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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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21	!No examples, please; this merely [[Administrivia/DefinitionOnlyPages defines the term]].
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