I actually liked Charlotte a little at first. Unlike many of the other women in this story, she seems genuinely happy and genuinely friendly. Her chatty ways do get a little annoying, but I think she does have a good heart.

Mr. Palmer--oh, my! I found myself thinking he was so extreme in his behavior as to be almost cartoonish. It would be funny if only it wasn't so rude--bordering on abusive.

The only time he seemed the least bit interested in what was going on around him was when Marianne entered the room during the Palmers' first visit to the Dashwood home: "Mr. Palmer looked up on her entering the room, stared at her some minutes, and then returned to his newspaper." OK, I found that creepy.