"It is natural that obligation should be felt, and if I could feel gratitude, I would now thank you. But I cannot - I have never desired your good opinion, and you have certainly bestowed it most unwillingly. I am sorry to have occasioned pain to anyone. It has been most unconsciously done, however, and I hope will be of short duration" (Austen 161-62).
Elizabeth's reaction to Mr.Darcy's propensity reflects her personality. She is vexed by how Mr.Darcy would propose to her by talking about the inferiority between them, such as their social status. His action parallels the actions of the upper class, similarly to Lady Catherine and her snobbish persona. Elizabeth becomes odious because this is the second time she has been proposed to in a manner she is not fond of. Elizabeth is the protagonist searching for true love and felicity. Comparing the awful proposal of Mr.Collins to the awful proposal of Mr.Darcy, they both are paltry in the eyes of Elizabeth. Looking at Austen's syntax, she has straight forward simple sentences to demonstrate Elizabeth being one sides with her anger. Looking at the verb tense being used, there is a play on conditional versus reality. Elizabeth thinks of what she should say, but in the moment, she does the opposite. Many of the verbs are in the negative to demonstrate her resentment and anger for Mr.Darcy, which foreshadows her anger for him when he admits to ruining her sister's relationship with Mr.Bingley.
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