1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_climax.png]] |
2 | [[caption-width-right:350:Refer to the chart!]] |
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4 | ->''"There are centuries of trial and error inside the "hero's journey," in which a young man is called to adventure, challenged by trials, faces a climactic battle, and emerges victorious, changed and a hero. ... Its pattern is inciting incident, rising tension, explosive climax, and denouement. What does that remind you of?"'' |
5 | -->-- '''Creator/BritMarling''', ''[[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/opinion/sunday/brit-marling-women-movies.html New York Times]]'' |
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7 | One of the [[OlderThanFeudalism oldest storytelling devices]] in history, the climax is the point, usually in the [[ThreeActStructure third act]] (sometimes the second), in which the story reaches its very height, where the {{Conflict}}ing forces collide in a manner that resolves the conflict -- one way or another -- with the {{Denouement}} sweeping up the pieces. When the BigBad and TheHero duke it out over the MacGuffin. When the detective has his showdown with the murderer. Etc. |
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9 | Climaxes are often associated with a [[FinalBattle big fight]] of some sort (which frequently occurs in the action genre), but more low-key stories can have climaxes via TheReveal or other devices. It depends on the nature of the conflict that the story has been running on since the IncitingIncident. |
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11 | In an {{arc}}-based TV or radio show or comic book, it is common to have a minor climax in each episode, and build up to a major climax at the [[SeasonFinale end of the season or the series]]. Additionally, the final episode or two frequently make up a GrandFinale, a massive climax [[{{Denouement}} which wraps up all (or at least most)]] dangling plot threads. |
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13 | In {{soap opera}}s, each storyline tends to have a climax that brings together most of the characters involved, and is the dramatic high point of the arc. This climax often occurs in [[SoapWheel the middle of another arc]]; thus, when one climax is resolved, the show starts building up to another, separate one. |
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15 | Often accompanied by ClimacticMusic. |
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17 | The subversion of this trope is known as an {{Anticlimax}}. |
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19 | [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant If you're looking for]] ''that'' kind of climax, we would like to direct you to SexTropes. |
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21 | !No examples, please; this merely [[Administrivia/DefinitionOnlyPages defines the term]]. |
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