Pride and Prejudice Hamilton Opening Rap
How does a Bennet sister, daughter of a Mrs. and a Mr.,
talented and witty, sitting pretty here in Meryton, her parent’s second child,
grow up to defy her parents, yeah a Bennet running wild?
The second oldest
Bennet sister without a mister’s doing great,
Not a date, not a man to call her own,
and she doesn’t seem to mind her mother’s out of her mind with worry and grief. Yeah she’s stuck in disbelief-
-that her daughter is single. Not a man, not a hand that she can hold, without a plan, and her mother’s getting old.
it’s universally said a single man without a plan will be looking for a wife.
This Bennet’s throwing away her life!
It’s like a hurricane came and devastation reigned- see the Bennets have five daughters, not a husband to their names.
So Mrs. Bennet played matchmaker, looked for suitors or a taker for her girls-
Hey Mrs. Bennet, look who’s moved to Netherfield!
Well the word got around, they said,
“This new guy’s got it made! He’s a match, what a catch, did you hear how well he’s paid? If he wed a Bennet sister the whole town would celebrate!”
All except that second sister- she’s a rebel, what’s her name, man?
Elizabeth Bennet.
My name’s Elizabeth Bennet. And there’s a million things I haven’t done, just you wait, just you wait.
When she was ten her sister Jane, beauty plain, said she’d like to find a groom.
Sisters laughed, moment passed, now she’s alone and 22 and there’s nothing she can do, now that’s true.
(And Lizzie’d never tell but she wants a husband too)
They all live here in Meryton, see them walking down the street.
Just a normal family: five sisters who have yet to meet a guy.
Town says “Lizzie, you gotta fend for yourself.”
She keeps on reading, not needing love, not even gonna try.
There would’ve been nothing left to do for someone less astute.
She would’ve been lonely, destitute, without a hope of love.
Her mother started schemin’, dreamin’ of a new man for her daughter-
finally a man to push the Bennet name farther.
Runnin’ with any gossip she can get her hands on.
Here’s her daughter Lizzie- see her now as she stands with
Jane, Mary, Kitty and Lydia her family.
In this play she might meet a new man.
In this play she might meet a new man.
In this play she might meet a new man.
In this play (this play) Just you wait.
Bennet sisters
We are waiting on the stage for you.
We’re all ready to go, there’s no need to take your time.
Oh, Bennet sisters
Took your story from the page for you.
If you see her tell Austen thanks.
Here’s the tale of Lizzie and Jane-
The world will never be the same.
Story’s right in front of you, see if you can stop us.
We’re the best matchmakers; there’s nobody who can top us.
We moved to Netherfield, we’re here, we hope no one forgot us.
I fought for you.
I fought with you.
I trusted you.
Me, I love you.
And me, well I wrote the story.
There’s a million things you haven’t seen, but just you wait-
Pride and Prejudice.
Performance at the following link- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3v1UToCE6Y&feature=youtu.be
