Chernow shows how the duel was conducted in a very human way, as well as showing what Hamilton's and Burr's intentions were and what caused those intentions. Lin-Manuel Miranda's portrayal of Burr during the duel sparks a perspective that Burr was very resentful but expressed regret after he shot Hamilton.
We can arrive at this answer because:
- Chernow is the author of Hamilton's biography, which inspired the creation of the musical "Hamilton" produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
- Both the musical and the biography show that Hamilton died in a duel against Burr.
- The biography shows that Hamilton was a man of delicate frame, who had participated in duels before and defended this practice as an honorable thing between men.
- However, after his son died in a duel, he started to change his mind.
- He began to believe that duels were anti-Christian, barbaric, and should not be performed.
When Burr challenged him to a duel, Hamilton was not in favor of it, but he didn't believe Burr would attack him because he knew Burr was a gentleman. However, Burr was very resentful of Hamilton and let the anger go to his head, shooting Hamilton mercilessly.
In the musical, Burr is remorseful after he shoots Hamilton, acknowledging that his attitude was wrong. This conveys a vision of humanity to the reader, who begins to see Burr as someone who is not bad, but who had a very wrong attitude.
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