Mr. Darcy's high birth and wealth cause him to be overly proud. From the first encounter with Mr. Darcy, we are able to see his pride. "She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me." (12) Through his conversation with Mr. Bingley, Mr. Darcy not only reveals his haughty attitude, but causes Mrs. Bennet, as well as Elizabeth, to mark him as "[the] most disagreeable, horrid man, not at all worth pleasing." (14). Mr. Darcy's reason …showed first 75 words of 311 total…

…showed last 75 words of 311 total…characteristics are used in a manner that causes himself to be misjudged, Elizabeth's proud characteristics cause her to misjudge others. Elizabeth's proud is not a proud full of conceit, she is instead proud of her intelligence, comprehension, and independence. Just as Darcy is proud during his first encounter with Elizabeth, Elizabeth's pride causes her to misjudge Darcy, solely based on a poor first impression. Elizabeth's pride also later causes her to misjudge Wickham as well.