Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

Macbeth, voiced by Andy Serkis
William Shakespeare

What drives you so, to overcome this supposed curse?

Life is brilliant. Beautiful. It enchants us, to the point of obsession.
Some are true to their purpose, though they are but shells, flesh and mind.
One man lost his own body, but lingered on, as a head.
Others chase the charms of love, however elusive.
What is it that drives you?

Once, the Lord of Light banished Dark, and all that stemmed from humanity.
And men assumed a fleeting form.
These are the roots of our world.
Men are props on the stage of life, and no matter how tender, how exquisite…
A lie will remain a lie.
Young Hollow, knowing this, do you still desire peace?

Aldia, Scholar of the First Sin voiced by David Gant
Dark Souls 2

I remember how it felt to take that throne.
All that it meant and all that it did not.
A God of war. God of pain, of suffering, of destruction.
The Norns said I chase redemption that I know I can never deserve.
What does that make me?
God of fools. A God of...
...Hope.
"When all else is lost"
You lost everything. And everyone. you became... There is no forgiving you. You chose...
...I chose.
What now? Should I, the same man, should I sit? take? proclaim? lead? place myself in service?
In service. Should I lose everything and everyone, there's to be enough left inside so that I do not become you?
I do not know. But I have... hope.
You are cruel and arrogant and selfish. But you are more than that.
You have always been more than what others saw.
You are more than that.

Kratos, voiced by Christopher Judge
God Of War Ragnarok