Strang. In spite of his sometimes queer behaviour he shows good common sense with his "either they like you or not". And I like the way he is nervous when he first proposes to Anne. I think he`s more profound than it seems at first.
Byrne is a bit conceited (no offence!), at least before their serious relationship with Catherine. Remember how sure he is of her liking him after only a little conversation.

Thank you for your reply, I must admit that you are right in saying that Byrne is conceited at the beginning of the movie. I think both Byrne and Strang are so different and wonderful in their own way. I must say Strang has a great sense of humour which is attractive but I find Byrne as the movie progresses is very sensitive which I find so great because he was so concieted before. But in all honesty I agree with you Strang's proposal to Anne was one of the best scenes in the entire movie...he was so cute and nervous :)

I think Byrne changes a lot during the movie, from cynical money-seeking man to a devoted lover. And the fact that Byrne with his initially mercenary interest should love Catherine for herself is exactly what was necessary to heal her trauma inflicted by "London admirer". I`ve always felt sorry for her, it can be seen that that unhappy experience affected her a lot...

That is very true, Catharine really is a complex character! The things that happened in her past, her past failed romantic experience, her mothers death and the responsibility she shoulders, especially in regards to taking care of Anne. I believe that all this contributes the Catharine we see during the film (serious, sensible, almost unemotional and opposite to Anne)

And besides, she knows that her father`s gambled away everything and has to keep it all to herself. It`s good Power wanted to marry Anne not her, because Catharine would marry him straight away and that`d be the end of it.

Very true, I too believe Catharine would have married Power for her family's sake. However I wonder if Anne knew of the family's situation (like Catharine did) if she would have acted differently towards Power.

Maybe she would be a bit more polite but not more, not with her character...She and Strang suit each other perfectly.

I love the scenes between Strang & Anne! Both the actors did an exceptional job! I think their scenes were so good because they were so lighthearted in comparision to those between Catharine & Byrne which were so serious.

I like the way Anne and Strang ( and the movie itself actually) are funny and lighthearted and at the same time serious and moving. This is a delicate balance between pure comedy and drama, not many films have achieved that.

I absolutely agree! It does have a great balance between the comedy and drama :)