| re: But it's ultimately the right series of setups & payoffs for the protagonist | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 04:38 pm EDT 07/05/20 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 04:35 pm EDT 07/05/20 | |
| In reply to: re: But it's ultimately the right series of setups & payoffs for the protagonist - Singapore/Fling 03:17 pm EDT 07/05/20 | |
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| Really thoughtful discussion on this issue, and persuasively argued on all fronts. I've continued to think about it since this morning, and will answer my own question: If I had to make a case that Angelica does have an arc, say to an actor tackling the role, I'd build on one of Grumpy's points. Arguably, by keeping Angelica in the arena in which she's introduced -- a conflicted response to Alexander's entrance into her family, i.e. exclusively portrayed in the private part of Hamilton's life -- she does ultimately complete what she sets up. A piece of "Congratulations" does remain, in which Angelica chooses a side: her sister's. Her whole initial argument in "Satisfied" is an internal debate about Eliza's romantic win ("She'd be lying!"), and her acceptance that she couldn't come between them. She sees the marriage, she accepts its deep connections. She's conflicted again about it in the Reynolds imbroglio -- but again, weighs in where she's always had a personal stake. And then, finally, it is logically Angelica who observes and reports that her sister and Alexander achieve rapprochement through shared grief. When Angelica sings, "She takes his hand..." etc., it's surely Miranda giving Angelica not just a moment but structurally the final word on a marriage that is consistently Angelica's focus in the storytelling. So one could refute my OP by drawing attention to that moment: "Forgiveness..." In the final analysis, Angelica recognizes that Eliza is still the right partner, the choice proven by a final act of reconnection. Anyway, I've much enjoyed this thread. |
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