During the course of the story, Leontes transforms himself from cruel and foolish to repentant. Similarly, Hermione undergoes a transformation from anger to forgiveness towards her husband Leontes, mirroring her “transformation” from statue to human, while Polixenes undergoes a transformation as he moves from disapproval to approval of his son Florizel’s marriage to Perdita. Discuss transformations in The Winter’s Tale with two well-written, complex paragraphs. Use evidence from the text to support your writing