I disagree with the idea that the musical is painting Hamilton as a blameless hero of the people and glossing over his Federalist policies. For an example off t

I disagree with the idea that the musical is painting Hamilton as a blameless hero of the people and glossing over his Federalist policies. For an example off the top of my head, you've got Jefferson (who is not portrayed as a villainous contrast to Hamilton's "goodness" in the musical--not sure how the author came to that conclusion) directly calling him out as an ambitious man vying for Wall Street power in "Washington on Your Side": I get no satisfaction witnessing his fits of passion The way he primps and preens and dresses like the pits of fashion Our poorest citizens, our farmers, live ration to ration As Wall Street robs ‘em blind in search of chips to cash in This prick is askin’ for someone to bring him to task The same character calls Hamilton out for not wanting to come to France's aid in "Cabinet Battle #2": He knows nothing of loyalty Smells like new money, dresses like fake royalty Desperate to rise above his station Everything he does betrays the ideals of our nation [...] do we not fight for freedom? Have you an ounce of regret? You accumulate debt, you accumulate power Yet in their hour of need, you forget Hamilton is shown as a man who came to power from an immigrant background against the odds. As far as I've been able to read up on him, though, that's historically accurate--and the play goes into the details of his policies and his personality flaws as well. Coming out of it and thinking that Hamilton is a purehearted hero for liberty seems like an overly simplistic and reductive reading of the play to me.