Mine is “Ten Duel Commandments” hands down! In addition to the musical beat and the lyrics, I like how Lin-Manuel Miranda breaks down the intricate formal rules of this deadly and fascinating ritual. Here is the Wikipedia page for Ten Duel Commandments. Bonus link: Here is a previous blog post of mine on “Dueling for Dummies.”


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I will resume my analysis of the “seven basic plots” in legal narratives in the next day or two; in the meantime, I am reblogging my favorite song from the Hamilton musical. (I posted “Ten Duel Commandments” exactly two years ago, and it’s still my favorite Hamilton song.)