Ep. 25 - Writing Tragic Character Arcs with Hamilton the Musical
Update: 2025-06-27
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In this episode, I’m diving into one of my favorite stories of all time — Hamilton. But we’re not talking history. We’re talking heartbreak.
We’ll unpack how to write a broken hero like Hamilton — a man who climbs and climbs, only to realize he can never reach enough. And we’ll explore the haunting mirror of Aaron Burr, who spends his whole life waiting… until everything he wants slips away.
I’ll break down how to use desire, fear, and misbelief to craft gut-wrenching character arcs — and how tragedy isn’t about the fall. It’s about the fact they could’ve avoided it.
This is the anatomy of a downfall. Let’s write it well.
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