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Angelica, the eldest and “wittiest” daughter of wealthy New Yorker Philip Schuyler, is considered by the creators of Hamilton to be the “smartest” character in the musical. Though her father tries to separate her from the political hubbub of the day, Angelica knows that “history is happening in Manhattan”—and she is desperate to be a part of it (“The Schuyler Sisters”). Angelica quickly falls in love with Hamilton, but she selflessly does not pursue him, instead setting him up with her sister Eliza (“Satisfied”); her rapid-fire singing in that piece reflects her incredibly quick thinking as a character. After Hamilton and Eliza get married, Angelica becomes a confidante for them both. Her brilliance and ambition are best captured in the letters she exchanges with Hamilton, where she presses him to adopt certain political positions and flirts with him via debates over comma placement. When Hamilton cheats on Eliza, publicly humiliating her and ruining his own reputation, Angelica stands by her sister: “I love my sister more than anything in this life / I will choose her happiness over mine, every time” (“The Reynolds Pamphlet”). By the end of the musical, Angelica’s loyalty to Eliza makes her a narrator of sorts, helping her sister cope first with betrayal and then grief over her murdered son.
Angelica Quotes in Hamilton
The Hamilton quotes below are all either spoken by Angelica or refer to Angelica. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Act 1: The Schuyler Sisters
Quotes
ANGELICA: I’ve been reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine.
So men say that I’m intense or I’m insane.
You want a revolution? I wanna revelation
So listen to my declaration:
ELIZA, ANGELICA, PEGGY: “We hold these truths to be self-evident
That all men are created equal.”
ANGELICA: And when I meet Thomas Jefferson […]
I’m ‘a compel him to include women in the sequel!
WOMEN: Work!
Related Characters:
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Explanation and Analysis:
Act 1: Satisfied
Quotes
ANGELICA: To the groom!
To the bride!
From your sister.
Who is always by your side.
To your union.
And the hope you provide.
May you always
Be satisfied.
And I know
She’ll be happy as his bride.
And I know
He will never be satisfied.
I will never be satisfied.
Act 2: It’s Quiet Uptown
Quotes
ANGELICA: They are standing in the garden,
Alexander by Eliza’s side.
She takes his hand […]
ELIZA: It’s quiet uptown.
Hamilton shatters.
COMPANY: Forgiveness. Can you imagine?
Forgiveness. Can you imagine?
If you see him in the streets, walking by her side, talking by her side, have pity.
They are going through the unimaginable.
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Angelica Quotes in Hamilton
The Hamilton quotes below are all either spoken by Angelica or refer to Angelica. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Act 1: The Schuyler Sisters
Quotes
ANGELICA: I’ve been reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine.
So men say that I’m intense or I’m insane.
You want a revolution? I wanna revelation
So listen to my declaration:
ELIZA, ANGELICA, PEGGY: “We hold these truths to be self-evident
That all men are created equal.”
ANGELICA: And when I meet Thomas Jefferson […]
I’m ‘a compel him to include women in the sequel!
WOMEN: Work!
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Act 1: Satisfied
Quotes
ANGELICA: To the groom!
To the bride!
From your sister.
Who is always by your side.
To your union.
And the hope you provide.
May you always
Be satisfied.
And I know
She’ll be happy as his bride.
And I know
He will never be satisfied.
I will never be satisfied.
Act 2: It’s Quiet Uptown
Quotes
ANGELICA: They are standing in the garden,
Alexander by Eliza’s side.
She takes his hand […]
ELIZA: It’s quiet uptown.
Hamilton shatters.
COMPANY: Forgiveness. Can you imagine?
Forgiveness. Can you imagine?
If you see him in the streets, walking by her side, talking by her side, have pity.
They are going through the unimaginable.
