhelmed with emotions and I just sit their and cry. Thinking you can finally rest Eliza. Looking back on the play and the real story, it was never just Alexander’s story. It was Eliza’s as well.
I like to think the play is called Hamilton because it’s not just Alexander’s story but Eliza’s too 🥺
the lines that never fail to make me start crying:
“but when you’re gone who remembers your name? who keeps your flame? who tells your story?”
“i put myself back in the narrative.”
“he gives me what you always wanted - he gives me more TIME!”
“you could have done so much more if you only had time...”
“the orphanage...”
“in their eyes i see you alexander...!”
“will they tell my story? oh i can’t wait to see you again...”
In its quiet uptown I always cry in this: forgiveness, can you imagine
when washington sings “she tells my story” thoo 🥺
mine is always "and when my time is up, have i done enough? will they tell my story? "
Mine is...
Ughmm...
The Whole Song.
That gasp she does at the end is just so amazing, seriously. She’s amazing.
Lin’s facial expressions just had me BAWLING.
Is NO ONE GONNA TALK ABOUT HOW LIN MOUTHED “Hi!☺️” AT 0:54 I LOST MY MIND THATS TOO ADORABLE
She’s breaking the fourth wall - into full realization of history, her story, and the watching audience. It’s utterly magnificent! ❤
The end gasp is so beautiful. I love the idea of it being a reaction to the audience and musical as a whole because I just think that’s so sweet. It makes sense too, her expression is shock and disbelief at first and then turns into a sort of happiness. Phillipa gave a PERFORMANCE
This is the part of this song that gets me the most. Just "the orphanage" I already feel tears. I've watched the musical twice with my family and both times me and my mom were crying at the end
I cry every tiem
Tiem
I cried tears of lemonade
This last minute says so much. Elizabeth Schuyler was the definition of beauty and good. She wanted and didn't get the recognition she deserves. "When my time is up have I done enough? Will they tell my story?" Lin saw this and gave her what she wanted. Not only did he tell her husbands story, which she also wanted. Her story was told, too.
I can relate to Eliza a lot about wanted your story to be told and feeling like your not doing enough, so this song really speaks to me. Lin is such a talented writer and this song is really moving.
I am here to feel something
you came to the right place
R u ok
So coming from a person, who has never seen Hamilton, this broke my heart. I didn’t know what I was expecting when I would hear the gasp, as I’ve seen so many reports about it and such. As soon as I heard it and saw her face, I got chills so hard, and I started to tear up. I really want to watch this now, and I had been planning to for a bit now, but this definitely confirmed it!
SAMEEEEEE no one told me abt the gasp, this film alone game me shivers
God the ending always has me ugly sobbing. Just when Eliza sees hamilton when she dies and her gasp really hits you in the feels. This musical can make you laugh and cry, it's amazing. Dang it I'm still crying.
Every single time I hear this song, I keep telling myself that this is the time I'm NOT gonna cry. And then Christopher Jackson as Washington sings, "She tells my story", and I lose it. Something about his singing just hits me right in the heart. By this point in the song, I'm an ugly mess of tears every. single. time.
And when she sings about speaking against slavery, Chris bows his head in shame because George did not speak against slavery. I love all the little details that each actor put into their character and how Lin allowed them to run with their interpretations of characters.
Big misconception is that the part when Eliza gasps it’s actually her breaking the 4th wall and seeing the audience and how she did her best to make her and Alexander’s story told and it’s NOT her going to heaven and seeing Alexander it’s just her being proud of what she did and accomplished
There’s no real answer or real ending. That’s how Lin explained it in an interview, that you could interpret it as anything because every Elisa did it differently.
HeyIts Hannah ^^
HeyIts Hannah hamilton’s director said it’s different for each eliza and that’s a conversation reserved for the specific actress and the character
"I think it's different for each Eliza," Miranda stated when asked what the gasp actually means. "I do think that it traverses time, in some way, whether that thing she's seeing is Hamilton, whether that thing she's seeing is heaven, whether that thing she's seeing is the world now. I think those are all valid and all fair. I do think she is seeing across a span of time." - Lin-Manuel Miranda during a Wired interview. So I guess in a weird way, you're all correct, so as long as you are not telling someone else they aren't.
im so dumb but wdym by breaking the 4th wall?
also the symbolism of her seeing him again and crossing over after she’s died 😭😭😭
Here’s my little theory of the ending when Eliza Gasps: I feel like it’s breaking the 4th wall because as she’s walking towards Alexander and takes his hand I feel like this is her already in heaven reunited with everyone. What my interpretation of the ending is that as he walks her to the front of the stage this is Alexander showing his wife that she did it, that all she did to make sure that his story was told payed off because the audience was watching
Amaris Huerta that's my interpretation of it too
@@sassypants7536 Same here. "Who tells your story" seemed to be that of Hamilton, but she accomplished something amazing with establishing the first orphanage of NYC.
Jill Salkin and at the end she says "will they tell MY story" and then Alexander shows her the audience. She's reunited with Alex in heaven and then he shows her the impact of her story as well as his, the audience there to watch the show. She can then move on and be at peace.
Thats not Hamilton, thats actually Lin showing her the crowd. And she gasps because she realizes Lin told her story when he wrote the play.
THE SINGING IS MAJESTIC, MAGNIFICENT, AMAZING.
Guys, I think my eyes are water-bending..
everyone's already mentioned the gasp so i'll talk about another stage direction that i love. the first time hamilton walks past eliza, she just misses him. and then finally, *finally*, they see each other and they're so emotional and happy. i mean, what's it like to outlive your spouse by fifty years? there's a tumblr post that talks about this in a beautiful way, but that's the gist! is this how eliza felt? feeling like she *just* missed him? him being always there but not really? god, i adore this staging
Breaking the fourth wall wow 😭
I love how Hamilton takes a step back to give eliza this moment. Sure the musical is about him and it starts with him front and center. But at the end its her. Its Elizas moment.
*this is just a theory* when “Hamilton” walks behind Eliza, its not Hamilton, its Lin. hes showing Eliza that its ok to go. its ok and that her story has been told. so he lets go and when she looks up and takes that big deep breath... thats Eliza seeing that her story, Hamiltons story, and everyone elses story has been told, and that she did it. its truly beautiful.
Wait who is Lin?
@@flamingofaith4753 Lin-Manuel Miranda
I wonder how Lin felt when writing this for the first time- he’d finished a masterpiece.
This is my theory on why she gasps:
Earlier in the song, she says "And when my time is up, have I done enough? While they tell my story?". After that she says "I can't wait to see you again." Then she sees Hamilton and takes his hand. This symbolizes her arriving in Heaven and "seeing Hamilton again". Then he takes her to the front of the stage as if he's going to show her something. In this moment he breaks the 4th wall and shows her that in the future, her work has paid off, and their story is actually told; she sees the audience and realizes this. Then she gasps because she's overwhelmed with emotion.
Yes. My thoughts exactly.
Not to rain on your parade, but Eliza said "Will they tell my story?"
Imagine
*Heavens gate*
Burr: I waited my whole life for this.
Burr gets let in.
Burr hears a familiar voice.
Hams: *WELL IF IT ISNT AARON BURR, SIR?!*
@Dina Osgood Burr: FUCK, ITS HELL
i think it's a culmination of all of these theories. lin shows her that the world knows alexander's story, which leads her to gasp and break the fourth wall and see for herself that how many people truly knew what happened, and right after notice the sense of calm on her face. Maybe it's because she feels like her job of spreading his story is done, and she can finally go to heaven where her husband, son, and sisters and friends wait for her. That's why I think she looks so calm after her gasp. Or maybe I'm just looking into this too deeply lol.
Phillipa will always be THE Eliza. I never really cry during shows/movies but Phillipa did have me tearing up during her scenes.
It's the fact that these actors and actresses put so much emotion In these films and shows and musicals that inspires me and motivates me so much
who's cutting onions for a minute and 25 seconds?
I’ve always wondered why she gasped out of nowhere at the end, until I re-listened to the whole musical again and one of Eliza’s earliest lines is “I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight.” It’s probably super obvious to everyone else but it took me a while
philippa is crazy talented wow such an emotional performance
The emotion and unspoken communication in this scene is simply AMAZING! I like how he guides her to the "light" of the afterlife and she now sees his AND her story. Incredible stage play! 💯🔥
“The orphanage” makes me tear up everytime it sounds so beautiful and god Eliza was just an amazing women 🥺
1:18
It’s when she realizes that the things she has done we’re being told.
I saw this theory in TikTok, so basically, when Eliza finishes the song, Lin, not Alexander, takes her my the hand and brings her back to the gifting of the stage. She comes to realize that Lin told their story, and bursts into tears. :)
Me- Why are you crying Maria??
Still me- ELIZA, QUEEN AAAAAA
“in their eyes i see you, alexander”
philip- gee thanks mom
Just watched this today and after Satisfied this was my favorite song 😭
Some of the best acting I’ve ever seen...period
I aspire to sing like Phillipa soo, she has so much control and talent and that’s rare to find in a singer
This is definitely my fav song ... it’s so emotional and the harmonies are just soo good
I think at the end when Eliza gasps she is seeing how their stories are told and how they are remembered. In an interview Lin said that each actress though it was a different thing that Eliza was seeing.
I read somewhere that Philippa lost a family member before the show and in some of the scenes she was actually crying. And a couple of times you can see Lin mouthing ‘you ok?’ And stuff which I think is really sweet 🥺
The way she says I get to see them growing up, I love the way she smile when she says that.
I hope Eliza knows she did enough and she was more than enough. She fought for her husband’s legacy and many people including Washington himself. She kept the torch on for decades long enough for their story to be told. I hope she knows how much we admire her life, her strength, her love and courage. We are telling your story
When she gasped, tears flew from out of nowhere !! #Absolutely EXCELLENT !!
Jesus I can’t stop watching this clip but the gasp at the end gives me chills so bad it’s almost painful WHYYY do these people have to be so talented
How is it that I can watch Bambi and there’s no tears. But I watch the last seconds of hamilton. And I’m ugly crying
Wait i just realised why the line "i helped raise hundreds of children, I get to see them growing up" was so emphasised. Cuz she couldnt really see phillip grow up, she never saw him get married, have kids, fulfil his dreams...
I did not expect to cry while watching this musical but stranger things have happened
Philipa is such actor, I really respect her, she really tells the story really well
I haven't seen this musical in years and it took me approximately 10 seconds of this video to start bawling. Incredible.
Really goes to show just how much of a masterpiece it is
I cry every time.
My family thinks I'm crazy.😂
It doesn't make sense how many times i've watched Hamilton. It's so good I can't
As a grieving mother, I like to choose to interpret her gasp at the end as being reunited with Philip. Alexander took her hand and led her to see her son again after the blessing and curse of living such a long time after his death. After caring for other children as her legacy. That's what I like to imagine at least.
that freaking gasp gets me every time
This scene i was gone. I couldn’t see my tv anymore, my eyes were blurred from the tears of agony. 🥺🥺
The sweetest lines in Hamilton
“At least my dear Eliza’s his wife.”
“My life is going to be fine, because Eliza’s in it.”
“Hey, best of wives and best of women.”
“In their eyes I see you, Alexander, I see you everytime.”
“God, I can’t wait to see her again.” (From Ten Things, One Thing, a deleted song.)
“They’ll tell the story of tonight.”
“I was too young and blind to see the world was wide enough for both Hamilton and me.”
“*she takes his hand*, It’s quiet uptown.”
“And long as I’m alive, Eliza, swear to God you’ll never feel so helpless.”
“I love my sister more than anything in this life.”
The most I’ve cried is during burn and first burn, philip’s death, laurence’s interlude, and this song
Eliza gasping at the ending, realising that people have learnt about her husband’s legacy was an amazing touch. Good job, Miranda.
I’ve alwAys looked at it as it’s goes from Lin playing Hamilton to Lin being Lin. Then he guides her downstage to show her the audience and she sees that they all knew her and Hamilton’s story. One reason I think this above other theories is the way she looks at Lin. She looks at him as if he’s a stranger she just met not her husband who’s she’s been reunited with. Not in a bad way, but like not in a “I KNOW YOU” way. Idk I love it no matter what.
the little “hi” between alexander and eliza breaks my heart every time
Wow... Makes me cry everytime. She did it. Phillipa Soo is so talented to express that much emotion in a gasp.
I see the ending as Eliza passing away (which is why she ends with “will they tell MY story?”) and being reunited with Alexander because you can see him whisper “hi” to her (also links back to him saying “I’ll see you on the other side” in The World was Wide Enough). When he leads her to the front of the stage and she gasps it’s him showing Eliza that she DID do enough and his story WAS told in the end (the crowd watching a musical called Hamilton is evidence of this), but more importantly they also told her story too.
Edit: the little crossover movement they do where Alexander walks behind could represent her passing over into the afterlife, as Eliza can’t see him at first but he can see her, and it’s only once she has crossed does she see and smile at him. Plus when they hold hands she is clearly hesitant to, as if she’s unsure she even can and has not held his hands in a long time since she died so much later, now she finally can must mean she’s died too.
This scene gets me just thinking about it, so beautiful
Chills and tears especially when Lin takes her hand so tenderly.
the acapella ensemble is absolutely chilling
Oh my god, this is the best sad moment i've ever seen 😭😭😭😭
0:45 as Alexander passes by Eliza he is no longer Alexander, he is now Lin Manuel Miranda. Lin looks at Eliza as they meet for the first time. 1:04 Lin takes Elizas hand and leads her to the audience where she sees that her and Alexander’s story has been passed on and told.
He said that isn’t true
I literally cry my eyes out every time I watch this like I am now. So perfectly acted, conveyed, and beautifully made.
This song gives me chills every time. Especially actually seeing it play out like this.
The wonderful moment when Eliza realizes that her work wasn't in vain.
This is the eleventh time I've watched this clip and I cry every time. My parents are wondering if I'm play he do I explain to them that I'm crying over a founding father's wife who broke the forth wall realizing she had some enough?
I cried at this part. :) in a happy way and sad way lol
JUST THIS VERY SHORT CLIP MAKES ME SOBBING RIGHT NOW 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
The only 1 minute and 24 seconds that matter
I was in the gym watching Hamilton and I just cried while running the treadmill The other guys were like Uhhhh.... and I was kind of embarrassed but at the same time couldn't care about it because this was too sad😢
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This part gives me chills and makes me cry every time! The amazing work that Lin did to tell all of their stories was incredible!
Tears full my eyes! Would that I’d gotten to see it with the original cast, however some of the originals were still there when we saw it on Nov 3 2016! Best show I’ve ever seen!