In her mind, she is no better than everyone else. She hates herself for selling her soul away to the Devil for a guy whose feelings weren't mutual, and she's deceiving Hercules in order to gain her freedom even though she knows that the way she's doing it is wrong. She's also referring to herself, which implies she also suffers from self-loathing. "You wanted to be pity and dishonest?" That line was so realistic, especially afterwards when Hercules insists not everyone is like that, but Meg still stands by her point when she looks at her reflection in the water. But she is mainly speaking from experience, Hercules' way of thinking was similar to how Meg used to think so she tries to prepare him from potential disappointment he could face when dealing with people. When Hercules talks about how much he wishes he could be like everyone else, Meg shrugs it off as him thinking in a naive manner. When we get to the scene where Hercules and Meg spend time together, the details don't end there. It provides an important lesson to kids that life isn't a fairy tale, and if you aren't more careful when it comes to living in reality you could end up viewing the world in a very cynical and dark perspective much like Meg. This scene alone tells us so much about what Meg was probably like before she became Hades' slave, and perfectly explains why she is the way she is currently. She is left heartbroken, when the love of her life repaid her by abandoning her for someone else. Similar to another Disney film in The Little Mermaid, while Ariel gave up her voice for a guy, Meg gave up her life for a guy but it doesn't go the way she expected. She only works for Hades cause she made a deal with him to be in servitude in order to save her boyfriend (from possibly dying). One of my favourites scenes in the movie was learning more about Megara's past. Later on we learn that she works for the film's villain: Hades, but not by choice. She is introduced as a woman who is quite rude, but has a quick-witted charisma you can't help but love. Looking back at the film and watching her development, it is so amazing having to watch how much she grows followed by the details we get as the film progresses. If anything, she is probably one of the most complex characters the studio has ever written. Although it doesn't get as much attention aside from a few exceptions where Hades is a huge fan favourite, Megara is a character I find just as brilliant as he is. Hercules is one of my absolute favourite films made by Disney, and I find it to be one of their most underrated movies next to The Emperor's New Groove.
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