Title: Anatomy of a Shakespeare Play
Headings: The Anatomy of a Shakespeare Play
The Anatomy of a Shakespeare Play
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Content: A play may have  several conflicts. Complication: A  situation that intensifies the conflict. In Romeo and Juliet, for example,  the conflict between the feuding Montague and Capulet  families intensifies when Romeo kills a Capulet  relative in a sword fight. A play may have several  complications. Climax : ( 1) The turning point at which  the conflict begins to resolve itself for better or  worse; or (2) the final and most exciting event in a  series of events. The climax of Romeo and Juliet, according to the first definition,  occurs when Romeo kills Tybalt, causing a turning  point that begins with Romeo's banishment. According  to the second definition, the climax occurs in the  final act, when Romeo, Juliet, and Paris die.