Because you like Algy Moncrieff in The Importance of Being Earnest

John Locke is an eerily calm, confident believer in the magic of the island that gave him his legs back. See them in Lost.

Felicity Smoak is a brilliant hacker who nonetheless becomes tongue-tied in front of attractive men. See them in DC Extended Universe.

Clarice Starling is patiently working with one serial killer to stop another. See them in The Silence of the Lambs.

Manipulative, conniving, and ruthless, Mr. Gold is enigmatic no matter what world he's in. See them in Once Upon a Time.

Susan Pevensie is sensible, practical, and fiercely protective of those she loves. See them in The Chronicles of Narnia.

Roger is a pansexual alcoholic non-human who will happily lie, cheat and steal to get what he wants. See them in American Dad!.

Cady Heron is the new girl in town who's also new to the world of high school, period. See them in Mean Girls.

Sharply perceptive and stubbornly principled, Jane Eyre might not have a very loud voice, but she knows when and how to use it. See them in Jane Eyre.

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.

Arwen has to choose between a life of loneliness or love and inevitible death, both rather unfortunate options. See them in The Lord of the Rings.

For Scout Finch, growing up means learning the world is a more complicated place than you once thought. See them in To Kill a Mockingbird.

Clank is the quintessential rational, intelligent robot sidekick. See them in Ratchet & Clank.