"You are uniformly charming!" cried he, with an air of awkward gallantry; "and I am persuaded that when sanctioned by the express authority of both your excellent parents, my proposals will not fail of being accetable" (Chapter 19, pages 106: Penguin Classics).
Here we see unbelievable arrogance in Mr. Collins, convinced that Elizabeth will not reject his marriage proposal. His behavior and personality has changed consdierbaly in the following chapters were even Mrs. Bennet "cannot bear to think that [Charlotte and Mr. Collins] should have all this estate," and "why should [Mr. Collins] have it more than anybody else" (Chapter 23, page 128: Penguin Classics). I can handle Mr. Darcy's arrogance, but I am not willing to tolerate Mr. Collins' attitude. At least Mr. Darcy displays some politeness in certain occasions and speaks fondly and repsectfully of Elizabeth, always making sure she is comfortable and isn't forced to do anything she doesn't care to dive into.
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