Literary Element: Conflict

"There was certainly at

 this moment in Elizabeth's mind a more gentle sensation towards the original than she had ever felt in the height of their acquaintance."(185)

It is a person vs self conflist between Elizabeth and herself . Elizabeth is frustrated because she mistakes Mr. Darcy's attitude toward her as arrogance when he really only acts like that because he doesn't know how to show his true feelings for her. Elizabeth also doesn't want to marry against her will, so she is almost entirely opposed to the idea of a relationship in any sense of the word.

Historical Context

In the 19th century, most women were  interested in love rather than wealth when marrying, but the society around them were into wealth and good looks. It was critical to marry a wealthy man. The estate that belonged to the father could not be given to any of his daughters.Mrs. Bennet just wanted her daughters to marry wealthy men because she wanted them to be secure in life.

Romance/Relationship Elements

The main relationship in the story is the romance between Elizabeth and Darcy. They both ar so quick to judge each other. Elizabeth thinks Darcy is too proud and arrogant. Darcy is quick to judge Elizabeth on her looks and says that she does not temt her. Their relationship is neither only based on a quest for money on Elizabeth's part or emotions that blind the couple from all other important appearances of life. The importance of having that balance is characterized through the failure of the other couples in the story to reach an equal amount of happiness as Elizabeth and Darcy because of their chase of reason or passion.

Literary Element:Protagonist

"A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!"(1)

The protagonist is Mrs.Bennet because her main priority is to get her daughters married to a wealthy man.The purpose of Mrs.Bennet's eager to get her daughters married is because she wanted her daughters to have financial stability somewhere else in case of their father's death. She wanted nothing but the best for her daughters.