[Texas Eagle]

I’m not a Shakespeare expert. I wonder if there is anything about that play that inspired Al-Zaid to change his name to McBeth or Macbeth or whatever the play is called.

[Sans-Culotte]

Macbeth is about a man who contemplates killing the king after hearing a prophecy from witches that he "will be king hereafter". For about a third of the play, Macbeth agonizes over whether he should "do the deed". Once the deed is done, he becomes conscienceless and proceeds to kill all his opponents with no qualms whatsoever.

I don't know why Al Zaid chose the name. The fact that it is so uncommon and is associated with the theatre should have been a red flag about his "phoniness".