ESFP 8w7 Characters

Lizzie wants control over her own destiny, and adapts to most situations to get it – she has a more realistic view of things than her cousin, Maggie, telling her that Henry will never let her brother out of the Tower, seeing that her mother is orchestrating events behind the scenes, noticing the fondness between Margaret Beaufort and Jasper Tudor (and finding ways to push their buttons). She can also be impulsive, falling into bed with her own uncle (and not caring what it might do to her future marital prospects, nor caring who knows about it). She alters as the times changes, abandoning the old ways of thinking and starting to plan more for the future (she goes from an adamant refusal of tying down her son, Arthur, to a Spanish marriage to actively planning toward it and scheming to bring it about). She fell in love with and bedded her uncle, Richard, and does not care who knows about it, even though it will reflect badly on her as a queen, endanger her marital prospects, and makes her a target for mockery. Lizzie, though, has a much softer side. She is easily angered or hurt when her rights are violated, or she is removed from the people she cares about. Her feelings for Henry grow, the longer they associate with one another, but she does not often verbally express them; she sometimes quarrels with him instead, or points out moral defects in his flawed thinking. Lizzie cares very much about Maggie and her mother, but can dismiss others from her mind in a crisis, and focus more on her children and/or her own welfare. Her expectation of power means she asserts it as often as she can; when others try to stop her, Lizzie points at her status as “queen” to defend herself. She breaks into the royal vault and gives out money to the poor, when the sweat hits them hard. She orders the guards to obey her. She sneaks off to see her mother, and uses her royal clout to get past the monks. Lizzie has some sense of how to “get things” in exchange for other things. She expects certain privileges from being Henry’s wife. More often, though, her sharp tongue manifests in severe criticisms, witty comebacks, or barbed insults toward those who slight or attempt to abuse her. She can find no other way to insult Henry, after their first encounter, than to insult his manhood. She taunts him with stories of Richard, at first, out of her own personal outrage. Lizzie tends to neglect reading between the lines at times, showing her poor attentiveness to Ni – she is good at assessing the people she knows once they are up to something, but does not waste much time speculating unless it directly involves her personal safety of her family.

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Lizzie will not take crap from anyone, nor submit to anyone; even when Henry threatens to rape her, she would rather submit and mock his quick finish to gain power over him, than back down or become a victim. She often re-interprets what happens to her in a fanciful light – calling the rape a power struggle and insisting she was “in control” (“He did not defeat me!”), over-exaggerating her own power and influence, and refusing to deal with realities she does not want to face. She pushes people, often using aggression, telling them off to their face, and threatening them with punishment if they disobey her. She is unsure how she feels about Henry, and focused on ambition – her own, and Henry’s. She tells him to believe in himself, and not be so distrustful. She also pushes aside her own feelings to do what she “must” when it involves arranging the death of the Pretender, her “brother.”