ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Climax: Point of highest emotion; turning point; the point at which the outcome of the conflict can be predicted.

Detailed explanation-2: -CLIMAX: the point of greatest tension or emotional intensity in a plot. The climax follows the rising action and precedes the falling action (denouement). Climax is the point at which the conflict reaches its greatest height and the crisis, or turning point in the action occurs.

Detailed explanation-3: -In a movie or book, a climax is the point where, after a long buildup, everything gets really intense and dramatic. But if there’s a lot of buildup and then suddenly something really boring happens, that’s an anticlimax.

Detailed explanation-4: -In literature, the turning point or climax is the point of highest tension in a narrative; it’s the most exciting and revealing part of a story. It leads the rising action into the falling action before a story is resolved and reaches the conclusion.

Detailed explanation-5: -In Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo finds out that Juliet is dead and makes the decision to kill himself in her tomb. Juliet then sees her lover dead and makes the decision to kill herself as well. This is a classic example of a tragic climax.