William Shakespeare was a well-known 16th-century poet and playwright who frequently explored moral quandaries and human nature in his writing. The notion that our deepest desires can occasionally mislead us was one of the themes he examined.

Picture a ship at sea being dragged by two distinct currents, one pushing it into dangerous waters and the other bringing it towards safety. Shakespeare also makes the argument that the temptations that drive us away from moral behavior may in fact be the hardest to resist. This is because they frequently originate from a place inside of us where our actions that contradict our values clash with our desire for positive attributes.

Shakespeare's insight draws attention to a universal human struggle: we occasionally have to make decisions where our strong, conflicting desires make it difficult to do what we know is right. The difficulty is not only in avoiding transgressions but also in resolving these internal conflicts where strong temptation makes it difficult to distinguish between right and wrong.

Shakespeare challenges readers to consider their own moral compass and the nature of their choices in his plays and sonnets. His writings have remained relevant for centuries because they convey universal truths about human nature and morality.