Both Uses of
climax
in
The Scarlet Pimpernel
- Then the climax came.†
Chpt 6 *
- Some smiled indulgently and called it an artistic eccentricity, others looked upon it as a wise provision, in view of the many events which were crowding thick and fast in Paris just then, but to all, the real motive of that climax remained a puzzle and a mystery.†
Chpt 6
Definition:
the most exciting or important part of a story, musical piece, or other thing that has a series of events