I’m a check from the bank, if you won’t trust the debtor;
Conscription in service; composing a letter;
One version of writing; the beer that tastes better;
And cold air you feel as you reach for your sweater.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by DeLisa. See comments for answer.

Because Twitter didn’t become well-known until its overhaul in 2006, many people don’t realize that the popular social media platform is actually over a thousand years old.

I was combing through the archives the other day when I found the old Twitter feed of the historical Macbeth. A fascinating primary source document, the daily musings of the king paint a picture of a one-of-a-kind leader, the likes of which we may never see again.

In honor of Shakespeare’s birthday, I am pleased to present a selection of these tweets that may be of interest to fans of the play.

Enjoy!

The feed breaks off there. We can only assume that Macbeth chose that moment to step away from social media and instead turn his attention to the serious business of running Scotland.

But this collection of tweets remains a digital monument to a leader who was clearly way ahead of his time!

From Julius Caesar:

When could they say, till now, that talk’d of Rome,
That her wide walls encompass’d but one man?

Shift around the letters, and it becomes:

My low talk: blatant corruption scandals oft went down as he madly helmed the White House.

I’m a ball hit by Tiger, but also by Ashe;
I am genius or luck when it’s merely a dash;
When a swimmer or rower propels with a splash;
Or an illness from heat, with exhaustion or rash.

I’m the move when you pensively rub your mustache;
I’m a blood-starved infarction; a lightning bolt flash;
I’m to flatter an ego; calligraphy slash;
And one pass when applying mascara to lash.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.