Because you like Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind

Sookie Stackhouse is a waitress who can read minds and break hearts. See them in True Blood.

Blunt but anxious, Gretchen Ross bonds most easily with those who have lived tough lives like she has. See them in Donnie Darko.

It’s a shame that the Seven Kingdoms doesn’t allow a woman to rule. The scheming, focused Cersei Lannister would do a far better job than either of her sons. See them in Game of Thrones.

Christine Palmer is a great surgeon and an even better friend. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Murph is inquisitive, compassionate, and stubborn, with a passion for science she shares with her dad. See them in Interstellar.

Faith has a chip on her shoulder and a stake in her hand to slay vampires in her town. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

If this slick ad man doesn't like the conversation, he changes it—while drinking and smoking. See them in Mad Men.

Self-described as half-Slytherin, half-Ravenclaw, Molly Davidson has a big, demanding personality that doesn’t always leave space for other people’s emotions. See them in Booksmart.

A sexy succubus , Morrigan Aensland lives for pleasure. See them in Darkstalkers .

Sophisticated and aloof, Darcy couldn’t care less about marriage, despite women throwing themselves upon him with wishes of matrimony. See them in Pride & Prejudice.