Because you like Romeo Montague in Romeo & Juliet
Don't mess with Mickey Milkovich unless you want to see the wrong side of one of his many guns. See them in Shameless.
With the loyalty and pluckiness of a puppy, Nana Komatsu is a hopeless romantic. See them in Nana.
Driven by obsession and anxiety, Monk bravely overcomes, or at least battles, his fears to help the world. See them in Monk.
If only real life were as easy for Abed Nadir to understand as he knows pop culture. See them in Community.
Years of being the less desirable Vargas sibling have given Romano quite an inferiority complex, as well as the temper to match. See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.
Love Quinn is a trained chef and excellent girlfriend, but she's hiding something dark. And bloody. See them in You.
Kenzo Tenma would have never guessed that ten-year-old he saved would later become a deadly serial killer intent on "thanking" him. See them in Monster (TV Show).
Lux Lisbon's flirtatious manner attracts a lot of male attention. She relishes the power that her sexuality grants her. See them in The Virgin Suicides.
Ted Logan wants to party on, but if doesn't get an A+ on his history presentation, he'll flunk out and be sent to a military school in Alaska. See them in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.
Daria Morgendorffer is so defensive that she actively works to make people dislike her so that she don't feel bad when they do. See them in Daria.
Cynical, judgmental, and hipper-than-thou, Enid Coleslaw wears her outsider status like a badge of honor. See them in Ghost World.
Protecting his family's name and its power are more important to Tywin Lannister than anything or anyone. See them in Game of Thrones.