Rising action and falling action
Rising Action
Falling action
The falling action
The 'falling action' occurs immediately after the climax leading to the resolution or denouement.
falling action
The stage that follows is called the falling action then the resolution. The resolution is also called the denouement.
the climax of the story
Rising action
climax
The element that comes just before the denouement in Freytag's Pyramid is the falling action. This part of the story follows the climax and shows the consequences of the climax and begins to wind down the tension in the plot.
The falling action
Climax
Isn't this a rather devious way of asking what the climax of the play is? In the Freytag Pyramid sense, the climax falls in Act 3 Scene 1 with the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt. The death of Tybalt is, in particular, the event which sends the plot spiralling into tragedy. And the important event immediately following it is the trial of Romeo in absentia for the crime of street brawling causing death. Of course, another view of what a climax is all about (the resolution of the plot conflicts) would make the climax the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, and the event which follows is the reconciliation of their families.
The rising action comes after the climax
The 'falling action' occurs immediately after the climax leading to the resolution or denouement.
In Freytag's pyramid the writer sets the stage for the rest of the plot during the climax.
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and den
Freytag's Triangle
If you are talking about Freytag's pyramid, the "climax" is always Act 3. In terms of dramatic tension, this reaches its peak when Othello is about to kill Desdemona.