There's the one that most people subscribe to: she's furious at Hamilton for being unfaithful to her sister and causing Eliza such public shame, humiliation, and heartache that she is no longer charmed by his ambitious nature. There are two ways to interpret Angelica's rage and falling out of love with Hamilton in "The Reynolds Pamphlet", for cheating on Eliza with Maria Reynolds.Tellingly, in many performances, as he leaves, James will smack his thigh to call Maria to him, as one would with a dog. If Hamilton had asked her to run away with him, she probably would've done it.
Was she being honest when she said she didn't know her husband would extort Hamilton? If not, was she genuinely remorseful of her actions? Did she really make up the story about her husband abandoning her, or did he actually leave her, come back and find out about her infidelity and take advantage of the situation? Even if she was in on it from the start, could she have really refused to help, or was she forced into it by her abusive husband? Did she ever care an ounce for Hamilton? Notably, even Maria's actress has raised these questions in an interview, stating that her opinion was that it was possible that Maria really loved him-after all, her husband was an abusive asshole, and the real life affair carried on for three years.
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