In the most
traditional readings of the novel,is seen as "pride," and , as
"prejudice."
The plot of the novel kicks into action when Mr. Darcy
is too proud to ask Elizabeth to dance. Elizabeth overhears him saying that she is not pretty
enough to tempt him. Like any self-respecting young woman, Elizabeth is insulted and develops a
prejudice against Darcy.
Darcy's pride and Elizabeth's prejudice put them at
odds and cause mishaps that lead the course of their true love to not run smoothly. Darcy,
because of his pride and his tendency to look down on Elizabeth's family, manages to enrage her
during his first marriage proposal. Being proud, Darcy expects her to fall all over him when he,
the grand Darcy, proposes to her, the lowly Elizabeth. However, she surprises him by bursting
into a rage, telling him he has insulted her in every way possible through his arrogant proposal
and telling him, in essence, that she wouldn't marry him if he were the last man
alive.
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