Why does Eliza gasp at the end of Hamilton? Fans are sharing their theories:
we learn about how Eliza Hamilton dedicated her life to promoting Alexander’s legacy. In an extended monologue, we learn how Eliza raised funds for the Washington Monument, established the “first private orphanage in New York City”, spoke out against slavery and collated Alexander’s “thousands of pages of writings” for his biography.
But this monologue isn’t what has left fans confused. After Eliza sings the show’s final line “I can’t wait to see you again, it’s only a matter of time” Lin-Manuel Miranda takes her hand and guides her to the front of the stage. And then something puzzling happens – as Eliza looks out to the audience and the music comes to a conclusion, she appears to see something shocking and gasps audibly as tears start to run down her face.
Besides the fact that this is a particularly tear-jerking moment, fans of the show have been pondering one important question: what does Eliza’s gasp really mean?This has to be the most popular theory – after all, she’s just sung the lyric “I can’t wait to see you again,” right? Plus, Lin-Manuel Miranda returns on stage to walk her towards the front, as if he’s Hamilton guiding her towards “the light”.If you love a good fourth wall break, then you’re going to be obsessed with this theory.
“I’ve been thinking about the ending of #HamiltonFilm for a while now and I’ve seen people discussing on Twitter if the gasp at the end was Eliza seeing #Hamilton in the afterlife or if it was her seeing the audience and breaking the fourth wall,”“I think #Hamilton led her to the edge of the stage to show her that she was successful in telling his story when she was alive and then someone told their story and now everyone knows their story.
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