Because you like Edmond Dantes in The Count of Monte Cristo

Calling Alicia Florrick a "good wife" is damning this smart, capable, thoughtful woman with too-faint praise. See them in The Good Wife.

Cinder has been beaten down by the world, but she's learning that her cyborg abilities are pretty helpful. See them in Cinder .

John Yossarian is trapped in irony as he must be insane to leave the war but if he does try to leave, he'll be deemed sane and will be forced to stay, See them in Catch-22.

Marie Antoinette may be a fun-loving queen who has it all, but her husband doesn't know how to have sex, and an angry mob wants to cut off her head. See them in Marie Antoinette.

Maurice Moss is a dedicated IT guy who even talks like a computer. See them in The IT Crowd.

Cyclops shoots lasers out of his eyes, destroying anything in his line of sight. See them in X-Men Series.

A cruel pirate, Captain Hook still fancies himself a gentleman. See them in Peter Pan.

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.

As Marlena Rosenbluth is finding out, confidence in the limelight doesn't always translate to power at home. See them in Water for Elephants.

Jessica Rabbit isn't bad. She's just drawn that way. See them in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

As the White House Press Secretary, C. J. Cregg is a master of verbal karate and the best damn basketball player in Ohio Valley history. See them in The West Wing.

NiGHTS is a powerful but childlike spirit who hates being told what to do. See them in NiGHTS into Dreams.