Amadeus

Salieri, old and frail, in a mental hospital. Reflective, envious tone. Introduces perspective of a man consumed by obsession and jealousy.

Salieri: "God gave me talent and I gave him everything." Theme: genius, envy, the price of mediocrity, and divine injustice.

Vienna 18th century. Salieri successful composer at royal court. Devout, respected. Mozart arrives: wild, irreverent, insanely talented. Salieri both fascinated and threatened. Court politics, musical culture, and rivalry established.

Salieri hears Mozart compose. Instant recognition of Mozart’s genius. Awe mixed with jealousy. Obsession begins. Life-changing moment.

Salieri struggles: serve God faithfully vs. destroy Mozart. Feels powerless to rival talent. Moral conflict. How far to act on envy?

Salieri decides to undermine Mozart covertly. Helps him but plots secretly. Begins manipulation and intrigue. Journey into moral darkness starts.

Mozart and Constanze relationship. Romantic, chaotic, humorous. Salieri observes, envies personal and artistic freedom. Contrast to his own life.

Mozart composes, performs, flaunts talent. Humorous and extravagant sequences. Salieri assists musically while undermining. Duel of creativity and ego. Court entertainment.

Salieri realizes his plotting cannot stop Mozart’s genius. Mozart achieves opera success. False victory for Salieri: he still has influence, but Mozart’s brilliance undeniable.

Mozart faces financial and personal struggles. Salieri pressures, pushes court against him. Tension heightens. Mozart’s mortality looms.

Mozart dies. Salieri wins external battle but loses morally and spiritually. Consumed by guilt, envy, and unfulfilled obsession.

Salieri alone. Confession to priest. Reflects on life, envy, God, and the cost of obsession. Deep emotional despair.

Salieri reconciles with truth: Mozart’s genius is divine, he is humanly flawed. Accepts fate but remains haunted. Moral resolution begins.

Salieri tells story to priest, confesses sins, reflects on legacy. Moral and emotional closure. Recognition of limits, genius, and mortality.

Salieri alone, old and frail, looking out. Legacy of Mozart eternal. Salieri’s envy and life-long obsession remain, but the world remembers the genius. Poetic, somber closure.