This is just the snippets from the way she got treated by men to the protectiveness towards the ones she loves to the prophecies that she obsesses about that makes you feel for her. The problem is that Martin does everything to destroy any good will you might have for Cercei when he gives her POV. No bad stereotype is left, no invective women got called is not inapropriete. It's like he tried on purpose to make her even worse then what people called her. If it wasn't for Dorne I would've gave up on A Feast for Crows half way through.