# Public vs. Private Self in Hamilton

> Theme guide for Hamilton by Mary P. Hamlin.

Hamilton's life is split between his public role as a statesman and his private failings, and the play explores how personal actions inevitably become public property in a democracy, blurring the line between the two spheres.

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