Assuming that you're talking about the lines in Dickinson's Pride and Prejudice,
Those lines indicate that Dickinson view pride as something that does not require self praise or self mentioned. It should be something that one's hold as an individual belief
An antagonist wants to defeat the protagonist in whatever conflict there is between them. they are the "villain" in the story.
The answer to this question is TRUE
Publicly humiliating someone isn't very kind at all, hun.