What was Frodo's temptation

[Nerwen]

Originally Posted by Fordim Hedgethistle

But as Gordis has argued, and I now agree, Frodo succumbs to the desire to be the Dark Lord...which means that at some level this has always been his desire.

But... Fordim, this is all based on your personal interpretation of how the Ring works. If it works by twisting a person's nature, rather than by simply developing it, there's no reason to think Frodo always wanted to be the Dark Lord, is there?