Because you like Miss Havisham in Great Expectations

A contemptuous aristocrat, Violet Crawley is unafraid to exert her authority and voice her opinions, no matter how harsh they are. See them in Downton Abbey.

A Washington DC fixer, Olivia Pope can make roadblocks disappear with a single phone call. "It's handled" is her life motto. See them in Scandal.

Assistant to the demanding editor-in-chief, Emily Charlton comes across as cold and insensitive. But who can blame her? See them in The Devil Wears Prada.

Esmeralda's street wisdom is unparalleled. See them in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

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.

The brilliant and well-adjusted Ender Wiggin is being groomed for the next generation of military leaders to fight alien invaders. See them in Ender's Game.

Shana is a red-haired warrior with a black-and-white worldview. See them in Shakugan no Shana.

Beth March is the glue that holds her family together. See them in Little Women.

Sarah Kerrigan is pretty much the Queen Bitch of the Universe. See them in StarCraft .

Darcy Lewis is a razor-sharp scientist studying things that science can't explain. See them in Thor.

Olive Hoover is an irrepressible child beauty queen (or would-be queen) who doesn't play by your rules. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.

Jane Smith is a stone-cold killer, but you would never know it from looking at her. See them in Mr. & Mrs. Smith.