Amadeus

A detailed Summary of Amadeus

The main actors and their characters they played are: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Tom

Hulce Antonio Salieri - Murray Abraham Mozart's dad - Roy Dotrice Mozart's wife - Elizabeth

Berridde Emperor Joseph II - Jeffery Jones Milos Forman - Director The movie " Amadeus" was

based on two composers, Mozart and Salieri. In the begging of the movie Salieri tries to commit

suicide. A priest comes to see Salieri to ask him if he has anything to confess. Salieri then begins

to unravel the story of Mozart and Salieri's life together.

Mozart has been a great composer since he was four years old. Salieri on the other hand

not as good and would never be as good as Mozart. In the movie you can see how jealous Salieri

is of Mozart. Salieri's father was against him playing music, and on the other end Mozart's

father praised it and insisted on it. Salieri wanted to play music more than anything in the world.

One day while in church, Salieri asks God to let him be a great composer and in return he would

give him his chastity and write for God. The next day Salieri's father died and this was a miracle

in Salieri's eyes. His family had to go to Vienna where Salieri then became discovered. Salieri

conducting an opera he faints. Salieri takes him to his home to get rest. Salieri tells him the

Mozart, he can't write, he drinks more and more, and his relationship with his wife is suffering.

Salieri sees how Mozart's father's death effects him and uses it to his advantage. Salieri buys a

mask just like the one Mozart's father wore at mask party. Salieri goes to Mozart's house under

husband's work to see if it was good enough. Because Salieri was so astounded with what he

makes him very ill. Mozart does not realize that the piece is killing him slowly. While Mozart is

Mozart has to take a break. They both fall asleep, and are awaken by Mozart's wife. Mozart's

anymore because it is killing him. While Salieri and Mozart's wife are fighting Mozart dies.

excepts gifts without knowing whom they came from. Mozart's wife thinks that his father gets to

talent but thinks that he is a little outrageous and irresponsible. The Emperor did allow Mozart to

Mozart tells Salieri to tell the man that he is not finished. Salieri goes to the door it is the men

wife comes back because she misses Mozart she tells Salieri to leave. He tells her that he cant

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