This is part of a study I wanted to do depicting the changes to characters through the length of the series. That includes personality, emotions and wardrobe.
Here I started off with Cersei, who has REALLY had a rough go of it. While it is EASY to hate her, people forget her behavior comes from years of hurt & vulnerability. She desperately clings to the few things she loves & when those are threatened she is at her most irrational and dangerous.