Best Austen Antagonists
At the request of elizabby:
Which Austen villains (if the term isn't too strong in this context) do you like or loathe the most (which amount to the same thing)? Who is the most despicable? The most infuriating? The best-written? The one you could swear you've met in real life?The one who most deserves to get torn apart by zombies or strangled by a giant octopus in some monster-adaptation?
I figured it would be too confusing to make one list, so I roughly divided them by role/motive. If I missed any, please indicate so in the comments. Please also specify who is your favorite Austen Villain overall.
Poll
EDIT: Some of my text somehow got cut, and I can't figure out how to edit the text in a poll. I meant to mention that no woman can say "No" to Henry Crawford, and that Mr. Elliot corrupted his so-called "friend" and then abandoned said friend's ill wife to suffer, knowing he could significantly help her but unwilling to lift a finger to do so.