Which Insufferable Literary Protagonist Are You?

At your best, you’re a friendly person who’s fun to be around. At your worst, you have a tendency of living in the past. People have accused you of not knowing where your best interests are, and that’s just not true. You’ve known for a long time how to get your life in order, and decided that you just don’t want to, so there. You’re very ambitious and perceptive, though you have a tendency of wanting what you can’t have.

At your best, you’re incredibly artistic and fearless about getting what you want. At your worst, you can be somewhat indecisive about what it is you want, exactly. Although you’re creative, you can also be incredibly reckless; sometimes you go to bed at 9:00 and turn off the light, but other times you stay up until 2:00 AM reading about European art movements on Wikipedia. You refuse to adhere to the rules that society has forced upon you, although sometimes those rules include “waiting for the light to turn green” and “texting three people at the same time.” Not that you care, of course.

At your best, you are soft-spoken, studious, and dutiful. At your worst...what worst? You never do anything out of line, always trying your hardest to be the perfect something. The actual character of Beth is based on the somewhat outdated “angel in the house” archetype, which expects people--particularly women--to be completely without. Surely you can see how unrealistic that is! It’s okay to let loose once in awhile.

At your best, you are a true romantic with a lot of passion in your heart. At your worst, you are a touch indecisive. Yeah, yeah, everyone talks about Romeo and Juliet as if they’re the ideal couple--but did you ever notice that Romeo was actually into a girl named Rosaline first, before moving onto Juliet faster than you can say “bloody tragedy”? Although you’re likeable enough, be careful that you don’t get involved with some serious drama.

At your best, you are keenly perceptive and a lot smarter than you let on. At your worst, you are a chronic complainer with a strong tendency to wallow in negativity. There are probably people in your life who know you’ve got a lot of potential, but you have a seriously hard time building up the momentum to actually accomplish anything. Try not to get so worked up about things...and if that fails, do what everyone else does become a brooding artist.

At your best, you’re the devil on someone’s shoulder telling them to wreak havoc. At your worst, you’re...wait, hold on, your best is that you’re a devil? I’d hate to see your worst! But in all seriousness: you’re a combative personality, and you always know exactly what you want. The trouble is that what you want tends to coincide with utter chaos. When you’re on the side of good, you’re fiercely persistent and tend to get what you want. If you put all that turbulent energy into something constructive, you just might be okay.