pride and prejudice

Mr. Darcy’s pride is usually transparent throughout Pride and Prejudice. The basic elements of his pride stem from his upbringing and environment, which, also extend into his rigid judging of character. He is regarded as contemptuous and apathetic by those who don’t know him well. As the story progresses however, a new light is shed on Darcy as he slightly begins to unveil the more admirable and gracious side of his nature and breaks down the barriers that he has built. When the barriers that once separated him from most started to fall, Darcy oscillated from his true feelings to what he perceived himself to be. As he falls in love with Elizabeth Bennet, Darcy discovers a lighter side of everything through self-analysis and rejection. His reputation as being disagreeable only belies his sensitivity. Mr. Darcy’s status in the aristocratic class also gave him a right to be proud. Since he was raised under such noble circumstances, Darcy had a burning sense of self-worth. Upon his parent’s deaths, he proceeded to be aloof and somewhat arrogant towards people he didn’t admire or wasn’t acquainted with. “He is a most disagreeable, horrid man, not at all worth pleasing. So high and conceited that there was no enduring

Purely out of consideration for Elizabeth, Darcy tracked the pair down, paid off Wickham"tms debts and Lydia"tms dowry, and sent them to London to be with the regiment. Bennet, Darcy"tms treatment and sense of contempt towards almost everyone was highly insolent. He carried presented himself as having a satirical eye and excessively critical. After spending many pleasant afternoons with her, Darcy surprisingly asked for her hand in marriage, and Elizabeth to his shock, refused. To alleviate any thoughts of anger and confusion, the misinterpreted Darcy handed Lizzy a letter apologizing and providing reasons for his erratic and sometimes unreasonable behavior. The first being his derogatory comment about the rank of the Bennets and their unworthy connections, although subconsciously Elizabeth shared his views on her mother. The turning point approached when Darcy was struggling with his own feelings of affection towards someone he was too proud to hold a conversation with. When she incidentally runs into him outside, Lizzy is secretly glad to see him and is pleased with his manners towards her aunt and uncle whom she though he would approach with a condescending tone. During the first ball presented in the novel, Darcy slighted Elizabeth Bennet as "tolerable" and refused to dance with any other women other than Bingley"tms sisters. him! He walked here, and he walked there, fancying himself as so very great!" (p. A series of favorable episodes occur before Darcy asks for Elizabeth"tms hand in marriage for the second and final time. Darcy"tms transformation begins to unravel and present itself in small occurrences such as asking Elizabeth for permission to meet with his distinguished sister. The two inevitable grew to care about the other, yet both had too much shame and pride to realize their true feelings. Throughout Darcy"tms self-analytical stage, he conducted himself cordially and compassionately since he realized the nature of his feelings.