These are the lines from Chapter 34, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. The quotes are specifically highlighted to be used as reference in essay writing or further understanding.
1. "In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you"
The feeling he suppressed and long felt was told. It is mentioned "he was not more eloquent on the subject of tenderness than of pride". Darcy optimistically hope that she will reciprocate his feelings by accepting his hand. Lizzy could easily see that Darcy is confident that she will have him.
2. "In spite of her deeply rooted dislike,.. at first sorry for the pain he was to receive; till, roused to resentment by his subsequent language, she lost all compassion to anger"
Lizzy was taken aback by his confession and she could not accept his compliments. Slowly listening to him, makes her even more angry and she lost all her compassion for him.
3. "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 any one"
THE REJECTION. The pride in Lizzy is blocking out all his good intentions. Darcy is surprised by her answer, "his complexion become pale with anger and the disturbance in his mind was visible in every feature". Darcy is disturbed with her negative reaction, maintaining his composure, asked Lizzy why she rejected him and calls it "a small importance" on his part to understand.
4. "..a design of offending and insulting me, you chuse to tell me that you liked me against your will, against your reason, and even against your character?.."
Lizzy is holding her grudge against him, trying to justify Jane's broken heart and relationship with Bingley. Darcy honestly proclaim that he did separate Bingley from her sister but he is not rejoiceful about it. Lizzy finds it disdainful looking at his civility and thus, finds another reason to prove his fault. She then mentioned Wickham's story.
5. "You take an eager interest in that gentleman's concerns", said Darcyin a less tranquil tone, and with a heightened colour.
There is a hint of jealousy in Darcy. He thinks that Lizzy's rejection of him is sabotaged by Wickham, unknowingly. Darcy exclaims his disappointment n her judgment of him through the words of others. Darcy reveals his pride more the less.
6. "Had not your pride been hurt by my honest confession of the scruples that had long prevented my forming any serious design" cried Darcy.
Lizzy felt herself getting more angry and she said to him that he could not make his proposal in any way possible for her to accept it.Her prejudice is made clear here:-
7. "From the very beginning, your arrogance, your conceit, your selfish disdain of the feelings of other.. before I felt you were the last man in the world whom I could ever be prevailed on to marry"
Notice her strong usage of words, to show Lizzy's thoughts on him that is so affected by the events that happened and swore that he could not impress her any how, intentionally or not, she had crushed Darcy's pride.
A question to ponder by the readers:
After Darcy left, Lizzy sat down and cried for half an hour.
Why did Lizzy break down?
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