Set in Stone

In the Final scene of Winter’s Tale. Hermione is a stone statue. For me this relates to the idea of time that is a reuccuring throughout the play. A statue like a painting is a moment caught in time and unable to move. The Idea of it moving is a living part of the play that shows that something in life are not set in stone like a statue but things do change and things do get better with work.
When she comes back it creates a complete picture of a happy ending. I found that it was very moving and a very uplifting message that Shakespeare was getting across in his play to his audience. Even though there was tragedy in the begining, the ending made it feel like a disney movie where the characters overcame all of thier obstacles.