Antonio Salieri believes that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's music is divine and miraculous. He wishes he was himself as good a musician as Mozart so that he can praise the Lord through composing. He began his career as a devout man who believes his success  and talent  as a  composer  are God's rewards for his piety. He's also  content  as the respected, financially well‐off, court composer of Austrian Emperor Joseph II. But he's shocked to learn that Mozart is such  a  vulgar  creature,  and  can't  understand why God favored Mozart to  be  his  instrument.  Salieri's  envy  has made him an enemy of God whose greatness was evident in Mozart. He is ready to take revenge against God and Mozart for his own musical mediocrity.