is somewhat responsible for his suffering stems from his pride. While the wealthy, such as Mrs. Proudie is responsible for placing Crawley on trial for a crime he did not commit, Crawley does not attempt to improve his situation. He resigns from his job and "would do nothing. He would not eat, nor would he even sit at table or say the accustomed grace". The Hirsch academics argue that Crawley constantly blames those surrounding him, unable to see his self-inflicted suffering due to the pride he holds for himself. Furthermore, David Mazurowski states that Crawley is a prideful self martyr, someone who intentionally inflicts suffering on themselves to satisfy a mental need. In this case, Mazurowski believes that Crawley's mental need is the desire to be perceived as heroic and noble for being able to withstand the allegations against him. Moody notes that Lily Dale's pride strongly resembles Crawley's behaviour of prideful self martyr. Moody states that the only difference is that Lily's prideful behaviour does not result in self-inflicted suffering. Instead, Lily's pride emerges when she chooses the path of an unmarried life despite her mother's pleas and Mrs. Thorne's criticism of her choice to not marry. Lily tells Johnny Eames, "I will not have myself planted out in the middle, for people to look at," which Moody interprets as Lily rejecting the concept of marriage. Perez admires Lily's pride, interpreting it as a positive characteristic as he believes it demonstrates that Lily is not influenced by the societal expectations of marriage. Feminism Kincaid has argued that this last novel differentiates itself from the rest of the series in the role that women play. Kincaid points out that Mrs. Crawley is depicted to be the one who acts as her husband's rational side. She urges him to recognise the pointless nature of sulking, stating "be a man and bear it". Mrs. Dale and Lily are aware of Crawley's innocence and even more, recognise the stubbornness of men, declaring that "A jury of men will not". Mrs. Proudie has no legitimate role in the Church but she does influence her husband's actions, the Bishop of Barchester. She is confident in her ability to persuade her husband through sexual means when disagreements arise. Furthermore, Kincaid has noted the power dynamics of this couple as when alone, Mrs. Proudie calls her husband Tom yet he still acknowledges her as Mrs. Proudie. From