Answer: The climax is reached in Act III and it is twofold. The banishment of Romeo.
The refusal of Juliet to wed Paris. The climax is twofold [unusual in Shakespeare] because the play has both a hero and a heroine.
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Fleming, William H. How to Study Shakespeare. New York: Doubleday and Co., 1898. Shakespeare Online. 10 Aug. 2010. (date when you accessed the information) < http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/romeo/questions/climaxromeo.html >.
