Tragedy of a Crazed Man
By - Nolan Waitkoss
The Story
So, Who is to Blame For Macbeth's Fall?
"Mountain At My Gates"
How About Macbeth's Point of View?
A song by the Foals, "Mountain At My Gates," has a resemblance to how the fall of Macbeth takes place. From what he learned in the witches prophecies, he believes he is invincible, that nothing in the world can stop him. A piece of the prophecies is that Macbeth wouldn't fall until a forest that wasn't anywhere near his location would appear. Before the invasion on the Tyrant of Scotland, Macduff's army went to the forest to cut limbs off of the trees to use as camouflage. When Macbeth soon realizes that the forest is coming to him has "trees" are moving towards him, he soon realizes that his demise is coming.
How the lyrics resemble Macbeth is in a unique but similar way of how he feels, and meets his end. In the song, "Mountain At My Gates," the Foals state, "I see a mountain at my gates. I see it more and more each day. I see a fire out by the lake. I'll drive
my car with our the breaks"(Verse 2 Lines 5-8). When the Foals state that they see a mountain at their gate, literally, you see it in plain site, their isn't a way you wouldn't see it. For Macbeth, its like he see's his demise everyday. Although he has been told he is invincible, there is one part of him that is scared. As everyday comes and passes, he see's it more and more everyday. A fire at a lake is rare, why would there be a fire at the lake? This is when Macbeth realizes that those trees that are moving are obviously not real trees. Driving a car with out breaks is dangerous. You can't stop. He soon realizes how foolish he was to believe these prophecies with out stopping and thinking his actions through. Progressing through the song, more lyrics again explain Macbeth and his soon to come death from Macduff: "...I see a darkness in my fate. I'll drive my care without the breaks"(Verse 3 Lines 11-12). Further more explaining, he see's a darkness in his fate, Macbeth see's his death will come. He also still realizes all the mistakes he has made. "Mountain At My Gates" is a great comparison to show the downfall of Macbeth.