Fitzwilliam Darcy must find a way to gain love from Elizabeth Bennet without his pride getting in the way, but he just cannot do it. As Mr. Darcy goes to propose to Elizabeth “She could easily see that he had no doubt of a favorable answer”. This shows his pride getting in the way of love because he already expect an answer that is to his liking without thinking of how Elizabeth really feels about him (loathes him at this point!). Darcy lets his pride in the way of many things and Elizabeth clearly states that she would have liked him better if he had “behaved in a more gentlemanlike manner” and did not insult her along with her family while he proposed to her. Darcy is also very conceited which adds to his pride, he believes that Elizabeth
