Because you like Violet Crawley in Downton Abbey

Elaine Benes is a tough New Yorker who can hang with the guys, and date the ones who are "sponge-worthy." See them in Seinfeld.

Adored, honored, and, most of all, feared, Miranda Priestly has the fashion industry in the palm of her hand. See them in The Devil Wears Prada.

In his transformation from hardened convict to moral paragon, Jean Valjean is the kind of man we should all aspire to be. See them in Les Miserables.

A powerful priestess, Melisandre is shrouded in mystery and lots of red. See them in Game of Thrones.

Eponine is a scrappy street urchin with a bad case of unrequited love. See them in Les Miserables.

Hawkeye Pierce is a Devil-may-care Army doc who'd have the Devil laughing and drinking in five minutes flat. See them in M*A*S*H.

Tempestuous and talented, Claire Randall is a woman with a passionate heart and a quick mind. See them in Outlander.

Amber Holt is perpetually caught between forging her own path and stumbling around in the dark. See them in Parenthood.

Eowyn isn’t allowed to fight, but then again, when have rules ever stopped her? See them in The Lord of the Rings.

James T. Kirk is more than ready to face the final frontier. See them in Star Trek.

Cosmo Kramer is an eccentric schemer whom you might know better as the "Assman." See them in Seinfeld.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Elizabeth Bennet doesn't suffer fools or prideful men. See them in Pride & Prejudice.