What is the climax of the miracle worker in act 1?

Answer 1

In act 1 is where you first meet Helen in the 1880s. She is in her crib with her parents and the doctor standing over her. Her parents fear she wont live from a severe illness but the doctor tells them that Helen will be fine. The doctor leaves and Helen's mom, Kate stares over her baby and quickly makes a discovery that she is blind and deaf which is caused by the illness. Five years later and Helen grows up to be a spoiled, mean little girl. No one knows how to tame her. Helen's mother then persuades Mr. Keller, Hellen's father to pay a young women by the name of Annie Sullivan to help there child read and write. Mr.Keller is skeptical because Miss. Sullivan is from the North and Mr. Keller is a confederate officer but agrees anyway. Miss. Sullivan arrives at the Kellers house and greets Helen. Soon after she arrives, Annie and Helen are in Annie's room while she's trying to teach Helen how to spell. Helen quickly gets frustrated and hits Annie in the mouth then locks her in her room and hides the key. No one knows where Annie is except Helen and James, Helen's half brother. James soon tells his father where Miss. Sullivan is and they panic. They run around looking for Helen and the key. Helen is by the water pump with no key so Mr. Keller gets a ladder and gets Annie out of her room. Annie and Helen are alone by the well and Helen takes the key out of her mouth and drops it in the well. This is the end of Act 1

Answer 2

The climax of "The Miracle Worker" in Act 1 is when Annie achieves a breakthrough in teaching Helen the concept of language by connecting the sensation of water with the word "water" through sign language at the water pump. This moment marks a turning point where Annie starts to break through Helen's isolation and begins to effectively communicate with her.