n the 19th Century, plays would often follow a set formula. This was called melodrama. It had set ingredients. Melodramas contained likeable characters. In the Zoo Story, there are no likeable characters. The audience dislike Jerry right from the beginning of the play. Peter is different. Although the audience may feel sympathy for Peter, they dislike him because he comes over as quite stuck up and he looks down on Jerry. Jerry is rude and …showed first 75 words of 1728 total…

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