Thesis: when one succumbs to pride and intolerance they are blinded about their own nature and become mere jokes to both the other characters in the novel and the reader.
Example: Darcy tells Bingley “Which do you mean?” and turning round, he looked for a moment at Elizabeth, till catching her eye, he withdrew his own and coldly said, “She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me; and I am in no humour at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men. You had better return to your partner and enjoy her smiles, for you are wasting your time with me.” (7) These words convey Darcy’s reaction at the Meryton ball to Bingley’s idea that he should dance with Elizabeth. Darcy sees the people of Meryton as his social inferiors, and refuses to dance with someone “not handsome enough” for him. Moreover, he does so within range of Elizabeth, thereby establishing a reputation among the entire community for pride and bad manners. His sense of social superiority, proves that he is incapable of acknowledging any potential form of love and true sense of happiness.
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