Freud's Theories Applied to Peter Shaffer's Amadeus

Freud's Theories Applied to Peter Shaffer's Amadeus 1. Preface People live to balance between a morality principle and a pleasure principle. How well we harmonize the two can decide our life color. Therefore, I wonder which principle a great person chose to follow in one's life. I will talk about a great musician, Mozart applying Freud's theories in the movie, called Peter Shaffer's Amadeus. 2. The analysis of Mozart's character in the movie I was able to …

…id and the energy of his instincts was revealed on music sheets. From my point of view, Mozart's extraordinariness in music was a great outcome of his strong instincts. 3. Conclusion Mozart really wanted to be free himself from social restrictions and moral standards. Moreover, he strongly desired to do whatever he wanted in life. Here, we can draw a conclusion that he denied the superego controlling his instincts and lived to follow the pleasure principle.